Smokers in England are being urged to stub out the habit as part of the annual Stoptober public health campaign launching next month, as latest statistics show smoking costs the NHS £2.4 billion a year while causing at least 15 types of cancers, including lung cancer and acute myeloid leukaemia. Stoptober – now in its …
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Can You Feel The Love Tonight for leading online classic and specialist vehicle auction site Car & Classic’s Bentley Continental R? No Tiny Dancer, the majestic 1992 Bentley would already guarantee quite the presence on the road, with its 6.75 litre V8 engine, unblemished looks and that iconic badge, but the one being auctioned by …
Car & Classic auctions The One: Elton John’s Continental R Read More »
This summer, thousands of youngsters learnt about healthy eating and enjoyed a host of fun sports as part of Walsall Council’s Holiday Activity and Food Programme. Delivered by Walsall Right 4 Children in partnership with more than 60 local providers, the scheme has been a huge success with almost 4,500 five to16 year olds taking …
The next stage of Nissan’s electrified product offensive takes shape with the regional premiere of the All-New, fourth generation X-Trail. Over two decades, almost seven million units of X-Trail have been sold globally, making it one of the world’s most popular family adventure vehicles. Starting at £32,030, the All-New X-Trail offers a unique combination of …
SolarBotanic Trees today announces the arrival of its game-changing ‘solar tree’ designed to offer aesthetically pleasing and sustainable energy, ideally suited to large scale commercial environments such as flagship office sites and sports stadia. The SolarBotanic™ Tree is unique to the market and the result of five years of planning research and design, and features …
SolarBotanic™ Trees Launches Revolutionary Solar-Powered Tree Read More »
A man who dumped business waste on a Saltley street has been ordered to pay more than £1,400 after a successful court prosecution by Birmingham City Council. Mohammed Rizwan Khan, aged 35, of College Road (Sparkhill Ward), pleaded guilty to four offences related to cardboard, paper, polystyrene and plastic packaging that was dumped on Crawford …
Well used to receiving Red Dot Design Awards for its road tyres, Kumho has now won one for its ‘Airborne Tire’, a revolutionary concept product aimed at the rapidly evolving UAM (Urban Air Mobility) sector. It is reckoned that by 2030 some 60 percent of the world’s population will be urban and with many major …
Kumho wins a 2022 Red Dot Design Award for its innovative Urban Air Mobility Tyre Read More »
Cllr Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Environment at Birmingham City Council, writes on the proposed roll out of car parking charging at five park sites… “It is entirely understandable why some people may be concerned when they hear that there are plans to make people pay to park at five of our parks – but …
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An online book of condolence has opened this morning (Friday 9 September) for the people of Sandwell to sign. Messages of condolence will be gathered and sent to the Royal family at a later date. Books of condolence will also be available at six libraries across Sandwell’s towns. At 9am today, The Worshipful Mayor of Sandwell Councillor Richard Jones, the …
Our condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Read More »
This will follow his proclamation as Sovereign at a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London tomorrow morning (Saturday 10 September 2022). The ceremony at 1pm on Sunday (11 September) outside Sandwell Council House will be open to the public and some local roads will be closed temporarily. A new Sovereign succeeds to the throne as soon …
Public proclamation of His Majesty King Charles III in Sandwell Read More »
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