Bringing Communities Together
Though the internet as a technology and service does not have a long-standing history as others, still it has penetrated our lives that others haven’t. It was invented on January 1, 1983, used primarily for military purposes, later it expanded to the purpose of communication among scientists and now the […]
City of Wolverhampton Council has delivered 10,000 emergency food parcels to vulnerable residents since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. The milestone was reached this week as council leader, Councillor Ian Brookfield, spoke of his pride at the efforts of the authority to “look after its own”. Councillor Brookfield personally […]
A unique moment of historical symmetry for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars occurs on 4th May 2020 Date marks both the anniversary of first meeting between founders The Hon Charles Rolls and Henry Royce in Manchester, England on 4th May 1904 and resumption of production at Goodwood‑based manufacturing plant Rolls-Royce Motor Cars […]
Sandwell Council’s Cash for Sports Clubs scheme is getting a new makeover to help provide financial support to clubs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The council is working closely with partners, including Active Black Country (ABC) and Public Health, in order to support Sandwell-based sports clubs as efficiently and effectively […]
Sandwell Council has now paid ‘lifeline’ grants to more than 1,500 businesses – worth a total of £18.1 million – to help them tackle the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). But over 2,100 businesses have yet to respond to a council letter asking for key information so that grants they may […]
Health chiefs across the Black Country and West Birmingham are urging parents to take their children for their routine childhood immunisations at their GP surgery when they are invited to. Pregnant women should also take up the offer to have the pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccine. Dr Ian Sykes, GP and […]
Garden waste collections will restart for Sandwell residents from this week. The council and waste partner Serco have worked to prioritise recycling and general waste collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fortnightly garden waste collections will resume in the first two weeks of May (May 4-15) for 120,000 properties […]
A soon-to-open music institute in the West Midlands is developing a library of online videos designed to support further education and 6th form students who are missing out on face-to-face classes because of the COVID-19 crisis. Resonance, which will be accepting its first cohort of undergraduate students this September, is […]
In the run-up to our annual Anaphylaxis Awareness Week (4 – 10 May), the Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to welcome our new youth ambassador Dan Kelly, founder of the ‘May Contain’ blog (Instagram @_maycontain) and podcast, who will be working with us to support and empower young people living with severe allergies. Young people are frequently […]
Bentley Motors has announced that its 40-strong retail network in China is now fully open, as the country gradually returns to work following the COVID-19 outbreak. Simultaneously, the luxury British marque is starting customer deliveries of the all-new Flying Spur, its luxury Grand Touring sedan, in the country. As in […]
