Local News

    • Steps taken to protect 'unique' street in Solihull
      Steps taken to protect ‘unique’ street in Solihull
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      Campaigners have welcomed news that the council is to take a tighter grip on planning policy in one of Solihull’s oldest suburbs. In future, residents in…
      Criminal records of councillors should be checked in Sandwell - call
      Criminal records of councillors should be checked in Sandwell – call
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      Elected members and candidates for Sandwell Council should be made to declare past crimes – a councillor has demanded. Cllr Caroline White says local politicians should…
    • New council houses plan for Rowley Regis
      New council houses plan for Rowley Regis
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      Plans to build 27 new council houses are set to be approved by council bosses next week. Sandwell’s cabinet is being asked to approve the  scheme…
      Iconic Wolverhampton Civic Halls revamp could finally get underway
      Iconic Wolverhampton Civic Halls revamp could finally get underway
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      Work to transform Wolverhampton’s iconic music venue could finally get underway – if planners given the green light. The City of Wolverhampton has submitted a planning…
    • Relief as troubled Walsall estate has crime order extended
      Relief as troubled Walsall estate has crime order extended
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      Delighted councillors representing a crime-ridden Walsall estate have welcomed an extension of powers designed to tackle offenders. Walsall Council has extended a public spaces protection order…
      Dudley councillor Pete Lowe confirms he's running for mayor with pledge to cut public transport fares
      Dudley councillor Pete Lowe confirms he’s running for mayor with pledge to cut public transport fares
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      Labour mayor hopeful Pete Lowe has vowed to cut the price of public transport in the West Midlands if he wins power. He said his plans…
    • Mayor hopeful Liam Byrne wants the West Midlands to set up its own energy company
      Mayor hopeful Liam Byrne wants the West Midlands to set up its own energy company
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      The West Midlands could set up its own energy company under plans published today by Labour politician Liam Byrne. He wants a publicly-owned energy firm to…
      Perry Barr flyover removal means two years of disruption ending in 'the Scott Arms further up the A34'
      Perry Barr flyover removal means two years of disruption ending in ‘the Scott Arms further up the A34’
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      The proposed removal of the Perry Barr flyover would be the ‘stupidest’ thing the council has ever done, according to a local councillor. Speaking following the…
    • Major industrial plans halted near Dudley after fatal crash
      Major industrial plans halted near Dudley after fatal crash
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      The first steps towards a major industrial development near Dudley have been halted only days after a fatal car crash. Councillors rejected an application for a…
      Huge 750 new homes plan for Wednesbury set to get go-ahead
      Huge 750 new homes plan for Wednesbury set to get go-ahead
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      More than 700 new homes could be built in Wednesbury if senior councillors back a joint plan by Sandwell Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority…
    • Funding for extra bobbies on the beat in Walsall to be considered
      Funding for extra bobbies on the beat in Walsall to be considered
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      Walsall Council bosses could provide funding for more bobbies on the beat as part of an initiative which has been run in London. The authority said…
      The Midlands and the North are suffering as half of new jobs go to London
      The Midlands and the North are suffering as half of new jobs go to London
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      More than half of new jobs will go to London while the rest of the country competes for what’s left, a major new study has warned.…
    • Birmingham LGBT school row intensifies with teachers 'in tears' at gates as talks break down
      Birmingham LGBT school row intensifies with teachers ‘in tears’ at gates as talks break down
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      The row surrounding LGBT relationships education at a Birmingham school has intensified after mediation broke down. Talks between parents and staff at Anderton Park Primary School…
      'Cowardly Government' blamed for breakdown of Anderton Park protest peace talks
      ‘Cowardly Government’ blamed for breakdown of Anderton Park protest peace talks
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      Lawyer Nazir Afzal has pointed the finger of blame at ‘cowardly’ Government ministers and outsiders with a ‘malicious’ agenda after his failed bid to broker peace…

Whats On

    • The New Orleans Wanderers, 25 Jun 2019
      The New Orleans Wanderers, 25 Jun 2019
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      25 Jun 2019 – Jazz at Bournville Working Mens Social Club
      Monday Evening Wheelwork, 24 Jun 2019
      Monday Evening Wheelwork, 24 Jun 2019
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      24 Jun 2019 – Workshop at The Old Print Works This course takes place over seven weeks. Each class runs for 2 1/2 hours. During the…
    • Useful Idiot: New Material Night, 24 Jun 2019
      Useful Idiot: New Material Night, 24 Jun 2019
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      24 Jun 2019 – Comedy at Loki Wine Bar, Edgbaston FREE New Material night from some of the best local and national standup Comedians. Doors open…
      I'm Mr Bright Side, 24 Jun 2019
      I'm Mr Bright Side, 24 Jun 2019
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      24 Jun 2019 – Rock & Pop at Harborne Stores Pub Join Us Friday 23rd August From 9pm For I'm Mr Brigh Side Performing Anthems From…
    • Lost Legends, 24 Jun 2019 - 25 Jun 2019
      Lost Legends, 24 Jun 2019 – 25 Jun 2019
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      24 Jun 2019 – 25 Jun 2019 – Theatre at Ormiston Academy Welcome to Melrose Avenue, our DJs will send you on a journey across the…
      Acoustic Club, 23 Jun 2019
      Acoustic Club, 23 Jun 2019
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      23 Jun 2019 – Rock & Pop at The Three Tuns
    • Avalanche City, 23 Jun 2019
      Avalanche City, 23 Jun 2019
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      23 Jun 2019 – Rock & Pop at The Victoria
      Meditation and Making: Shrine-Making Workshop, 23 Jun 2019
      Meditation and Making: Shrine-Making Workshop, 23 Jun 2019
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      23 Jun 2019 – Workshop at Artefact Join us for our third artist's workshop as part of the Dead Shrines Project in Stirchley Park. Join live…
    • Brandon Hill, 23 Jun 2019
      Brandon Hill, 23 Jun 2019
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      23 Jun 2019 – Rock & Pop at Camp Inn
      Hypnoman, 22 Jun 2019
      Hypnoman, 22 Jun 2019
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      22 Jun 2019 – Theatre at Yardley Wood Social Club Come Along and join in the fun. Adults Only. Ticket prices £4 in advance or £6…
    • The Vulva Party!, 22 Jun 2019
      The Vulva Party!, 22 Jun 2019
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      22 Jun 2019 – Workshop at Zen Shop, Digbeth The Vulva Party – An Empowering Sex Education Workshop for Adult Women Want to get more comfortable…
      Family Fun Day, 22 Jun 2019
      Family Fun Day, 22 Jun 2019
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      22 Jun 2019 – Community at Bear & Staff (suitable for under 18s)
    • Sonic Harmony, 22 Jun 2019
      Sonic Harmony, 22 Jun 2019
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      22 Jun 2019 – Rock & Pop at Boot Inn A wonderful duo with amazing voices and talent on their instruments is second to none.
      Stirchley Singing Group, 21 Jun 2019
      Stirchley Singing Group, 21 Jun 2019
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      21 Jun 2019 – Workshop at Artefact Stirchley Singing Group sings Folk, traditional music, sea shanties and everything in between. No experience or talent needed- singing…

The Voice UK

    • 'Windrush Generation must not be characterised by scandal'
      ‘Windrush Generation must not be characterised by scandal’
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      Image Text: POSITIVE: Sir Simon Woolley praised the generation of Caribbean migrants that changed Britain CARIBBEAN ELDERS, prominent figures in the community and politicians all came…
    • VACANCY: The Fawcett Society is hiring!
      VACANCY: The Fawcett Society is hiring!
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      Image Text: JOB OPPORTUNITIES: The Fawcett Society is looking for people to be part of its movement THE FAWCETT Society is the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for…
    • Mental health in literature explored at Southbank Centre
      Mental health in literature explored at Southbank Centre
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      Image Text: ATTENDEES: Lenny Henry and Nadiya Hussain SOUTHBANK CENTRE has announced its jam-packed literature season with more than 35 events taking place from September –…
    • Councillor speaks out about racist attack on tube
      Councillor speaks out about racist attack on tube
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      Image Text: RACIST ABUSE: Liberal Democrat councillor Julia Ogiehor (Image: Liberal Democrats) A LIBERAL Democrat councillor has spoken out about being racially abused on the tube…
    • Knife crime: calls for churches to be havens for youths
      Knife crime: calls for churches to be havens for youths
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      Image Text: KNIFE CRIME RESPONSE: Reverend Canon Dr Rosemarie Mallett CHURCHES SHOULD offer young people at risk of knife crime and serious violence refuge, Reverend Canon…
    • Beyond Windrush: vessels which brought Caribbeans to the UK
      Beyond Windrush: vessels which brought Caribbeans to the UK
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      Image Text: SHIPS THAT HELPED THE LANDSCAPE OF BRITAIN: The Almanzora SO IF the Windrush brought over 492 people from the Caribbean in 1948, how did…
    • Windrush stories: One family's lasting legacy
      Windrush stories: One family’s lasting legacy
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      Image Text: BIG DAY: Yana’s sister Angela, mum Cynthia, Yana and daughter Gabriela after receiving her MBE I AM THE product of Windrush Generation parents whose…
    • From black cake to bun: recipes of the Windrush Generation
      From black cake to bun: recipes of the Windrush Generation
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      Image Text: LEGENDARY STATUS: Black cake takes centre stage at many social gatherings (Image: Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum) DURING THE transatlantic slave trade, British…
    • World Cup woe for West Indies
      World Cup woe for West Indies
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      Image Text: DENIED: West Indies World Cup campaign is all but over AT 9.40pm the West Indies abject World Cup 2019 campaign came to an end…
    • What is Windrush? | The Voice Online
      What is Windrush? | The Voice Online
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      Image Text: SACRAFICES: Perhpas a stronger connection to the Windrush Generation could have made Chuka Umunna “our Obama” WHAT HAS the expulsion of a contestant from…
    • Windrush: To celebrate but never forget
      Windrush: To celebrate but never forget
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      Image Text: REMEMBERED: HMT Empire Windrush THE UK is celebrating the first official national Windrush Day today (Jun 22). An extensive programme of events focused on…
    • Rail union calls for action to close racial disparity gap
      Rail union calls for action to close racial disparity gap
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      Image Text: MIND THE GAP: Rail union Aslef is calling on operators to take action to address the underrepresentation of women, BAME and young drivers THE…
    • Windrush: Legacy and lessons | The Voice Online
      Windrush: Legacy and lessons | The Voice Online
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      Image Text: HISTORY: The Empire SS Windrush THIS YEAR marks the 71st anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in Essex in…
    • Campaigners to mark Windrush Day with protests
      Campaigners to mark Windrush Day with protests
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      Image Text: PROTESTS: Demonstrators will come together in seven cities across the country on Windrush Day, Saturday June 22 CAMPAIGNERS WILL mark the first official Windrush…

Health News

    • Researchers reveal allergies may be linked to eczema
      Researchers reveal allergies may be linked to eczema
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      (Natural News) Researchers infer that allergy and eczema may go hand in hand, and stress that understanding the connection between the two conditions may mitigate the risk of…
    • How to grow blueberries in pots this summer
      How to grow blueberries in pots this summer
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      (Natural News) You can easily grow this blue superfood in your home. Yes, you read that right. The highly-touted “happy food” can find its own happy…
    • Robert Parry Warns – The New York Times is Cheering on Censorship Algorithms – NaturalNews.com
      Robert Parry Warns – The New York Times is Cheering on Censorship Algorithms – NaturalNews.com
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      A coordinated censorship attack is being waged against the entire independent media by Google, YouTube and Facebook. After we were banned by Google for nearly a…
    • Netflix begins SCIENCE PURGE to remove all genetics education from science videos in order to appease Left-wing "gender fluid" lunatics like Bill Nye
      Netflix begins SCIENCE PURGE to remove all genetics education from science videos in order to appease Left-wing “gender fluid” lunatics like Bill Nye
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      (Natural News) People laughed when I predicted in this Bill Nye story about how he thinks transgenderism is “evolution” that California would begin purging genetics education…
    • Devastating blow to soy processors as Chinese shoppers dump GMOs
      Devastating blow to soy processors as Chinese shoppers dump GMOs
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      (Natural News) Is the GMO soy industry finally feeling the burn? It seems that it is, at least in China. Chinese consumers are pushing back against…
    • Were Neanderthals in California the first Americans? – NaturalNews.com
      Were Neanderthals in California the first Americans? – NaturalNews.com
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      A coordinated censorship attack is being waged against the entire independent media by Google, YouTube and Facebook. After we were banned by Google for nearly a…
    • Hemp food products surged 44% to $129 million in sales despite insane regulations
      Hemp food products surged 44% to $129 million in sales despite insane regulations
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      (Natural News) Hemp is an incredibly versatile plant that is also extremely nutritious.  It’s used to create building materials, automobiles, paper, clothing, jewelry and furniture, but…
    • Consumers now demanding their meat be raised "humanely," without growth hormones or GMOs, according to new study
      Consumers now demanding their meat be raised “humanely,” without growth hormones or GMOs, according to new study
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      (Natural News) Recent polls indicate that over 90 percent of Americans want their food labeled in a way that clearly indicates the presence of genetically modified…
    • Obedient public so brainwashed by climate change propaganda that they now call weather forecasters after every rain storm to demand answers – NaturalNews.com
      Obedient public so brainwashed by climate change propaganda that they now call weather forecasters after every rain storm to demand answers – NaturalNews.com
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      A coordinated censorship attack is being waged against the entire independent media by Google, YouTube and Facebook. After we were banned by Google for nearly a…
    • NPR hosts laugh hysterically while America remains in the cross hairs of a North Korean nuclear warhead EMP apocalypse
      NPR hosts laugh hysterically while America remains in the cross hairs of a North Korean nuclear warhead EMP apocalypse
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      (Natural News) National Public Radio (NPR) has for years been known for its radical leftwing bias, and uninformed commentaries on foreign and defense policy by kooks…
    • Beets Boost Brain Health and Much More
      Beets Boost Brain Health and Much More
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      By Dr. Mercola There’s a lot to be said for the humble beet, an easy-to-grow garden vegetable. Whether juiced raw, cooked, pickled or fermented, beets have…
    • CNN is now offering advice on how to approach your kids about being TRANSGENDER – NaturalNews.com
      CNN is now offering advice on how to approach your kids about being TRANSGENDER – NaturalNews.com
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      A coordinated censorship attack is being waged against the entire independent media by Google, YouTube and Facebook. After we were banned by Google for nearly a…
    • Insulin Resistance and the High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet Connection
      Insulin Resistance and the High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet Connection
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      By Dr. Mercola Dr. Tim Noakes, a well-respected scientist, researcher, physician and professor at the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at the University of…
    • Is your dog or cat autistic? Pet vaccinations could be the cause – NaturalNews.com
      Is your dog or cat autistic? Pet vaccinations could be the cause – NaturalNews.com
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      A coordinated censorship attack is being waged against the entire independent media by Google, YouTube and Facebook. After we were banned by Google for nearly a…