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7 hilarious photos of ‘bouncy pink pied pipers’ dancing through Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 9, 2018
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…
Huge family fun day planned as over 100,000 expected for Birmingham Eid celebrations
Staff Reporter
June 9, 2018
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…
Birmingham shisha bar closed after selling ‘alcohol and laughing gas to children’
Staff Reporter
June 9, 2018
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…
Birmingham’s Indian Film Festival is back! Here’s what to expect…
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2018
Europe's largest Indian film fest is returning to Birmingham this summer for its fourth year in the city. The Birmingham Indian Film Festival - known as BIFF - is a…
Brum comedian Shazia Mirza to serve up a night of laughs to help city’s homeless
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2018
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…
‘Plastic’ revealed as Children’s Word of the Year by Oxford University Press
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
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 children’s creativity…
Hundreds of families planning to attend free festival in Birmingham this weekend
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
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…
THUG author Angie Thomas returning to Birmingham to discuss movie adaptation
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
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…
Aston Villa FC suspend Keith Wyness with immediate effect
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2018
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…
Birmingham Muslims are feeding city’s homeless during Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 3, 2018
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…