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A West Midlands charity has become an official partner of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Travel Aware campaign which gives British tourists the information they need to help them have a safe trip abroad. Smile For Joel has long campaigned for holidaymakers to be made aware of potential risks when travelling abroad and now carries a whole host of advice, information and links on its website for travellers to easily access. The charity was set up following the terrorist attack in Tunisia in June, 2015, when 38 tourists were killed. Among the victims were Joel Richards, aged 19, from […]

A Wolverhampton campaign group is calling on the city’s MPs to back an increase in overseas aid. The group, called Wolverhampton Has Heart, recently met Stuart Anderson, Conservative MP for Wolverhampton South West, and Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, during a lobby day at Parliament. They have sent 100 postcards from Wolverhampton people supporting the campaign to Mr McFadden. Group spokesperson Emily Aitchison said: “The campaign is to get MPs, particularly Mr McFadden in his position as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, to back the reinstatement of the aid budget to 0.7% of GDP, as it

A new website celebrating the incredible story of Mary Prince, the first black woman to have had her slave narrative published, is being launched in Wolverhampton. University of Wolverhampton PhD researcher Ifemu Omari has created the website to help share Mary’s story. It is being launched at the University’s Arena Theatre and is supported by the University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union as part of its series of Black History Year events. Ifemu said: “I want to inform and inspire both the Windrush generation and younger, non-specialist audiences about Mary Prince, the only black woman from the West Indies to have

Chase Pride 2023 will pay tribute to Brianna Ghey, the transgender teenager who was fatally stabbed.  Festival founder Kathryn Downs revealed Brianna’s memory will be at at the heart of this year’s event, with its main stage named in honour of the 16-year-old. Kathryn told a vigil held in Hednesford, one of more than 50 organised across the UK, that she felt great sadness and anger that Brianna had been ‘let down so badly’ by society. She said: “I set up Chase Pride to help people. I transitioned in 2010 in the Cannock Chase area and it was a very

A Birmingham company has used reclaimed material from the Commonwealth Games – including dismantled gym floors – to create unique presentation boxes for special thank you gifts to each of the 72 countries and territories who took part. Representatives from these nations and territories have received giant ‘pin badges’ bearing their own flag which had been on show in Centenary Square during the Games. A special commemorative ceremony was held in Birmingham, which hosted the Games over the summer, and the badges were presented on behalf of the people of Birmingham. They were displayed in special boxes, measuring around one

The incredible story of a teenage boy who joined the Army aged just 14 and fought at the Somme during World War One will be retold by his grandson as part of a new battlefields tour taking place this year. Dave Turner will share the story of his grandfather Alfred William Turner as guests walk in the young soldier’s footsteps on the four-day trip, run by Staffordshire-based Century Tours to mark the anniversary of the start of the battle on July 1. Dave, 55, of Stonnall, near Lichfield, only discovered his grandfather’s story when he and his son Callum, 19,

A businessman who runs one of the UK’s leading appliance reuse networks has called for more to be done to protect people buying electrical goods online this Christmas. James Farmer, director of The Appliance Recycling Group, based in Tipton, in the Black Country, said vulnerable people looking for low-price second-hand goods and appliances amid the cost-of-living crisis were being ripped off and left out of pocket by unscrupulous traders. “Appliance poverty is a real issue, and the cost-of-living crisis means people are being forced to find new ways to save money,” he said. “When their washing machine or fridge breaks,

Wolverhampton University Students Union is turning Black History Month into a year of celebration, starting with a conference on leadership experiences. The first event in a calendar of celebrations will take place on Wednesday, November 16, with the conference called Staying Power: Celebrating Black Leaders. High profile speakers will talk about their experiences of leadership and there will be a panel discussion on Intersectionality and the Student Experience. There will also be entertainment including a performance by vocalist Lady Bling, music from sitar player Gurdeep Singh Dharni and an appearance by renowned storyteller Peter Chand. Nirmla Devi, CEO of the