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What is Birchfield Big Local?
Staff Reporter
August 15, 2020
Birchfield Big Local is a community organisation in north-east Birmingham, focused on bringing together all the talents, passions, aspirations, skills and energy of individuals, groups and organisations to make their area…
Wedding receptions are back on… but with COVID-19 guest and catering restrictions
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2020
Weddings receptions in the form of a sit-down meal are finally being allowed to go ahead from August 15, according to another Government easing of lockdown restrictions. So, you'd initially tried…
Hurst Street closed to make way for alfresco dining experience and aid COVID-19 recovery
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2020
A key road in Birmingham will be closed on weekends from Saturday 15 August to create an alfresco eating and drinking area designed to help businesses recover from COVID-19. Southside…
Plumes of smoke visible for miles over Birmingham as fire rages in Tyseley
Rangzeb Hussain
August 10, 2020
West Midlands Fire Service have issued a warning for residents to stay safe to keep "doors and windows closed" as a "severe" fire rages at an industrial estate in the…
Two more men charged with murder over fatal shooting of Small Heath man
Abdul Kareem
August 10, 2020
West Midlands Police have charged two further men with murder in the ongoing investigations into a fatal shooting in Birmingham more than two years ago. Fahmi Daahir and Omar Elmi,…
Coventry asylum seeker with disability launches crowdfunder to raise fees for his PhD study
Selbin Kabote
August 10, 2020
The struggle of a Coventry-based, disabled and wheelchair-bound asylum seeker to raise tuition fees for his PhD in the UK is continuing with no end in sight. After applying for…
Public warned not to approach missing Dudley man who may be carrying a knife
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
Police are on the lookout for a potential knifeman from Dudley and are warning members of the public not to approach him. Moses Christensen, 21, went missing from his home in the Oldswinford…
Police close down Airbnb “Party House” following crime and anti-social behaviour complaints
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
West Midlands Police have closed down a "Party House" that was being rented out in Halesowen town centre following repeated complaints from neighbours of anti-social behaviour, criminality and suspected drug-related activity. The…
Odeon cinemas offer free movie tickets to thank NHS staff
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
A national cinema chain has announced it is giving thousands of free cinema tickets to NHS key workers to express gratitude to them for their hard work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Odeon…
BBC One’s Doctors resumes filming in Birmingham following coronavirus production hiatus
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
BBC One’s daytime drama Doctors returns to filming today, with production having been on pause since March due to lockdown; other than a special episode in early June, entirely self-shot by…