Local News and Updates
- 5th August 2026
Better-targeted workforce training could generate up to £265 billion in economic gains, helping tackle the UK's long-standing productivity challenge, according to new research from Aston University's Centre for Business Prosperity.
- 5th August 2026
Acorns Children’s Hospice welcomed Sharon Osbourne for a special visit to its Birmingham hospice.
- 5th August 2026
Shrewsbury-based charity Little Stars has been awarded funding through Shrewsbury Town Council's new three-year Cost of Living Grant Fund, enabling the organisation to expand its support for local families facing the rising costs of raising children.
- 4th August 2026
A new pan-European study from researchers at Aston University and Alpharmaxism has identified key behavioural factors that influence whether healthcare professionals prescribe new, novel or non-routine treatments for patients
- 4th August 2026
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) joined former Olympian Fatima Whitbread and partners from across the city to launch a new ‘super hub’ that will help young people leaving the care system.
- 4th August 2026
Homelessness charity SIFA Fireside is appealing for funds to continue offering vital help as vulnerable communities experience the full effect of Summer.
- 4th August 2026
Community lender ART Business Loans has announced the appointment of a new marketing manager.
- 4th August 2026
The first major solo art exhibition by comedian Joe Lycett has opened to the public at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
- 4th August 2026
British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is returning to Birmingham Hippodrome this month to present the world premiere of new musical, Sea Change, by Birmingham-based writing team, Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin.
- 4th August 2026
Birmingham Airport (BHX) has given a second life to life-saving gear by donating a significant quantity of firefighting equipment to Fire Fighters’ Charity.