Birmingham Pride announces dates for 2019 celebrations
Following a successful Birmingham Pride event this bank holiday weekend, the team behind the UK’s largest two-day LGBT+ festival have already announced the dates for 2019! Set to return on Saturday […]...
View ArticleBirmingham Muslims are feeding city’s homeless during Ramadan
A group of Muslims who fed the city’s homeless and hungry over the Christmas period are doing the same again, this time throughout Ramadan. Volunteers with The Birmingham Outreach Foundation […] The...
View ArticleAston Villa FC suspend Keith Wyness with immediate effect
Aston Villa Football Club has confirmed that Chief Executive Keith Wyness has been suspended. The announcement was made as it emerged Villa are working with HM Revenue & Customs to […] The post...
View ArticleTHUG author Angie Thomas returning to Birmingham to discuss movie adaptation
Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (THUG), comes back to Birmingham to talk about the phenomenal success that has seen her debut novel take the Number One spot in […] The post THUG author Angie...
View ArticleHundreds of families planning to attend free festival in Birmingham this weekend
Visitors to Birmingham City University’s Inspired Family Day will be given the chance to star in their own play, design their own railway or take part in a range of sporting activities […] The post...
View Article‘Plastic’ revealed as Children’s Word of the Year by Oxford University Press
Plastic, the ocean, Emmeline Pankhurst, Donald Trump, Brexit, Korea, Grenfell Tower, unicorns, slime and computer game Fortnite are just some of the people and subjects that influence British...
View ArticleThe second largest migrant community in the UK, Romanians still targeted with...
Newly released data on migrant population in the UK caused again quite a stir in the media. Most outlets, from tabloids to quality press, published the news: Romanians now number […] The post The...
View ArticleBrum comedian Shazia Mirza to serve up a night of laughs to help city’s homeless
Birmingham-born Shazia Mirza is heading back to Brum to raise money for the city’s homeless, as part of an annual event hosted by Itihaas Restaurant. Joining fellow comedian Hardeep Singh […] The post...
View ArticleOPINION | Life of ‘Dr Tony Xia’
“Always look on the bright side of life, always look on the light side of life. If life seems jolly rotten, there’s something you’ve forgotten…” Great song from the Monty […] The post OPINION | Life of...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride...
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In […] The...
View ArticleBirmingham shisha bar closed after selling ‘alcohol and laughing gas to...
A Birmingham shisha bar that allegedly sold alcohol and laughing gas to hundreds of children has been permanently closed. Cloud Nine Dessert and Shisha Lounge in Birmingham’s Southside had already been...
View ArticleHuge family fun day planned as over 100,000 expected for Birmingham Eid...
Birmingham’s Muslim community is bracing itself for end of Ramadan next week, the 30-day period of fasting which will culminate in global Eid celebrations. This year, Eid al-Fitr is expected […] The...
View Article7 hilarious photos of ‘bouncy pink pied pipers’ dancing through Birmingham
A hilarious promenade performance took place in Birmingham city centre this afternoon, as a team of big, bouncy pink pied pipers led smiling crowds from Victoria Square down New Street and to […] The...
View ArticleEmbarrassment as Sainsbury’s places Islamic flags on alcohol aisle during...
High street supermarket Sainsbury’s has dropped a bit of a Ramadan blunder after placing Islamic flags on alcohol displays in a bid promote the upcoming World Cup. A Birmingham branch of the...
View ArticleStreet Fight in Small Heath
A street fight reportedly took place in Green Lane, #Birmingham last night; during which a man claimed he had been stabbed. Emergency services including riot police, ambulance and helicopter arrived...
View ArticleFilm about Pakistani woman who fought off bandits to be screened in Birmingham
A film about a brave village woman who fought off bandits in Pakistan is to be shown at a special screening in Birmingham this week. My Pure Land, a 2017 […] The post Film about Pakistani woman who...
View ArticleAlan Sugar branded “racist” after posting tweet mocking African World Cup team
Alan Sugar has come under fire for posting a ‘racist’ tweet about the Senegal World Cup team that compares the players to individuals – specifically of African descent – selling sunglasses and handbags...
View ArticleBrum’s Gay Symphony Orchestra raise funds for Naz and Matt Foundation
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets […] The post...
View ArticleImpressive new ‘Star Wars’ mural unveiled in Birmingham city centre
A new mural has been unveiled in The Custard Factory to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham. The huge spray painting, under […] The post Impressive...
View Article12 photos of the new ‘Star Wars’ street art mural in Digbeth
You’ve probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating’s Birmingham’s cinematic history, including Brum’s Star Wars connections, and wondering what it’s all about. Well, the artwork has...
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