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Birmingham Heritage Week secures sponsorship funding for 2018 return
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2018
Birmingham Heritage Week, a city-wide festival that celebrates Birmingham’s rich and diverse heritage, is set to return for a fourth year after securing vital sponsorship funding. Sponsors who will be…
Birmingham’s first Comic Con of the year takes city by storm
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2018
MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events held its first con of the year in March, battling through the snow for its most feature-packed Birmingham event…
Spoken word artist Amerah Saleh added to Birmingham 2022 handover line-up
Staff Reporter
March 19, 2018
Birmingham based spoken word artist Amerah Saleh has been confirmed as taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people…
LIVE UPDATES: MCM Comic Con Birmingham | March 2018
Staff Reporter
March 17, 2018
It's MCM Comic Con weekend with celebrities, cosplayers, gamers, animators and comic artists all under one roof at the NEC in Birmingham. We'll have full coverage during and after the…
10 things you didn’t know about Miss Birmingham Niamh Conway
Staff Reporter
March 17, 2018
Niamh Conway has been Miss Birmingham for a whole year. This time last March, the 22-year-old was an aspirational but shy university graduate who struggled with major confidence issues, before surprising…
10 photos from the Birmingham premiere screening of The Valley
Staff Reporter
March 13, 2018
The Birmingham premiere for a film tackling suicide and mental health issues was held at the Electric Cinema yesterday. The Valley, a story following a distraught father as he searches for…
20 stars attending this weekend’s Comic Con in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 12, 2018
Hot on the heels of news last month that Hollywood stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn - of Guardians of the Galaxy fame - are attending this year's first Comic Con event in Birmingham,…
15 photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 10, 2018
Royal couple Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were in Birmingham on Thursday to mark International Women's Day, visiting the Millennium Point in Eastside and community projects in Nechells. The engaged…
Brummies miffed at lack of ‘Mom’ greeting cards for Mother’s Day
Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018
Brummies can be a proud bunch. While it may not always be clear for outsiders to see what Brum natives could be proud of, the locals can get pretty passionate about…
Full St Patrick’s Day 2018 parade details announced
Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018
The Birmingham St. Patrick’s Festival is back this weekend, with an exciting parade for 2018 and a host of celebrations and entertainment. This Sunday (March 11), taking place in the spiritual home…