Bullring & Grand Central to ring in Chinese New Year with free events
Chinese New Year celebrations are expected to take place in Birmingham next month as the city welcomes in the Year of the Tiger with free public events at Bullring & […] The post Bullring &...
View ArticlePeople evacuated as blaze rages through a house in Small Heath
A raging fire engulfed a house in Wordsworth Road, Small Heath, which forced emergency services to evacuate local residents as 26 firefighters battled to bring the inferno under control this […] The...
View ArticleChild rapist jailed for 24 years in Wolverhampton
A Wolverhampton rapist has been jailed for more than two decades after subjecting two young girls to years of horrific sexual abuse which has left them physically and psychologically traumatised. […]...
View ArticleBirmingham council unveils financial plans for the city’s “golden decade”
A plan designed to maximise the potential of a “golden decade” for Birmingham has been published by the city council. According to the council, the economic plan has a strategic […] The post Birmingham...
View ArticleBirmingham mosques hand out food parcels as poor people hit by rising energy...
Organisers at two Birmingham mosques say rising energy prices have led to a significant increase in vulnerable people seeking help from the charity food parcel service run by mosques in […] The post...
View ArticleProtesters including NHS workers march through Birmingham against mandated...
Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest against mandated COVID vaccinations. Congregating in Chamberlain Square, activists rallied as part of international action against a...
View ArticleBirmingham’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration to be held at Millennium Point
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will this year be hosted at Millennium Point. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, will lead the free public event […]...
View ArticleBirmingham only UK city selected to join global women’s campaign for gender...
Birmingham is the only British city selected to join a global women’s campaign for the promotion of international gender equality. Chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities […] The...
View ArticleFrom “heroes to villains”: Why some NHS staff oppose the COVID vaccinations...
Two years ago we stood on our doorsteps clapped, banged pots and pans and sounded car horns. We were urged to stay at home to protect the NHS. At protests around […] The post From “heroes to villains”:...
View ArticleTragedy as man and woman found dead at family home in Birmingham
Police have sealed off a family home in the Stechford area of Birmingham after the bodies of a man and woman were found there last night (27 January). Officers forced […] The post Tragedy as man and...
View ArticleFormer West Midlands police officer pleads guilty to child sexual...
A former West Midlands Police officer pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children at Dudley Magistrates Court yesterday (27 January). Keel Walker, 21, joined the force in March last […] The...
View ArticleShock as woman attacked and killed in Bordesley Green
Residents in the Bordesley Green area have been left in shock after a woman was murdered near Garrison Lane last night (28 January). Police were called to North Holme, off […] The post Shock as woman...
View ArticleBordesley Green murder victim named as police hunt killer
A woman who was brutally murdered in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham on Friday (28 January) has been identified as Marina Shaban. The mother-of-four was discovered with fatal injuries […] The...
View ArticleVideo of Brummie revellers performing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in city centre...
A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29 […] The...
View ArticleNew Malik tribute painted in Small Heath after previous piece destroyed in...
A new street art tribute to Small Heath icon Malik was spotted on a wall on the border of Bordesley Green and Small Heath by a Birmingham resident this week. […] The post New Malik tribute painted in...
View ArticlePublic health horror as rat spotted inside a car in Bordesley Green
Public health concerns have been highlighted after a resident was left horrified when a rat was spotted crawling around the inside of a car in the Bordesley Green area of […] The post Public health...
View ArticleRapist who held woman hostage and stabbed her in the neck jailed in...
A violent sadist who held a mother hostage in her home and stabbed her in the throat will serve at least 14 years in prison for attempted murder and rape […] The post Rapist who held woman hostage and...
View ArticleStetchford deaths ruled as “murder suicide” after man kills woman and then...
Police have confirmed a young mother of two found dead inside her home in Stetchford last week was killed by a 47-year-old man who later hanged himself at the scene. […] The post Stetchford deaths...
View ArticleFourth teenager charged over Yahya Sharif murder in Small Heath
A fourth young man has been charged with the murder of Yahya Sharif who was stabbed to death in the Small Heah area of Birmingham last year. Teenager Sabir Maow […] The post Fourth teenager charged...
View ArticleBirmingham photographer Maryam Wahid’s evocative new exhibition comes to the MAC
A major new exhibition by Birmingham-based photographer Maryam Wahid documenting a journey with her mother will open at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) this Saturday (5 February). The show explores […]...
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