Local News

    • Centenary Square's controversial Family statue returns in £15 million reboot
      Centenary Square’s controversial Family statue returns in £15 million reboot
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      A controversial £150,000 statue has been returned to Centenary Square – almost two years after it was removed and put into storage for safekeeping. And this…
      Taxi drivers plan EIGHT more go-slow protests in Birmingham after rush-hour gridlock
      Taxi drivers plan EIGHT more go-slow protests in Birmingham after rush-hour gridlock
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      Motorists are being warned to avoid parts of Birmingham city centre during the rush-hour as black cab drivers hold EIGHT more go-slow protests. Gridlock is expected…
    • Desperate accountant 'lost £125k after online casino allowed her to keep gambling'
      Desperate accountant ‘lost £125k after online casino allowed her to keep gambling’
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      An accountant who blew £125,000 on online casinos has hit out at the betting companies for allowing her to continue gambling. The 42-year-old said online casinos…
      Former Tory cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell stands as West Midlands candidate for anti-Brexit party Change UK
      Former Tory cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell stands as West Midlands candidate for anti-Brexit party Change UK
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      Former Conservative cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell has come out of retirement to stand as a West Midlands European election candidate – for the anti-Brexit Change UK…
    • Park wall repair to cost 'ridiculous waste' of £160,000
      Park wall repair to cost ‘ridiculous waste’ of £160,000
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      An ex-leader of Dudley council has criticised plans to spend £160,000 on rebuilding historic walls in Stevens Park, Wollescote, as a waste of public money. David…
      Children disappeared for days at a time from care home
      Children disappeared for days at a time from care home
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      A Halesown care home where vulnerable youngsters have disappeared for days at a time should not be granted planning permission, West Midlands Police have said. The…
    • Health shake-up could delay long-awaited Metropolitan Hospital
      Health shake-up could delay long-awaited Metropolitan Hospital
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      A decision by Birmingham council to back a major reorganisation of the NHS could see further delays to the long-awaited Midland Metropolitan Hospital. Members of the…
      Comment: Ladywood regen plans must not repeat past mistakes
      Comment: Ladywood regen plans must not repeat past mistakes
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      Birmingham City Council is planning a big housing regeneration programme in the inner city district of Ladywood. It has identified an area, mostly within the Middle…
    • Protest against £60m aquatic centre grows in Sandwell
      Protest against £60m aquatic centre grows in Sandwell
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      Green Party candidates are throwing their weight behind a last minute attempt to halt the building of a £60m aquatic centre for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. …
      New hair and beauty project aims to keep kids in school
      New hair and beauty project aims to keep kids in school
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      A new initiative has been launched in north Birmingham aimed at boosting skills and employability in the hair and beauty sector. Education organisation Standing Ovation Project…
    • Financial future remains biggest threat to combined authority
      Financial future remains biggest threat to combined authority
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      Financing the combined authority’s investment programme remains the biggest threat to the organisation, it has been revealed. Due to be discussed at this week’s Investment Board…
      £60m aquatic centre approved despite last ditch protest to halt plans
      £60m aquatic centre approved despite last ditch protest to halt plans
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      The £60 million Commonwealth Games aquatic centre has been given the final seal of approval by Sandwell councillors – despite a last minute protest. A meeting…
    • The Black Country kids most likely to skip school revealed - and the heartbreaking reasons why
      The Black Country kids most likely to skip school revealed – and the heartbreaking reasons why
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      The most vulnerable children parts of the Black Country are more than three times as likely to skip school as their peers. New figures from the…
      The number of diesel cars in Birmingham is plummeting amid a 'green backlash'
      The number of diesel cars in Birmingham is plummeting amid a ‘green backlash’
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      Motorists in Birmingham have slammed the brakes on diesel car sales amid a “green” backlash. The total number of diesel cars registered in the city fell…

Whats On

    • Zippo's Circus, 24 Apr 2019 - 29 Apr 2019
      Zippo's Circus, 24 Apr 2019 – 29 Apr 2019
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      24 Apr 2019 – 29 Apr 2019 – Theatre at Swanshurst Park (suitable for under 18s)
      Knit and Natter, 24 Apr 2019
      Knit and Natter, 24 Apr 2019
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      24 Apr 2019 – Community at St. Martin in the Bull Ring
    • Percy The Park Keeper Story Time, 24 Apr 2019
      Percy The Park Keeper Story Time, 24 Apr 2019
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      24 Apr 2019 – Spoken Word at Waterstones Solihull (suitable for under 18s) Come celebrate thirty years of Percy The Park Keeper and join us for…
      Colour & Play with Joan Miró, 23 Apr 2019
      Colour & Play with Joan Miró, 23 Apr 2019
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      23 Apr 2019 – Workshop at Boston Tea Party, Harborne (suitable for under 18s) Each workshop will explore a different major artist, art movement or art…
    • Easter Mashcamp, 23 Apr 2019
      Easter Mashcamp, 23 Apr 2019
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      23 Apr 2019 – Workshop at CircusMASH This Easter we invite all youth to run away with us for some serious circus fun!
      Game On, 23 Apr 2019
      Game On, 23 Apr 2019
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      23 Apr 2019 – Community at Gunmakers Arms Five hours of good gaming and good company. And Beer! Delicious beer. Everyone welcome. Newcomers will be looked…
    • William Bishop, 23 Apr 2019
      William Bishop, 23 Apr 2019
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      23 Apr 2019 – Folk at St. Paul's Church Performing songs from his new album
      Oleanna, 22 Apr 2019
      Oleanna, 22 Apr 2019
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      22 Apr 2019 – Theatre at Artrix When a university professor is accused of sexual exploitation by one of their students, the professor hopes that they…
    • Easter Egg Hunt, 16 Apr 2019 - 22 Apr 2019
      Easter Egg Hunt, 16 Apr 2019 – 22 Apr 2019
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      16 Apr 2019 – 22 Apr 2019 – Community at Blakesely Hall (suitable for under 18s) Join us on an eggsciting Easter Egg Hunt at Blakesley…
      Easter Eggstravaganza, 19 Apr 2019 - 22 Apr 2019
      Easter Eggstravaganza, 19 Apr 2019 – 22 Apr 2019
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      19 Apr 2019 – 22 Apr 2019 – Community at Cadbury World (suitable for under 18s)
    • A Clockwork Orange, 22 Apr 2019
      A Clockwork Orange, 22 Apr 2019
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      22 Apr 2019 – Film at The Mailbox Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's decline-of-civilisation novel remains a chilling, thrilling and unsettling cinematic vision of nihilistic…
      Family Night, 21 Apr 2019
      Family Night, 21 Apr 2019
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      21 Apr 2019 – Community at The Austin Sports and Social Club (suitable for under 18s)
    • Robert Perry, 21 Apr 2019
      Robert Perry, 21 Apr 2019
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      21 Apr 2019 – Club at The Cross Keys
      Middle Age Rampage, 21 Apr 2019
      Middle Age Rampage, 21 Apr 2019
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      21 Apr 2019 – Rock & Pop at The Dingle

The Voice UK

    • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle inspire new animated series
      Prince Harry and Meghan Markle inspire new animated series
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      Image Text: INSPIRED: ‘Royalty’ is a new animated TV series currently in pre-production and inspired by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry A NEW animated television series…
    • Ozwald Boateng designs first ever womenswear collection
      Ozwald Boateng designs first ever womenswear collection
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      Image Text: WOMENSWEAR COLLECTION: Designer Ozwald Boateng OZWALD BOATENG is to design his first ever womenswear collection. Boateng, who made history when he became the youngest…
    • Sterling: Racism in football nowhere near being sorted
      Sterling: Racism in football nowhere near being sorted
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      Image Text: HARSHER PUNISHMENTS: Raheem Sterling wants clubs to face more severe consequences over racial abuse. RAHEEM STERLING has said the racism problem in football is…
    • Phone detection kit introduced in prisons
      Phone detection kit introduced in prisons
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      SPECIALIST DETECTION technology is being used to detect and seize illegal phones used by prisoners, Justice Secretary David Gauke has revealed. The technology is the latest…
    • Nicôle Lecky: 'Music is at the heart of everything I write'
      Nicôle Lecky: ‘Music is at the heart of everything I write’
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      Image Text: TOUR DE FORCE: Nicole Lecky wrote and stars in one-woman production Superhoe, which had a sell-out run at the Royal Court Theatre in London…
    • Brian Lara on Windies: 'We need a team that is consistent'
      Brian Lara on Windies: ‘We need a team that is consistent’
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      Image Text: TALENT: Windies captain Jason Holder hopes to prove his team’s worth in the upcoming World Cup WEST INDIES legend Brian Lara has identified exactly…
    • Veganism: How to start, what to eat and where to get support
      Veganism: How to start, what to eat and where to get support
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      Image Text: HEALTHY LIVING: This Peruvian quinoa porridge with amaranth is just one example of the amazing nutritious dishes to be eaten on a vegan diet…
    • 'Caribbean entrepreneurs can set change in motion'
      ‘Caribbean entrepreneurs can set change in motion’
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      Image Text: SOLUTIONS: Business should not all be for profit, says Meegan SOME TIME ago, I read an interesting article by Richard Straub of the Drucker…
    • Massacre in Mali: How 'preventing terror' is fuelling it
      Massacre in Mali: How ‘preventing terror’ is fuelling it
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      Image Text: DANGER: A UN peacekeeper in Gao; about 15,000 remain in Mali A 10-DAY-OLD BABY killed with its mother. People thrown into a ditch of…
    • Four tips to help you get out of a rut
      Four tips to help you get out of a rut
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      Image Text: MOVING FORWARD: Everyone deserves to have fun, fulfilment and freedom in their lives I DON’T KNOW about you, but sometimes I feel less than…
    • Music Review: Kaleem Taylor's Surface EP
      Music Review: Kaleem Taylor’s Surface EP
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      Image Text: LOOKING BACK: The new Kaleem Taylor EP has simple but powerful songs as the singer bares his soul with introspective lyrics and beautiful production…
    • Portuguese students get a taste of Manchester
      Portuguese students get a taste of Manchester
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      Image Text: WHOLE NEW WORLD: Students and reps during the students’ visit BREXIT MAY be looming, but one Jamaican enterprise is proving that the door is…
    • It's about time Corrie got a black family
      It’s about time Corrie got a black family
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      Image Text: DIVERSITY: Craig Charles was a central character on Coronation Street for 10 years before leaving in 2015 I’M NOT the only one who has…
    • Caribbean news: UK & Caribbean rebuilding ties, Haiti + more
      Caribbean news: UK & Caribbean rebuilding ties, Haiti + more
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      CARIBBEAN AND UK REBUILDING TIES The UK’s Minister of State for Trade at the Department for International Trade, Baroness Rona Fairhead, has said that the Caribbean…

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…