Business
GUZ-A-GUZ-AH! Comedian Guz Khan joins the Spice Girls in hilarious new Walkers crisps ad
Staff Reporter
June 2, 2019
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the…
Prominent gay bar Eden under threat from city developers
Joshua Williams
May 31, 2019
In a devastating blow to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community, a recent planning draft has been released by Birmingham City Council showing popular venue Eden Bar locked in by new apartments. As…
As International Day Against Homophobia is celebrated, survey finds 70% of LGBT people harassed at work
Rhiannon Storer
May 17, 2019
Nearly seven in 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people have been sexually harassed at work, according to research for the Trades Union Congress revealing a “hidden epidemic”. The…
World’s biggest Primark store opens in Birmingham to thousands of shoppers
Alex Bratu
April 11, 2019
The world’s biggest Primark has opened to shoppers in Birmingham, with thousands of people flooding the store on its launch day. The brand new department store has been set up on…
Brilliant Brummies: Meet Dave Massey, the man behind BrumHour and its 25k followers
Laura Sanders
February 8, 2019
Radio presenter, blogger and proud brummie, Dave Massey is the founder and curator of BrumHour; a community where Birmingham businesses, blogs and freelancers can network. The brand has amassed 25k followers on Twitter. We caught…
The future of Birmingham’s gay scene to rest on one final council meeting
Joshua Williams
February 5, 2019
After an initial win for Birmingham’s gay scene last year, which saw a delay in the development of new apartment buildings in Kent Street pending a site visit, the future of the…
Lenny Henry receives Lifetime Honorary Award in Birmingham
Denise James
January 21, 2019
Dudley-born comedian, actor and humanitarian Sir Lenny Henry has received a Lifetime Honorary Award in Birmingham. Sir Lenny received the lifetime achievement award from MBCC - The Midlands Business & Community…
Allah Vera: M&S respond to claims Arabic name of God appears on toilet paper
Staff Reporter
January 19, 2019
Supermarket giant M&S has hit back at claims its Aloe Vera toilet paper was branded with the Arabic name for God after a video purporting to show evidence of the claim…
Calls for M&S boycott following discovery of “Allah” toilet paper
Staff Reporter
January 19, 2019
There have been calls for a Marks & Spencer boycott following the alleged discovery of the word "Allah" on the supermarket's own brand toilet paper. In a video circulating on…
Verdict on ‘CityPark4Brum’ petition to be reached at a council meeting
Laura Sanders
January 15, 2019
The verdict will be reached today by Birmingham City Council (BCC) about a petition to transform Smithfield in to a signature open green space. 'CityPark4Brum', which has over 10,000 signatures, was formed to…