Working with partners to feed the homeless

Birmingham City Council has joined forces with two city charities to help improve the lives of hundreds of homeless people. From 22 February Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) will be offering a hot meal service for homeless people from the Digbeth...

Funding Cuts to Phoenix Hall

“We are frustrated at the fact that our community continues to bare the brunt of cuts." Local outrage as funding cuts mean closure for Phoenix Hall. Bournville Village Trust (BVT) caused public dismay when they announced that the Trust will...

Charity runners on their marks for Coventry half marathon

The Apprentice stars join Penny Appeal team to help refugees A 75-strong team from charity Penny Appeal are on their marks and all set to go next weekend for Coventry’s Half Marathon, and have already raised over £30,000 to support...

Dudley people back the West Midlands Combined Authority

There were five key questions relating to the proposed Combined Authority’s role and functions and, specifically, about the Scheme document that was submitted to government three months ago. The survey ran on the WMCA’s website for three weeks (18 January...

Arabian Nites’ a Knock Out for Mayweather

Undefeated World Champion Floyd Mayweather states he would love to take Arabian Nites, Birmingham concept to the States. Friday 12th February VIP guests walked the red carpet for an evening with undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather who visited Arabian...

Four Gaza Universities Rebuilt by Manchester Charity

"Bloodshed and economic sanctions have left the people of Gaza stuck in deprivation and it could never move forward whilst its institutes of higher education lay in ruin.” Human Appeal, a Manchester-based humanitarian aid charity, has completed a project where...

Hospital Destroyed In Syria Missile Strikes

A Medicine Sans Frontieres (MSF) supported hospital has been destroyed, killing atleast seven people. The medical charity has posted pictures of the destroyed hospital online, which was destroyed in the attack on Monday 15th Febraury. Four missiles hit the hospital...

A Ripple Effect

“I grew up in a family where the stereotypical gender roles were not really observed,” Dr Mavalvala says. “So I grew up thinking women can, must and should do anything and everything. That is very important for me.” A Pakistani-born...

London To Dominate Video Gaming World

City to receive £1.2m investment to help make it the world’s games capital The video games and interactive entertainment industry in London is set to receive a boost of £1.2m to launch Games London, a groundbreaking new initiative to transform...

Cameron ‘Doesn’t Understand Muslim Women’

"The real question I would ask the prime minister is this: how comfortable is he with accepting the genuine choices of women, educated and literate, when they don’t fit with his world view?” Prime Minister Comes Under Fire From...