Events
Why do people wear white poppies for Remembrance Day?
Staff Reporter
November 10, 2018
Along with the famous red poppies sold and promoted by the Royal British Legion each year, many people also choose to wear white poppies to mark Remembrance Day. Some wear…
Birmingham to honour the fallen at city centre Remembrance Service this weekend
Staff Reporter
November 7, 2018
Birmingham will fall silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as the city remembers the fallen on Sunday - 100 years after the First…
Christmas at the Cathedral – Festive market and grotto to launch at Birmingham Cathedral
Staff Reporter
November 7, 2018
Birmingham’s popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month, with a tempting selection of food and drink, alongside stalls selling traditional toys, ornaments and gifts; the annual festive markets are back in…
Birmingham Christmas Market set to return next week – Here’s what to expect! [+ VIDEO]
Staff Reporter
November 7, 2018
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as Birmingham's popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month to get the city in a festive mood. With a tempting selection of food…
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is in Birmingham on 15th and 16th December!
Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018
"Holidays are Coming" and the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is back for 2018, apparently spreading holiday magic across UK, in the form of lots of liquid sugar and corporate…
30+ photos of Brummies joining forces for Poppy Day 2018!
Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018
It's Poppy Day in Birmingham today, ahead of Remembrance Sunday on 11th November. Volunteers, members of the military forces and veterans were out in full force across the city, selling…
VIDEO: How do young Brummies celebrate Diwali?
Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018
Diwali, the Hindu 'Festival of Lights', will be celebrated tomorrow, on the Wednesday 7th November. For those taking part, it's a celebration of goodness overcoming evil, light over darkness, knowledge over…
VIDEO: Audience reactions to ‘The Full Monty’ at Birmingham Hippodrome
Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018
The Full Monty play, currently showing at the Birmingham Hippodrome, is based on the smash hit film and adapted by writer Simon Beaufoy. The theatre production is in Birmingham between…
Diwali 2018: What does Diwali mean to Brummies?
Vimal Korpal
November 5, 2018
This year, Diwali - the Hindu 'Festival of Lights' - will be celebrated on the Wednesday 7th November. For those taking part, it's a celebration of goodness overcoming evil, light over…
Spice Girls set for national 2019 reunion tour, but giving Birmingham a miss! (+ VIDEO)
Joshua Williams
November 5, 2018
Stop right now! After speculation reached breaking point this morning, the Spice Girls have proven that friendship never truly ends with a 2019 UK reunion tour. The British pop sensations…