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The BBC is to launch new temporary local output in Wolverhampton as the country continues to deal with the COVID crisis. BBC Radio Wolverhampton and will provide more localised news and information to people living in the West Midlands city. It follows the launch of BBC Radio Bradford, which began broadcasting last month.
Celebrity personalities from the world of television will be dropping into several Birmingham schools this month to promote BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Super Movers, a BBC and Premier League initiative which aims to get children moving more throughout the day, is teaming up with BBC Sports Personality of the Year to bring a…
Movember is back, a month of raising awareness and money to tackle prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health struggles and promote suicide prevention; effectively top stop men dying too young. Taking place every year in November, the fundraising initiative brings together men and women (referred to as ‘Mo Bros’ and ‘Mo Sistas’) for 30 days…