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Simmer Down Festival returns, all sizzling for the Summer!
Staff Reporter
August 7, 2018
The biggest free reggae festival in the UK will be playing some of the coolest music for a laid-back hot summer afternoon in Birmingham this weekend. Founded in 2009, the…
Local schoolboy chess star wins British title
Staff Reporter
August 7, 2018
In 1976 Edgbaston’s Tony Miles, a former pupil of King Edward’s School, became Britain’s first Chess Grandmaster. Just down the road from his former school, two boys from Hallfield School…
Who’s performing at the 2018 Simmer Down Festival in Handsworth Park?
Staff Reporter
August 1, 2018
The biggest free reggae festival in the UK is back in Birmingham this weekend, for some awesome laid-back music, amazing food and a chilled out vibe. The Simmer Down Festival returns to the…
The Flyover Show returns next month with the best of Black British talent
Staff Reporter
July 25, 2018
An arts festival showcasing the best of Black British creativity, returns to Birmingham’s most unlikely venue this August. Set in the underpass of Hockley Flyover in the heart of inner…
Jamelia to present ‘Black Girl Bible’ at intimate Birmingham book event
Nikki Bi
July 17, 2018
Birmingham music star and television presenter Jamelia will be discussing all things 'Black Girls Bible' with writers Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené in Digbeth next week. The musician will be joining the…
Top Birmingham photographer lined up for business award
Staff Reporter
July 13, 2018
A Birmingham photojournalist who is often one of a few female photographers in nearly all-male press scrums, has been shortlisted for a special award in the field. Denise Maxwell of Lensi Photography…
Here’s the winners of the WMPCC Outstanding Citizen Awards 2018
Staff Reporter
July 6, 2018
Community heroes from across the West Midlands were honoured in the Police and Crime Commissioner's Outstanding Citizens Awards. The awards are in their 6th year, with nominations taken from the…
Unemployment charity Suited for Success reaches finals of National Lottery Awards
Staff Reporter
June 27, 2018
Birmingham charity Suited for Success, which helps unemployed men and women find suitable interview outfits, is appealing for votes after reaching the finals of the National Lottery Awards – the annual…
Birmingham man convicted of stirring racial hatred towards Muslims on Twitter
Staff Reporter
June 25, 2018
A Birmingham man has been convicted of stirring up racial hatred with a string of Islamophobic tweets, as West Midlands Police warns that anyone who posts inflammatory messages risks arrest…
VIDEO: Huge fire engulfs ‘chemical factory’ in Nechells, Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 24, 2018
West Midlands Fire Service have 15 fire engines in Inkerman Street in Nechells, Birmingham, tackling a huge fire at what is believed to be a chemical factory. Fire fighters have…