C4 Gogglebox stars announced for Birmingham Pride
Stephen and Chris, stars of Channel 4’s Gogglebox, are to join Birmingham Pride this year (Photograph: Channel 4) Birmingham Pride organisers have announced the addition of Gogglebox stars Stephen Webb...
View ArticleBirmingham Pride 2015: What to expect…
Birmingham Pride returns to the city this bank holiday weekend, on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May It’s Birmingham Pride this bank holiday weekend, a two-day family festival celebrating the city’s...
View ArticleBirmingham activism highlighted in global anti-war film We Are Many
The We Are Many anti-war documentary film took nine years to make An epic film about the global anti Iraq war protests of 2003, which brought 30 million people out onto the streets all around the...
View ArticleRecord ticket sales ahead of Birmingham Pride 2015
Thousands are expected to turn out for the Birmingham pride parade and festivities this bank Holiday weekend (Photograph: Arron Dobbins) Tens of thousands of party revellers are set to descend on...
View ArticleTrade Unions join LGSM to lead Birmingham Pride Parade
The Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) will be leading the Birmingham Pride Parade (Photograph: Geoff Dexter) The 2015 Birmingham Pride Parade will be led by the original members of Lesbians...
View ArticleDownload 2015: 5 Reasons to Rock at Donnington this year!
Download 2015 is coming up (Photo: Andrew Witton Download 2014) So Download 2015 is fast approaching and if you haven’t decided about going yet, listen up. The legendary Donnington festival is a...
View ArticleREVIEW: Ariana Grande, Barclaycard Arena Birmingham
US singer Ariana Grande performs at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham (Photograph: Ricky Combo) From glittering dresses to pitch-perfect whistle-tones, there’s only one artist who can grace the stage...
View ArticleREVIEW: Download 2015 – Friday 12th June
Download 2015 kicked off with full force (Photo: Jack Kirby) Usually, when Friday comes around, we’re at work, wishing for the end of the day. We look forwards to Saturday and Sunday, with a deep...
View ArticleREVIEW: Download 2015 – Saturday 13th June
Saturday bought Marilyn Manson back to Donnington (Photo: Jack Kirby) After a Friday night that metamorphasised Donington Park from a racetrack into a swamp, Saturday came. With more rain. But...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON: Y Not Festival 2015
Y Not Festival returns with three massive headliners (Photo: Jack Kirby) So, here we are. Pikehall, Derbyshire. Home of the now 10 year old Y Not Festival. What started as a birthday party, steadily...
View ArticleCity teachers visit refugees on educational exchange
The Stand Up To Racism Birmingham (SUTR) and National Union of Teachers (NUT) delegation setting off to Calais (Photograph: Adam Yosef) A delegation of teachers travelled from Birmingham to France...
View ArticleCitizen Khan premiere screening held in Birmingham
Citizen Khan arrives at Cineworld Birmingham for the premiere of the fourth series of his show (Photograph: Anthony Stanley) Comedy star Adil Ray brought his on-screen family to Birmingham’s Broad...
View ArticleFundraisers wanted for Brum’s biggest ever Santa Run!
The Acorns Santa Run takes place in Birmingham on Saturday 5th December Acorns Children’s Hospice is calling on “good girls and boys”, of all ages, to get into the festive spirit and join Birmingham’s...
View ArticleScuffles during Birmingham Million Mask March event
Around 30 activists attended the Million mask March event in Birmingham (Photograph: Paul Stringer) Around 30 people turned out for a Million Mask March event in Birmingham yesterday, which was held to...
View ArticleBirmingham fans prepare for Fallout 4 midnight launch
Queues of avid gamers are expected outside GAME stores across the region, including at the Bullring in Birmingham (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Hotly anticipated video game Fallout 4 is launching at...
View ArticleArai on Vimal & Zoe Show
Todays featured artist on the Vimal & Zoe show was Arai. She arrived from the middle east in 1981 at the age of one and grew up being inspired by Arabic and English music. Her new song ‘Tonight’ is...
View ArticleBirmingham shows solidarity for Paris terror victims
A condolence peace poster displayed outside the Birmingham Central Mosque today, a day after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Citizens and organisations in...
View ArticleBirmingham unites for victims of terror attacks
A young boy lights a candle at the peace vigil in Birmingham (Photograph: Paul Stringer) The people of Birmingham paid their respects to the innocent lives lost in recent terrorist attacks, at a...
View ArticleThings to do at this weekend’s MCM Comic Con
MCM Comic Con returns to Birmingham’s NEC this weekend (Photograph: Olly MacNamee) Closing down an increasingly busy con season here in the Midlands is the two day end-of-year blowout that is MCM Comic...
View ArticleFrank Turner mourns loss of friend in Paris Attacks
Music star Frank Turner was friends with the late Nick Alexander, who was killed in the terrorist attacks on Paris last Friday British folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner has expressed his grief...
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