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‘Yummy Brummie’ Glynn Purnell steps up to the plate for Longbridge Food Festival
Staff Reporter
July 3, 2019
Birmingham’s finest foodie, Glynn Purnell, will be heading to Longbridge Town Centre later this month for its 2019 Food Festival. Fresh from his appearances on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, the 'Yummy…
Geek-fest galore in Birmingham this weekend as grand retro Gaming Market makes its debut
Staff Reporter
July 1, 2019
The nation’s favourite market dedicated to all things old skool gaming is heading to Brum this weekend! The Birmingham Gaming Market will provide the ultimate throwback on Saturday, with a…
Gunman who shot dead best friend while ‘messing about’ with gun facing jail
Staff Reporter
June 25, 2019
A gunman who shot dead his best friend while ‘messing around’ with a gun in a Coventry flat is facing jail. Armed police were called just after 1am on 7…
Residents in shock as masked thugs attack man in street with baseball bats and a machete
Rangzeb Hussain
June 25, 2019
Masked men with baseball bats and a machete attacked a man in the Small Heath area of Birmingham last night, according to reports. The violent attack is believed to have taken place…
Olly Alexander berates big brands for exploiting rainbow flag during Pride Month
Staff Reporter
June 23, 2019
Years and Years' frontman Olly Alexander has attacked corporations for exploiting the rainbow flag and LGBT+ community during Pride Month, describing them as "icky", "embarrassing" and "sh*t". Sharing a photo of an…
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary with city launch
Ranjit Dhillon
June 22, 2019
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) is back in town for it's fifth consecutive year and it will show films across a number of Birmingham locations over the next ten days. The…
Paradise Circus multi-storey car park to become a stage for multi-media arts event
Rangzeb Hussain
June 20, 2019
An exciting arts event which includes painting, spoken word, and video projection, comes to the Paradise Circus multi-storey car park in Birmingham this month. The event - titled 'Re-imagining the Opposition:…
Teenager pleads guilty to viciously murdering 18-year-old, stabbing him 15 times using “Rambo-style knife”
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
A teenager has today pleaded guilty to the murder of Hazrat Umar, who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham earlier this year. The 17-year-old - Adam Muhammad of Hawksyard Road in Birmingham -…
The all-female longboarding group aiming to get more Birmingham women of colour into adventure sports
Paul Stringer
June 14, 2019
An award-winning organisation based in Birmingham are looking for public support to get more women of colour into adventure sports by 2020. GirlDreamer is a Birmingham based company that provides…
Two Years On: Remembering the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 72 people were killed. On 14 June 2017, at 1am in the morning, a fire took hold…