Wembley grooves to the flavours of Bollywood and Rajah Spices

Rajah Spices brought communities together with a Masaledar Saturday filled with Bollywood dance and the taste of home #RajahMasaledarWeekends The vibrant colours of Bollywood and the aromatic flavours of authentic South Asian spices took over the Boulevard at Wembley Park...

Nominations open for leading awards event

The regional business community continues to thrive and contribute by creating wealth and employing thousands in the region, according to a leading businessman despite the gloom around political events in London. Ninder Johal’s comments came as preparations are in place...

Car dumped on city centre Metro Line halting services

A red Hyundai Getz brought a city Metro service to a standstill, after being dumped on the tram tracks. Services were halted to and from Grand Central as it was abandoned in the middle of the line. The vehicle was...

BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & ART GALLERY CELEBRATES BOOST IN VISITOR FIGURES

Birmingham Museums is celebrating as visitor figures released today by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) reveal that over 831,500 people visited Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) last year, after a bumper year of exhibitions, events and...

Pair of Drug Dealers Jailed

A pair of drug dealers have been jailed after they travelled to Wellington from Wolverhampton and Birmingham to sell crack cocaine and heroin to drug users in the area. Gurpreet Singh and Mohammed Tayyab were arrested after police were informed...

MAYOR CELEBRATES HOLI WITH HINDU COMMUNITY

The Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, brought together Hindu leaders from the West Midlands region at the Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple, the largest temple in Europe, on 21 March to celebrate the festival of Holi. Given the...

Parking in Sparkhill is turning into a ‘Wheelie Big’ issue

Ivor Road in Sparkhill, East Birmingham is a typical inner-city street, lined with terraced homes and bumper-to-bumper cars. But residents are blocking the roadside with sandbags, now bins are being used keep kerbs clear. Although at a glance you’ll see...

Tackling Youth Violence

Alum Rock Football Academy wanted to, as a matter of urgency, arrange something for the youth in our ward in relation to the recent Youth Violence /Shootings / Knife Crime /Gang Culture as well as Prison & Drug related...

Moseley Man Jailed After Violently Threating Ex-Girlfriend

A violent man who threatened to smash his ex-girlfriend's teeth has been sentenced to over nine months. Mustafa Ahmed from Moseley threatened his former partner with a knife on several occasions throughout their relationship, asking her to choose if she...

BIRMINGHAM WITNESSES LANDMARK INDIA-UK HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE

Birmingham, in the heart of Britain, saw an unprecedented ensemble of over 120 key healthcare experts from India and UK, converge at the renowned ‘Queen Elizabeth Hospital’ to discuss the potential areas of collaboration and identify effective models to...

Racist Graffiti Targets Indian Takeaway

A popular Indian takeaway had  the word "P***" scrawled on its shutters in huge black graffiti, leaving the owner questioning: "Where am I living now?" Distraught Muzibur Rahman, who runs Saffron Indian Takeaway in Solihull, says he feels "victimised and incredibly...

Man stabbed at a nightclub in Wolverhampton

A man was stabbed after trouble flared at a city centre nightspot in Wolverhampton. Police cordoned off Skinner Street in the early hours of Sunday morning after a huge fight occurred, which is believed to have happened at Fixxion Nightclub. West...