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Tesco donates food to Birmingham mosques for Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2016
Tesco's dotcom van has been decorated with a Ramadan theme, specially designed by pupil Sangeeta Digpal Twenty mosques across the UK - including in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Bradford and Leicester…
Birmingham Muslims mark beginning of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2016
Worshipper Sarmad Qusai outside Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Ramadan, a month of religious spirituality and fasting for Muslims, has begun. For many, it started on Sunday…
15 moving photographs of Muhammad Ali in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2016
Muhammad Ali has made several visits to Birmingham, England, over the decades, in the 80s and 90s. He visited the city and met with fans, bringing them hope, joy and…
Ruby Turner celebrates BBC Music Day at Grand Central
Staff Reporter
June 4, 2016
Birmingham singer Ruby Turner takes to the stage at Grand Central for BBC Music Day (Photograph: Paul Stringer) Gospel Queen Ruby Turner and a choral Flash Mob delighted commuters with…
White Dee is broke and serving pints in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2016
White Dee - real name Deirdre Kelly - was seen at Birmingham Pride pulling pints at a Davenport brewers bar stand (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham's most well-known reality star White…
BLOG | Being brave during Birmingham Pride
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2016
Swingerella, alter ago of Birmingham mother-of-two Andrea Smith, attended Pride after reportedly being driven out of India (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride 2016. In truth I was supposed to be…
Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor backs LGBT rights at Birmingham Pride
Staff Reporter
May 31, 2016
Birmingham's new Lord Mayor Councillor Carl Rice, here with the Lady Mayoress and Lawrence Barton, is backing Stonewall's 'By Your Side' campaign for LGBT rights in the workplace (Photograph: Adam…
Singer thrown out of Brum club during Alesha Dixon show
Staff Reporter
May 30, 2016
A singer was thrown out of a Birmingham nightclub last night, after jumping on the stage during a performance by music star Alesha Dixon. Jay Jamieson, who describes himself as a "actor,…
BLOG | How to make a Gay Pride rainbow sandwich
Staff Reporter
May 29, 2016
Luke Williams is a YouTuber from Birmingham who focuses on LGBT themed content (Photograph: LukeOfficial) To celebrate Birmingham Pride, I wanted this week's video to reflect just that. Fun, colourful…
City awash with rainbows as Birmingham Pride launched
Staff Reporter
May 28, 2016
Birmingham's twentieth Pride celebrations are taking place during the Bank Holiday weekend (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride has begun with a bang, and over 80,000 are expected to attend the…