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Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, Sigrid & KSI to perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry
Staff Reporter
March 14, 2022
Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, Sigrid & KSI are some of the hottest acts set to perform on Saturday 28 May at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry. Coventry’s…
Commonwealth Day celebrated at the Alexander Stadium as Birmingham 2022 countdown continues
Staff Reporter
March 14, 2022
To celebrate Commonwealth Day, former, current and future stars of athletics in Birmingham tried out the track at the newly transformed Alexander Stadium and they were joined in the impressive…
The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrates Commonwealth Day in New Zealand
Staff Reporter
March 14, 2022
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in New Zealand on 12 March and spent four days travelling the nation, coinciding with Commonwealth Day today. This year, Commonwealth Day (14…
100 community groups to stage projects and events for the Birmingham 2022 Festival
Staff Reporter
March 11, 2022
Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival, thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council. The…
Commonwealth Games all-star album to showcase Birmingham music talent on global stage
Staff Reporter
February 28, 2022
A new all-star concept album billed as ‘a sonic love letter to Birmingham’ will be released to music fans across the world for free in June, for the Birmingham 2022…
Birmingham 2022 Festival launches with a six-month celebration of creativity
Staff Reporter
February 28, 2022
The Birmingham 2022 Festival has announced its six-month long cultural programme taking place across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Organisers have revealed it will be the biggest celebration of creativity…
Birmingham artists join national ‘Rebel Music Tour’ in Digbeth to challenge racism through music
Staff Reporter
February 24, 2022
A national tour celebrating music as a means of bringing communities together and fighting racism is coming to Birmingham tonight. The 'Rebel Music Tour' - which is touring around the…
Trees are being given away to encourage West Midlands residents to build ‘Virtual Forest’
Staff Reporter
February 23, 2022
Up to 400 saplings will be given away across the region this half-term week to encourage more people to get growing and boost the West Midlands Combined Authority's Virtual Forest.…
Drugs gang who supplied cocaine and heroin across Midlands jailed for nearly 50 years
Staff Reporter
February 21, 2022
A gang who supplied cocaine and heroin across Birmingham and into Worcester have been jailed for a total of almost 50 years after police busted their County Lines drugs network.…
Muhammed Sohail: Saltley murder victim shot dead in car
Staff Reporter
February 21, 2022
Detectives investigating the murder of a man found with fatal injuries in Birmingham have named him as Muhammed Sohail. The family of the 25-year-old murdered in Wright Road, Saltley, have paid tribute…