Street Life
Community to stage charity sleepout in Birmingham to raise funds for Gaza children this winter
Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
A community sleepout in the open outdoors is set to take place in Birmingham next month to raise funds for Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza strip. With the motto…
£12.24 million approved by WMCA for new mixed use regeneration scheme in Coventry
Staff Reporter
January 23, 2024
A huge part of Coventry city centre is one step closer to regeneration after an additional £ million has been approved by the West Midlands Combined Authority to unlock a…
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…
Birmingham community turn bus stops into stained-glass art galleries across Handsworth
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2022
Seven new bus stops lining Birmingham’s busy Soho Road have been converted into art galleries to celebrate the area’s diverse communities and history. China Plate Theatre artist Nilupa Yasmin has…
Hundreds of people join Dom Whiting for ‘Drum and Bass on the Bike’ return to Birmingham
Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Around a thousand cyclists came out to join 'Drum and Bass on the Bike' as the mass gathering made a return to Birmingham. Hundreds of excited cyclists and drum and…
Safer Travel launch new plan to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour on public transport
Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
Plans to increase the numbers of specialist uniformed officers patrolling the West Midlands' bus, train and tram networks has been launched in the region. Unveiled today (18 March), the four-year Safer…
Rough sleepers urged to seek shelter during Storm Eunice
Staff Reporter
February 18, 2022
Birmingham City Council has provided guidance on how to assist rough sleepers at risk of being caught up in the harsh weather conditions during Storm Eunice. Due to Storm Eunice,…
Epic Peaky Blinders mural unveiled in Digbeth as broadcast date for final series revealed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 15, 2022
The broadcast date for the final series of landmark Birmingham-based drama series Peaky Blinders was announced during the unveiling of an epic new mural in Digbeth today. Show creator Steven Knight…
Video of Brummie revellers performing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in city centre street goes viral
Staff Reporter
January 30, 2022
A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform 'Killing Me Softly' in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29…
Muslim bachelor launches witty billboard campaign in Birmingham to find a wife
Rangzeb Hussain
January 3, 2022
Billboards have appeared across parts of Birmingham featuring a Muslim bachelor in search of a wife. 29-year-old Muhammad Malik has forked out hundreds of pounds on a witty and unconventional public campaign…