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A free public event to make sporting activities more accessible for all has been held in Birmingham. The initiative took place at Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) at Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and hosted 25 exciting activities for adults and children with learning, physical and sensory disabilities.
A plan designed to maximise the potential of a “golden decade” for Birmingham has been published by the city council. According to the council, the economic plan has a strategic focus on early intervention and prevention to level-up life chances and the benefits of growth for every street, neighbourhood, and community.
A prominent candidate for West Midlands metro mayor has criticised the lack of black and ethnic minority candidates standing for the position, as well as the lack of women, describing the potentially embarrassing situation as a “problem”. Labour hopeful Pete Lowe has expressed concerns at what he described as “cultural problems” within the Labour movement.
Protesters who have been campaigning against LGBT inclusive education being taught at Anderton Park School have vowed to challenge an injunction from Birmingham City Council to create an exclusion zone around the school to stop future protests disrupting the school day. The council’s application to impose the exclusion zone was granted last week by the High Court,…
Protesters who have been demonstrating against LGBT+ education at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham have been banned, by a High Court injunction, from gathering outside the school’s gates. The legal action was pursued by Birmingham City Council following months of demonstrations outside the school in Balsall Heath.