Solihull Pub Reminds Customers: Good Manners Matter Sunday, December 28, 2025 solihull greenwood pub manners customers chelmsleywood community behaviour respect bar The Greenwood, a popular community pub in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, has issued a polite reminder to its patrons about the importance of good manners when ordering at the bar. Located on Helmswood Drive, the pub took to social … Read More
Contentious Issue Drives Dudley Council’s Most Popular Online Petition of 2025 Sunday, December 28, 2025 dudley council petition asylumseekers housing planning environment community publicdebate localgovernment Residents of Dudley have multiple avenues to voice their concerns, including the ability to start online e-petitions on the council’s official website. Any petition that garners over 3,000 signatures qualifies for a full … Read More
People Power Triumphs Over HMO Plans in Birmingham During 2025 Sunday, December 28, 2025 hmo birmingham planning community objections petitions residents regulations housing mp “We’ve had enough.” This was the unanimous response from countless Birmingham residents each time a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) application was submitted in their neighborhoods during 2025. Communities rallied … Read More
Inside Birmingham’s Quirkiest Café: How a Resident Cat Almost Closed Folklore Sunday, December 28, 2025 folklore birmingham suttoncoldfield café bagels betty cat environmentalhealth community microbakery Tucked away beside Platform 2 at Sutton Coldfield Railway Station in Birmingham lies Folklore, a café that effortlessly blends community spirit with unique charm. Once the station’s shop, this hidden gem is easy to overlook, … Read More
Birmingham’s Morris Centre Swimming Pool to Close Amid Serious Safety Concerns Sunday, December 28, 2025 birmingham swimmingpool morriscentre nhs safety closure repairs queenelizabethhospital community wellbeing The Morris Centre swimming pool, located at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in Selly Oak, Birmingham, is set to close indefinitely on December 31 due to significant safety and structural concerns. The facility, which serves … Read More
Worst Hit Roads in Birmingham During City's Bin Strikes Saturday, December 27, 2025 birmingham binstrike flytipping wastecrisis uniteunion community sparkbrook balsallheath bordesleygreen publichealth In early 2024, Birmingham faced a growing crisis as lengths of the city became overwhelmed with uncollected rubbish. Mountains of black bin liners, household trash, and rotting food waste piled up on junctions, roadsides, … Read More