The MBCC awards returned to Birmingham for 2021 with plenty of celebrity glamour

Midlands’ unsung heroes celebrated at star-studded Birmingham awards show

Unsung heroes from the community and business sectors have been honoured at a special awards ceremony in Birmingham which aims to recognise people who “go that extra mile” and inspire others to do the same. The Multicultural Business & Community Champion (MBCC) awards took place at the Eastside Rooms in Woodcock Street on Saturday, paying tribute to unsung heroes from the region…

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Grand Hotel Birmingham gets celebrity launch following £45m restoration and revamp

It may have only been weeks ago that Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise was staying at the venue while filming Mission Impossible 7 in the city, but The Grand Hotel Birmingham has once again been graced by famous faces as it officially reopened this week. On Wednesday, VIP guests from the worlds of property, art, film, fashion…

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A box of The North Face labels found at the Hockley unit on Park Road

Birmingham man sentenced for running counterfeit clothing factory with fake goods worth £500K in Hockley

A Birmingham man was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (23 August 2021) after pleading guilty to 26 offences for manufacturing and selling fake designer clothes. Inderjit Sangu (67), formerly of Sandwell Road, Birmingham, had previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994.

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Pearl Food Distribution in Birmingham has been fined over £60,000 for unsafe work practices

Birmingham warehouse fined over £60,000 for unsafe working practices

A food warehouse has been fined £60,000 after pleading guilty to four offences under health and safety legislation at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday. Birmingham City Council prosecuted Pearl Food Distribution Ltd – based at Unit 33 Middlemore Industrial Estate, Middlemore Road, Birmingham – after a safety inspector saw an employee raised up on a pallet balanced…

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Gay Village venues, clubs and bars: The Nightingale Club in Lower Essex Street / Hurst Street in Birmingham city centre on 22.05.19 Features Rainbow Flag hanging outside from building. Features 'Love Is Love' slogan'

Birmingham LGBTQ nightclub offers closed premises as free NHS vaccination centre

As the UK’s coronavirus vaccination roll-out gets underway with the newly approved Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine suitable for standard refrigeration, a nightclub in Birmingham has offered their premises for use by NHS staff. Management at the aptly-named Nightingale Club in the city, which has been closed since March last year, have offered the venue to NHS staff for…

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Birmingham MPs have joined community and enterprise leaders to back calls for greater business support during COVID-19

Birmingham leaders demand government support to protect businesses during lockdown

Birmingham business leaders and politicians are demanding greater support from the government for city traders amid the coronavirus crisis and impending second lockdown. City MPs including Liam Byrne, Preet Kaur Gill and Shabana Mahmood have added their names to an official letter from Birmingham City Council and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce requesting additional support for local…

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