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A up-and-coming Shropshire teen singer will help her hometown celebrate the start of the festive season with a special performance at its annual Christmas Lighting Up Night. 17-year-old Jen North from Bridgnorth will light up the stage in the town’s high street for an hour-long Christmas performance from 7pm on Friday 22 November, marking the close of the lights switch-on event.
A huge 27-foot sculpture, made from 100,000 confiscated knives, was welcomed to Birmingham earlier today as the city comes together to tackle knife crime. Birmingham City Council, working with the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, has brought the Knife Angel to Victoria Square, where it will stand for four weeks as a physical reminder…
A Shropshire boxing coach says winning a Thrive Mental Health Award means helping more people by changing lives through sport. Bright Star Boxing Club was named Mental Health Star in the Team, Service, Organisation category for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Herefordshire, Cannock Chase and Tamworth at the recent West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Thrive…
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.
The Royal Air Forces Association wants to keep everyone near RAF Cosford in the pink at RAFA Colour Chaos later this month. This fun family event, open to the general public, is being held within the grounds of RAF Cosford and will entail approximately 5km of colourful fun. You can run, jog, dance, walk, whatever…