Rum & Reggae Festival coming to Birmingham

The vibrant Rum and Reggae Festival is coming back to Birmingham this year. The night is set out to give visitors a real reggae experience a the night features carnival dancers, steel performances and a range of authentic food. Birmingham’s own...

Masked robbers threaten workers at Bearwood Road shops

Masked robbers threatened staff in two Bearwood high street shops today before fleeing with a large amount of cash. The two men targeted both the Iceland and Poundland on Sunday morning. The two men entered Iceland in Bearwood Road at around...

Birmingham Labour Bus Summit – Have Your Say

On 7th of March the first ever Bus Summit will take place. The Labour council would like you to attend and hear your feedback on their plans. The Shadow Transport Secretary, Andy McDonald MP, Birmigham City Council Leader, Ian Ward...

First Tracks Laid For The Extension of Midlands Metro

The first tracks for the extension of the Midlands metro was laid by leading figures. Mayor Andy Street, Cllr Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transport with Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) transport lead Cllr Roger Lawrence were joined...

Two people have been arrested in connection with the tragic Stafford house Fire

The fire swept through a family’s home in Sycamore Lane, Highfields, on Tuesday morning (February 5th) Two people a women aged 24 and a man aged 28 have been arrested over a devastating Stafford house fire which killed four children. Riley...

Jaguar Land Rover posts £270m loss amid 4,500 job losses

JLR’s car sales were down nearly 10,000, they reported a £273 million pre-tax loss for the last three months of 2018. The prestigious car maker saw revenues down from £6.3 billion a year before to £6.2bn. Jaguar Land Rover, which is...

Bournville College Academy Officially Opened by Lord Mayor of Birmingham

Birmingham’s newest 14-16 year old education provider, Bournville College Academy, which has just achieved an Ofsted grade 2, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Yvonne Mosquito on the 6th of February. The Academy was delighted to...

Top Asian food establishments get shortlisted at the English Asian Food Award 2019

Finalists for the first ever English Asian Food Awards are now live after many public nominations.  Restaurants, takeaways and other food establishments across England are being recognised for working hard to service the Asian food industry, promote Asian cuisine,...

NHS70 – Secret Hamper Initiative

A businessman is on a mission to reach out to businesses, celebs, sports stars and individuals around the UK to show their appreciation to the unsung heroes of our NHS by sponsoring a hamper/s to say thank you for...

Gunman storms into Walsall McDonalds

Terrified diners at McDonalds hide under tables as gunman storms into the Bescot Retail Park, Walsall. The Retail was sealed off by police after the robbery. Staff at the McDonalds restaurant were left ‘trembling in fear’ after a masked gunman stored...