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Following its debut on the UK Fashion Calendar in 2017, a show celebrating Indo-Pak fashion returns to London, reuniting the crème of Indian, Pakistani and British couture on one platform. IPLF – the India, Pakistan and London Fashion Show – makes a spectacular reappearance on London’s high fashion landscape on Sunday 30th September at the iconic Café De…
Hundreds of locals flocked to Edgbaston Village last weekend as Calthorpe Estates hosted its inaugural Open Weekend. Taking place over Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September, visitors to the debut event enjoyed special activities, demonstrations and discounts at an array of bars, restaurants, shops and attractions in and around the Village – less than a mile…
Grants of up to £10,000 could be available to small businesses who pledge to cut unnecessary stress and boost the health and wellbeing of staff under the pioneering Thrive at Work scheme. Firms signing up for the West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) scheme can also get expert help to reduce sickness absence and improve productivity.
New research into one of the most influential videogame characters of all time reveals as much about contemporary capitalism as it does about the history of gaming. From consumption to addiction, and from dance music to the welfare state, the work by Dr Alex Wade at Birmingham City University offers a guide through the maze…