Local News and Updates
- 17th August 2026
City residents will start receiving letters about a new weekly food waste collection service which is set to launch this autumn.
- 17th August 2026
Night-time resurfacing starts on Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island this week as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.
- 17th August 2026
Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee have agreed that five historic city sites – including The Electric cinema – will be added to Birmingham’s Local Heritage List.
- 17th August 2026
Walsall storyteller and poet Cath Edwards (pictured) to run creative writing sessions
- 17th August 2026
Date/time: Sunday 13th September 2026, 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Location: Harvey Norman store, Gracechurch Shopping Centre
- 17th August 2026
Birmingham City Council has reached a major milestone in delivering the government's flagship Pride in Place Programme.
- 17th August 2026
Edgbaston Stadium have launched the new designs for their on-site Radisson RED Hotel, which is set to open in time for the Ashes in July 2027.
- 17th August 2026
Cadbury Sixth Form College celebrated its best-ever achievements for A Levels last week with Laurence Turner, MP for Birmingham Northfield.
- 17th August 2026
Acclaimed courtroom drama Twelve Angry Men is set to visit the Birmingham Rep in September as part of a national tour.
- 17th August 2026
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Midlands Arts Centre have launched a unique contemporary classical music concert enjoyed by bicycle.