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The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said.

The annual Royal Maundy Service will be coming to Worcester on Thursday 28 March when Her Majesty The Queen will be distributing the Royal Maundy gifts on behalf of His Majesty The King at Worcester Cathedral.

Last week, Birmingham-based charity, Help Harry Help Others, marked what would have been Harry Moseley’s 24th birthday, with a 24-hour dance challenge undertaken by his mum, Georgie.

A special event to remember loved ones lost during the pandemic will be held at the Covid Memorial Garden in Telford Town Park.

A group of teenagers has visited nearly every London Underground station in one day, raising more than £5,000 for a knife crime prevention charity.

Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has donated £1,500 to Abingdon Foodbank, which, as part of The Trussell Trust, aims to combat poverty and hunger across Abingdon and surrounding areas.

Council bosses in Wolverhampton have said they will continue to deliver for the city’s residents after financial plans for next year were backed.

Leicestershire’s heritage railway, Great Central Railway, will be ‘reunified’ with Great Central Railway Nottingham for the first time in over 50 years as part of a major weekend of events in March to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of this award-winning, heritage railway line.

Baroness Scott of Bybrook, OBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Housing and Faith, embarked on a significant visit to a Sikh Gurudwara and the Nishkam Campus on February 1, 2024.

As the cost-of-living continues to hit families hard, celebrated organiser of the Birmingham Empowerment Forum and chair of the Windrush National Organisation, Bishop Dr. Desmond Jaddoo MBE is continuing to make significant contributions to his community.

The Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh has reached out to us to ask if we could help raise awareness of International Mother Language Day.

Ceramic Art London will bring its largest ever fair to Olympia London this spring for the 20th anniversary of the show.

A YouGov poll released ahead of Mother’s Day has revealed that 54% of mums in the Midlands didn’t share their own journey to becoming a parent with their own mum.*

Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, today unveiled The Link, a multi-service, drop-in facility in the centre of Walsall where residents can access guidance and information across a wide range of employment, training, careers advice and other support. 

77% of mums say they feel guilty spending money on themselves and 27% say they get just 15 minutes to themselves each day, according to new research from Town & City Gift Cards ahead of Mother’s Day.

The London Overground is being renamed and rebranded in a bid to make it easier for passengers to work out where their train goes.