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Photojournalist to lead photography skills workshop for migrants and refugees to share their stories
Staff Reporter
July 26, 2019
One of the West Midland’s few black female photojournalists is to lead a special photography skills workshop in Wolverhampton next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share their…
Hindu chariot festival brings a procession of colour and musical joy to Birmingham
Guest Contributor
July 24, 2019
The 19th annual Festival of Chariots, known as the ‘Birmingham Ratha Yatra’, brought an array of colour and sunshine to the city over the weekend, with music, dance, vegetarian food…
Safety warning issued as fire rages opposite City Hospital
Rangzeb Hussain
July 20, 2019
West Midlands Fire crews are battling a huge fire that is raging at a derelict unit off Dudley Road and Western Road in Winson Green this afternoon. Huge plumes of…
Simmer Down Festival promises to heat up Birmingham for a day of free music and celebration
Rangzeb Hussain
July 16, 2019
The annual Simmer Down Festival returns this weekend to Handsworth Park in Birmingham with a promise to deliver an exciting programme of music and activities for all the family. The…
Lowkey, Lady Sanity and Foka Wolf to perform at the Festival of Audacity after-party
Vimal Korpal
July 15, 2019
Rapper Lowkey will be headlining a huge afterparty of hip-hop and art activism to mark the end of Free Radical's Festival of Audacity this weekend, taking place at The Mill…
Bomb disposal unit descends on Small Heath house in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
July 13, 2019
West Midlands Police and a Royal Logistic Corps unit are on site in Dora Road, Small Heath, this afternoon allegedly in search of WW1 bombs. West Midlands Police and Army…
Stop-and-search in progress in Small Heath after alleged knife crime incident
Rangzeb Hussain
July 11, 2019
West Midlands Police are conducting a stop-and-search operation in the Small Heath area of Birmingham this afternoon after an alleged crime knife crime incident. Local residents who live around the…
Birmingham remembers Srebrenica genocide anniversary in hope of confronting hate and bridging divisions
Rangzeb Hussain
July 10, 2019
A evening of events and readings to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide have taken place in Birmingham, ahead of Srebrenica Memorial Day. Organised by national charity Remembering Srebrenica, the…
Man arrested in Small Heath after car window smashing spree
Rangzeb Hussain
July 10, 2019
A man was arrested this morning after he was spotted breaking car windows in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. The individual was spotted smashing windows and trying to open…
Angry parents vent as ‘No Outsiders’ protests resume at Parkfield School in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
July 9, 2019
In response to Parkfield Community School in Birmingham announcing that it will be restarting a modified version of equality lessons programme 'No Outsiders' this autumn, protesters against the LGBT-inclusive lessons have re-instigated…