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OPINION | A walk down the aisle… with social media
Denise James
August 23, 2018
Will you consider a walk down the with social media? I recently got married. Yay! Hurrah! And all those other things! (more…)
Government backs £270m funding for West Midlands technological innovation
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2018
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs in the West Midlands will benefit from an additional £270 million to create the technologies of tomorrow, the Chancellor announced today. Philip Hammond will expand…
Midlands young entrepreneur named BCU Alumni of the Year
Staff Reporter
July 19, 2018
CEO and Co-Founder of the Wambiz private social network, Harry Jawanda, has been named as one of Birmingham City University’s Alumni of the Year. Wambiz is best known for specialising…
Birmingham’s Odeon to re-launch as UK’s largest fully reclining luxury cinema
Staff Reporter
May 26, 2018
Odeon cinemas are to launch the UK’s largest ODEON Luxe cinema in Birmingham, with their Broadway Plaza complex re-opening as a fully-reclining ODEON Luxe next month. The cinema will feature 1,264 luxury handmade reclining…
Long-lost footage of Batman in London launches UK hunt for rare TV clips
Staff Reporter
April 13, 2018
Long-lost footage of Adam West’s Batman teaching road safety to children will be screened for the first time in over 50 years to kick off a nationwide hunt for 100…
BBC Three begins its media talent search in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2018
BBC Three has posted a list of Birmingham-based jobs on the BBC careers hub today as part of the channel’s expansion into the city. The jobs offer new opportunities in…
1 in 4 teenagers can’t enjoy Christmas without social media, charity finds
Staff Reporter
December 21, 2017
More than one in four teenagers – an estimated 90,000 young people in the West Midlands - say they couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media according to a new survey…
Tough new penalties for laser misuse as 73 incidents reported at Birmingham Airport
Staff Reporter
December 20, 2017
Tough new penalties are being enforced for the misuse of lasers, including fines and prison sentences, following incidents which could have caused serious harm to aircraft arriving and departing at…
Here’s the final line-up for HelloWorld Live 2017
Staff Reporter
October 24, 2017
Some of the world's most famous YouTubers are in Birmingham this weekend for live interactive weekender HelloWorld. HelloWorld is an epic four-hour, immersive live show, with two identical separate performances on the 28th and 29th October at…
World’s biggest YouTubers headed to Birmingham for ‘Woodstock for the digital age’
Staff Reporter
October 13, 2017
Some of the world's biggest and most popular YouTubers are heading to Birmingham later this month for live interactive show spanning the half-term weekend. HelloWorld is an epic four-hour, immersive live…