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IN PICTURES: Singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis
Staff Reporter
June 4, 2019
Singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis is a musician who released his EP 'In Between Minds'. The musician embarked on his first UK and Ireland tour in November 2019. (more…)
GUZ-A-GUZ-AH! Comedian Guz Khan joins the Spice Girls in hilarious new Walkers crisps ad
Staff Reporter
June 2, 2019
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the…
Singer Rhys Lewis announces his first ever UK & Ireland tour including Birmingham date
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2019
Following his European tour earlier this month and sold out London show at Omeara, Rhys Lewis has announced a huge UK and Ireland tour for November 2019 including a Birmingham date…
MP Jess Phillips’ life story to be made into TV drama by Black Mirror producers
Staff Reporter
May 30, 2019
MP Jess Phillips' light-hearted autobiography Everywoman is to be turned into TV drama by the people behind Years and Years and Black Mirror. The Manchester-based RED production company will "explore how an engaged…
Olly Alexander on No Outsiders: “We need to show our solidarity with Muslim LGBT people!”
Rhi Storer
May 26, 2019
A music superstar has waded into the 'No Outsiders' row over protests being held outside schools across Birmingham. Olly Alexander, frontman for British synth-pop band Years and Years, delivered an impassioned…
Here’s the Main Stage line-up for Birmingham Pride 2019!
Rhi Storer
May 19, 2019
With organisers promising the largest ever main stage, Birmingham Pride is set to welcome an incredible array of talent to the Main Stage next weekend! Following on from the carnival parade,…
PRIDE GUIDE 2019: What to expect at this year’s Birmingham Pride!
Joshua Williams
May 17, 2019
As May Bank Holiday weekend fast approaches, it can mean only one thing: the UK’s biggest two-day pride festival is returning! With a celebration of the second city’s LGBTQ+ community…
International internet legend Grumpy Cat dies, aged seven
Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019
Internet meme sensation Grumpy Cat has died at the age of seven, according to her owners. In a statement released on social media, it was revealed the online celebrity had passed away on…
REVIEW: Stan’s Cafe offers a game-changing experience to theatre and cinema fans
Rangzeb Hussain
May 10, 2019
Experimental theatre company Stan's Cafe has brought an economical, yet intensely powerful, show called 'It's Your Film' to the The Lansdowne in Birmingham. This free show combines cinematic and theatrical techniques to…
Brummie hat-trick as actors Lorna Laidlaw, Bharti Patel and Janice Connolly set to appear on prime time TV shows
Vimal Korpal
April 15, 2019
Popular Brummie actors have scored a TV hat-trick as Lorna Laidlaw, Bharti Patel and Janice Connolly are set to dominate prime time slots over the next few months. Former Doctors star and…