A PLACE CALLED HANDSWORTH
December 31st, 2021 | by Tony Jarne
Based in the North of Birmingham, it was a peaceful rural town, a manufacturing suburb during the Industrial Revolution and [&hellip
CAN WE GET OUR HOUSING PLANNED? HANDSWORTH WOOD WARD FORUM 9TH MARCH
March 15th, 2021 | by John OMeara
The online Handsworth Wood Ward Forum on 9th March was in many ways the best such event that we have [&hellip
DURING COVID, COUNCIL AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO BE TALKING TO EACH OTHER, BUT BIRMINGHAM’S WARD FORUM SYSTEM IS BROKEN
January 16th, 2021 | by Birmingham Against The Cuts
There are supposed to be Ward Forums in each of the 69 Wards, meeting 6 times a year with their [&hellip
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP GREEN STRATEGIES IN HANDSWORTH – THIS JOB COULD BE YOURS
January 10th, 2021 | by John OMeara
Handsworth Association of Schools have gained funding for a post developing young people’s involvement in local environmental improvement. You can [&hellip
GLIMMERS OF HOPE IN OUR ROGUE LANDLORDS CRISIS
November 2nd, 2020 | by John OMeara
On 20th October Councillor Sharon Thompson (Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods) hosted an online meeting for the Perry Barr [&hellip
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PRIORITY FOR £165,000 WORTH OF PUBLIC AMENITY IN HANDSWORTH WARD?
October 22nd, 2020 | by John OMeara
There is £165,000 worth of Section 106 money to be spent in Handsworth ward (see ward boundaries map at bottom [&hellip
‘COFFEE HOUSER SEI ADDATA’ – THE ITALIAN BANGLADESHIS HAVE ARRIVED
October 16th, 2020 | by Aftab Rahman
Those of you that have a Bangla heritage may know this famous Bangla song by Manna Dey called ‘Coffee Houser [&hellip
WILL THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LOSE HANDSWORTH OLD TOWN HALL?
August 8th, 2020 | by Paulette Burkill
Since 1978, Handsworth Historical Society (HHS – formed in 1952) has looked after half of Handsworth Old Town Hall (OTH), [&hellip
THE HMO ‘RUNAWAY TRAIN’ BECOMES A HOUSING ‘VIRUS’ THAT IS SWEEPING BIRMINGHAM
August 6th, 2020 | by Frances Heywood
Early in 2020, residents in the Westminster Road area of Handsworth noticed this property for sale. Here it is: a [&hellip
GROWING OUR OWN: CREATING DIGITAL CAREERS IN HANDSWORTH – AT NO COST
June 23rd, 2020 | by Ravi Kaul
One day I took my bag and walked to the local high street, Soho Road in Birmingham, to see as [&hellip
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