Bringing Communities Together
A Sikh man has been held in custody within England for carrying a Kirpan (religious knife) on his person. Many say the man in question was wrongly arrested as Sikhs are legally allowed to carry the weapon because it is one of their articles of faith, as long as it is not […]
It has been revealed that Walsall may lose its Old Square Shopping Centre just days after it was awarded up to £25m as part of the Government’s Town Fund. The shopping centre, which includes a Debenhams, may be bulldozed to make room for more housing, putting many local jobs at […]
Darby, who was born in Woodsetton in 1678, developed a method of producing pig iron in a blast furnace using coke instead of charcoal, which was in short supply at the time. It is a move that is widely credited as playing a hugely important role in the Industrial Revolution. […]
Shoppers and businesses along Brierley Hill High Street are in line for a boost after a £2million funding bid got the green light – the second cash announcement in as many weeks. Historic England has agreed Dudley Council’s funding bid to improve the High Street as part of the Heritage […]
International award-winning Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat to be appointed ambassador to UK based international humanitarian charity, Penny Appeal. Mehwish will be visiting the UK to announce her appointment as an ambassador to the charity, as well as her participation in next year’s London Marathon (2020) to raise funds in aid […]
The ICO has urged businesses to “prepare for all scenarios” as it publishes dedicated guidance to help small and medium sized organisations prepare for the possibility that the UK leaves the European Union with no deal. The guidance provides the same advice previously published on how to maintain data flows, […]
A regional naval unit has been granted Freedom of Entry to Wolverhampton after building firm relations with the city over the last 20 years. HMS Forward, based in Birmingham, regularly visits and supports military events across the city – and is often seen in parades at Armed Forces Day and […]
Mohammed Isuf Ahmed, 18, will study Physics and Aerospace at the MIT, the highest-ranked University in the world. Cambridge previously rejected him. The young son of a foreign Bangladeshi Mother has earned himself an envious £250,000 all-expenses-paid scholarship overseas. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US is the best […]
Applications are now being taken for secondary school places for students due to start Year 7 in 2020, and education providers in Wolverhampton are inviting prospective pupils and parents to see what they have to offer. Parents or guardians of pupils who are currently in Year 6 and are due […]
Image caption: Jailed: Abdullahi Mohammed A man has been sentenced to more than ten years in jail after raping a woman in Hendon. Abdullahi Mohammed – 30 (01.01.89) of Watling Avenue, HA8, was jailed at Harrow Crown recently for the following offences: – rape – ten years and two months’ […]
