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Great Get Together events planned for Birmingham in memory of Jo Cox
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2017
A series of special community events have been planned by Brummies as part of The Great Get Together, a national initiative to mark the anniversary of the passing of Jo Cox,…
OPINION | Political activists scrawl city streets to chalk up Labour victory
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2017
On a cold and windy rainy Birmingham night, I found myself alongside some of the grassroots campaigners, all of us hoping to see The Labour Party elected on the June…
Corbyn gives passionate cry for change to thousands of supporters in Birmingham
Ranjit Dhillon
June 7, 2017
“They underestimated us and the campaign we would mount!” rallied Corbyn during the end of his intense, heartfelt speech to unite the masses in voting for Labour. Few would disagree…
Calls to defend city’s Muslim community at vigil for London terror victims
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2017
A vigil has been held in Birmingham city centre in tribute to the 7 people who lost their lives during the London Bridge terror attack on Saturday. Placards bearing messages…
Vigil for London attack victims to be held in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 4, 2017
A unity vigil is to be held in Birmingham city centre tomorrow evening, in response to Saturday's London terror attack, which left 7 dead and 21 critically wounded in the capital.…
Leicester Pride announces Union J as headline act for 2017
Staff Reporter
May 24, 2017
Boy band Union J will headline Leicester Pride 2017 on Saturday 2nd September at Victoria Park. The band have had four UK Top 10 singles since their appearance on X…
Andy Street takes on homelessness during first day as Mayor
Staff Reporter
May 9, 2017
Andy Street, the newly elected Mayor of the West Midlands, has kicked off his term in office with a commitment to tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in the region. On…
Revolutionary Birmingham arts event to debate integration, hip-hop and Malcolm X
Staff Reporter
May 9, 2017
A revolutionary arts event returns to Birmingham this month, bringing musicians, singers and visual artists of international repute to the city to respond to live discussion, as it happens. The Hubb Debates,…
OPINION | Birmingham street art with a human message
Rangzeb Hussain
May 8, 2017
Robin Fidoe, an inspirational art teacher at Rockwood Academy (formerly Park View School) in Alum Rock, recently lost his battle with cancer and passed away. Mr Fidoe was a hardworking member…
Birmingham mosque responds to EDL with “Best of British” tea party
Staff Reporter
April 7, 2017
When members of the Birmingham Central Mosque heard the English Defence League was coming to their beloved city to very likely moan about Muslims not integrating enough, they could think of…