Home is not a place anymore
In this ultra-connected world, our sense of identity and place is changing Home used to be a geography. It had coordinates. You could.
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Hospitality sector must shout with one voice
From boardrooms to bar stools And so to pubs. Pubs sit at the sharp end of all of this. They are hyperlocal, licence-dependent,.
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Hunting – a rural pastime, community hub and icon of English heritage
You can only understand a Boxing Day hunt by seeing for yourself – not by scrolling on a smartphone There’s something enchanting about.
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Wolverhampton
Helping 700 children every week – The Way Youth Zone
A safe hub of activity, confidence-building and learning in Wolverhampton From the outside, The Way Youth Zone in Wolverhampton looks small. When you.
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Justice
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Youth Justice Board boss calls for action on ethnic disparities
Keith Fraser, born and bred in Birmingham, called for an end to ‘systemic racism’ Keith Fraser, chairman of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
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“Jingle hell” – SIFA Fireside combating homelessness this Christmas
Rough sleeping poses a serious risk to life all year round, but the dangers increase significantly during the winter months as temperatures drop. .
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History
Blue plaque for Birmingham Town Hall – site of Dickens’ first reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’
The celebrated author read for three hours to 2,000 Brummies on a stormy night Birmingham Town Hall has received a prestigious blue plaque.
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Birmingham young people to lead three new community projects thanks to Commonwealth Games legacy funding
£12,000 from United By 2022 Young Brummies are set to launch three new community initiatives after receiving £12,000 from United By 2022, the.
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World Affairs
After years of hate marches, we are now seeing a globalised intifada
Anger on other conflicts tends to stay within the contextual bounds of decency Vladimir Putin’s wrong-headed assault on Ukraine has been grinding on.
Birmingham
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TGI Fridays, Birmingham and the slow fade of an American Dream
The end of an era for a brand that changed the culinary game? TGI Fridays made its British debut in Birmingham in 1986,.