Man Jailed For A knife Attack on Ex-Wife

A man from Nottingham has been jailed for attacking his ex-wife with a knife. Zaher Bashir, 41, attacked his former partner back in April before passers-by intervened to help her. Police said he drove into the car his ex-wife and step-daughter...

Woman Puts Plea for Kidney Donor on Car Window

A Coventry woman who needs a new kidney has put a plea on the back of her car windscreen. Sunaina Singh, 37, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease six years ago and has been on dialysis for two years. Being on the...

Former Birmingham Businessman caught out in £60,000 VAT scam

Dalmit Singh Dohil, ran two constructions companies in Birmingham, was given a suspended prison sentence at Birmingham crown court. Dohil, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of knowingly being connected with the fraudulent evasion of VAT in 2009. Dohil, who use...

The Apprentice Returns

It is the return of Lord Sugar and the 14th series of The Apprentice with candidates all in hope to win the £250,000 investment. This year there are two British Asian entrepreneurs Jasmine Kundra and Kurran Pooni who are both...

Wolverhampton Businessman Receives Honour

The owner Sham Sharma of Zuri Coffee received an honorary fellowship from the University of Wolverhampton. The award, presented at a graduation ceremony on Thursday, 13 September, was made in recognition of Sham’s contribution to the University, and support of...

Leicester to create First Sikh Faith Secondary School

A proposal to build a new secondary school is being put to the Department of Education by the academy trust behind Falcons Primary School. An application is being made under the government’s Free Schools programme. If successful, the new Falcons Academy which...

YOUNGEST PRESIDENT OF THE GBCC ANNOUNCED

Saqib Bhatti was installed as the youngest and first Muslim president in the 205-year history of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC). The 33-year-old, a director at accountancy firm Younis Bhatti & Company, succeeded Paul Kehoe at last weeks annual...

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL MEALS PROVIDER LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS SUGAR REDUCTION PLAN AT MILESTONE 100th VISIT FROM...

The organisation behind more than 60,000 school meals in Birmingham has celebrated its 100th visit from local children as it officially launched an ambitious plan to cut the amount of sugar stocked by its schools. Cityserve welcomed children from The...

Plans for three new Birmingham train stations – Designs unveiled

Campaigns for three new rail stations in Birmingham have moved a step closer after a £40 million project was revealed due to Increasing demand. Under plans, the Camp Hill line, Birmingham would reopen to passenger services for the first time...

Birmingham Black Cabs to transport digital screens for advertising and announcements

Many of Birmingham black cabs and hackney carriages are to be fitted with new roof-top advertising screens - which will also deliver 'critical' public information alerts. They could display emergency messages for the public as well as advertising.  As well...

Labour Councillor Injured During Robbery

A Councillor for Soho and Jewllery Quarter, Chaman Lal and his wife were victims injured in their own shop during a robbery on Sandwell Road, Handsworth. Labour councillor and his wife were hospitalised after being allegedly attacked with a knife...

The National Diversity Awards Winners 2018

Community organisations and role models from across the UK headed to the breathtaking Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 14th September to witness the countries 2018 winners being crowned the best of British diversity. A number of special guests made an appearance...