CLIMBING INTO THE LIFEBOAT: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN HANDSWORTH
February 17th, 2020 | by John OMeara
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 and now has over 2 million members worldwide. It aims to provide a ‘toolkit’ [&hellip
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HANDSWORTH COUNCILLOR SPEAKS UP FOR MORE TREES
February 9th, 2020 | by Gaelle Finley
A recent petition made the news recently, organised by Friends of the Earth: Demand more trees in your neck of [&hellip
NO KERB-CRAWLERS ON SOHO ROAD
January 13th, 2020 | by Gaelle Finley
Police in Handsworth are warning kerb-crawlers that they’re on the lookout for them. In the last 12 months the [&hellip
WHEELIE BINS ON THE ROAD
December 12th, 2019 | by Gaelle Finley
People who ‘park’ their wheelie bins on the road to save a parking space for their car are antisocial and [&hellip
SAVE OUR STREET TREES
December 7th, 2019 | by Teresa Vigay
Beautiful trees, both on our streets and in our parks are among Handsworth’s greatest assets. Not only do they enhance [&hellip
OPERATION PARKSAFE
December 6th, 2019 | by Gaelle Finley
Have you ever felt anger at people parking selfishly, without regard for others? Parksafe is a new initiative run across [&hellip
HANDSWORTH PARK: OUR YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
November 13th, 2019 | by John OMeara
On Remembrance Day Handsworth Creative combined art and history to stimulate our imaginations about what Handsworth Park has been, and [&hellip
OBJECTIONS TO ANTROBUS ROAD PLANNING APPLICATION
July 27th, 2019 | by Gaelle Finley
A planning application to build a 7 person 4 bedroom house in Antrobus Road has been approved by Birmingham City [&hellip
CELEBRATION IN HARD TIMES: LOZELLS COMMUNITY ART AND CRAFT SHOW
July 14th, 2019 | by John OMeara
Lozells is in many ways the most tight-knit corner of Handsworth, where successive generations have committed to staying put and [&hellip
‘EVERY TIME THE CARS COME TO SCHOOL MY ASTHMA GETS WORSE’
June 2nd, 2019 | by John OMeara
Last year the presentations at the Dennis Edwards Awards event (click DennisEdwards to see background information) highlighted young people’s concerns [&hellip
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