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Spectacular Diwali on the Square event returns to Birmingham after two-year absence
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2022
A spectacular free Diwali celebration with singing, dancing, food and fun for all the community will make an eagerly anticipated return to Birmingham city centre this weekend. After being suspended…
West Mids ‘Tech Commissioner’ appointed to help supercharge region’s digital economy
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2022
A 'Tech Commissioner' is set to be appointed to help supercharge the West Midlands by helping to build a forward looking, technologically advanced economy that harnesses big data to improve…
Middle Eastern eatery Damascena opens its fifth coffee house in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2022
One of Birmingham's most successful Middle Eastern food franchises has opened the doors to its fifth coffee house today. An exciting new addition to Lyndon House in Hagley Road, award-winning eatery Damascena's…
Murder investigation launched in Birmingham after man dies in Ladywood block of flats
Staff Reporter
October 8, 2022
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man found with serious injuries in Birmingham has died. The man was discovered in the hallway of a block of flats in…
Brummie comic Hannah Weetman from Castle Bromwich bags major comedy award
Staff Reporter
October 8, 2022
Comedian Hannah Weetman has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2022. Hannah performed in front of a sell-out crowd at Birmingham's The…
LGBTQ+ activist becomes Birmingham’s new Poet Laureate
Rangzeb Hussain
October 7, 2022
An award-winning writer and activist whose work has covered mental health and LGBTQ+ issues, including racism and intolerance, has been selected as the new Birmingham Poet Laureate. Jasmine Gardosi was…
Labour’s Saima Ahmed elected new councillor in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election
Staff Reporter
October 7, 2022
A Labour candidate has won the Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election with a landslide result, despite an overall low voter turnout. Saima Ahmed won the council seat after receiving 2,410…
Woodland Trust provides £300k funding to boost tree planting across the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
October 6, 2022
The Woodland Trust has delivered a major boost for communities across the region by providing nearly £300,000 to ramp up tree planting and help the West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA)…
Two suspects arrested as man, 52, stabbed to death in gang fight outside Coventry mosque
Staff Reporter
October 3, 2022
Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Coventry mosque last night. Officers were called to the Jamiah Masjid & Institute at the junction of…
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market searching for staff and musicians for 2022
Staff Reporter
October 3, 2022
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market is once again looking to recruit more than 200 people to support its stalls when it returns to the city centre on 3 November. Organisers of…