Around 80 firefighters tackle supermarket blaze in Alum Rock Road, Birmingham
A massive crew of firefighters tackled a fiery inferno at a supermarket in the Saltley area of Birmingham on Bank Holiday Monday. Around 80 firefighters battled to stop the blaze […] The post Around 80...
View ArticleMan brutally stabbed to death in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found with vicious stab wounds in a road in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning (Monday). Police were […] The post Man brutally...
View ArticleMan arrested after missing 12-year-old Welsh girl found in Birmingham
A man has been arrested after a 12-year-old missing girl from Wales was found 100 miles away in Birmingham. The young girl, from Flintshire, went missing on Friday (23 September) […] The post Man...
View ArticleThrilling Peaky Blinders dance show is coming to Birmingham
An action-packed new dance show based on the hit BBC show about Small Heath’s Peaky Blinders is coming to Birmingham this week. Famed dance group Rambert – Britain’s oldest dance […] The post...
View ArticleBirmingham’s Raging Bull is coming back says Mayor of the West Midlands
Birmingham’s celebrated Raging Bull – who won the hearts of millions around the world – will be coming back to a “permanent and prominent place” says Mayor of the West […] The post Birmingham’s Raging...
View ArticleBlacklash exhibition at Birmingham Museum highlights the fight against racism
A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the struggle for equality and human rights in the UK is currently running at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The photographic exhibition, sourced from...
View ArticleREVIEW: South Pacific – love rises higher than prejudice and racism
The forward thinking musical South Pacific, brimming with breezy and topical melodies, is warming up audiences at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre. Rogers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit Broadway show, based...
View ArticlePeaky Blinders will return for another series if fans want it, says show creator
Peaky Blinders show creator Steven Knight revealed some exciting news about the possible return of the Small Heath gangsters in a new series. Fans of the Peaky Blinders were hungry […] The post Peaky...
View ArticleArmed police patrols and road closures for Conservative Party Conference in...
A colossal security operation begins this week in Birmingham as West Midlands Police prepare for the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday (2 October). The major event is expected to attract […] The...
View ArticleREVIEW: Peaky Blinders – The Redemption of Thomas Shelby – the gang is back...
The legendary Peaky Blinders of Small Heath are back in town and this time they’re setting The Birmingham Hippodrome stage on fire with a spectacular new dance show. Peaky Blinders: […] The post...
View ArticleTragic murder victim who was stabbed to death in Sparkbrook named
Police have named the victim of a fatal stabbing which took place in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham earlier this week. Fuaad Husein, aged 45, was discovered in a pool […] The post Tragic murder...
View ArticleHunt launched after masked man tried to grab a 10-year-old schoolgirl in...
Police have launched a manhunt after a young girl was grabbed around the waist by a masked man as she made her way to school on Tuesday morning (27 September). The […] The post Hunt launched after...
View ArticleMigrant media empowerment programme to launch in Birmingham
Members from migrant communities are being invited to take part in a media empowerment course to help them achieve better representation in local media. Working closely with local journalists and […]...
View ArticleBirmingham’s Centenary Square looks like a fortress for Conservative Party...
The location around Centenary Square looks like “Alcatraz” as the area is closed off and secured for the Conservative Party conference which starts on Sunday (2 October). Broad Street is […] The post...
View ArticleConservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg mobbed by angry protesters in Birmingham
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg received an unwelcome response from cost of living and climate change protesters as the Conservative Party conference got underway in Birmingham. Mr Rees-Mogg needed...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian activists crash two vans into UK factory owned by Israeli...
Pro-Palestinian activists have crashed two vans into a factory in Shenstone as part of an ongoing attack on the military drone making company. According to the activists, two vans were […] The post...
View ArticleBirmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market searching for staff and musicians for...
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market is once again looking to recruit more than 200 people to support its stalls when it returns to the city centre on 3 November. Organisers of […] The post...
View ArticleTwo suspects arrested as man, 52, stabbed to death in gang fight outside...
Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Coventry mosque last night. Officers were called to the Jamiah Masjid & Institute at the junction of […] The post Two suspects...
View ArticleAspiring young Small Heath director to showcase his latest films at...
An upcoming young film director from the Small Heath area of Birmingham will have his newly-crafted short movies screened at the Odeon cinema in Birmingham next weekend. Rajab Mahmood, aged […] The...
View ArticleFree film screening of Birmingham’s legendary Tower Ballroom by Pogus Caesar
Celebrated Birmingham photographer Pogus Caesar‘s film about the legendary Tower Ballroom – where music acts such as David Bowie and The Wailers performed – will get a special screening at […] The post...
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