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Birmingham Smithfield site handed to Lendlease for £1.5bn redevelopment project
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has announced Lendlease as the preferred developer for the former site of the wholesale markets in Birmingham. At £, this will be the largest investment under the 2010 'Big…
REVIEW: ‘The Dead Room’ – Mark Gatiss writes and directs a queer ghost story for Christmas
A daring new ghost story hit this year’s Christmas Eve television schedule with a tale about ‘the love that dare not speak its name’. Simon Callow delivers a beautifully nuanced…
New Brum street art highlights the jailing of photojournalist Shahidul Alam in Bangladesh
Birmingham street artist Mohammed Ali, also known as 'Aerosol Arabic', brings an international message of injustice via street art of jailed Bengali photojournalist Shahidul Alam to Coventry Road in Small…
Birmingham’s first Caribbean cookery school launched by mother and daughter duo
Birmingham’s first Caribbean cookery school has been launched in the city. Around 100 guests marked the unveiling of the Tan Rosie Foods Cookery School – the brain child of mother and…
Amazing pirate-themed 3D ‘illusion’ artwork appears in Birmingham city centre
To mark the arrival of Escape Hunt Birmingham’s brand-new swashbuckling escape room adventure, Blackbeard’s Treasure, the world-famous artists 3D Joe & Max unveiled their interpretation of Blackbeard’s sinking ship on…
Royal Air Force plans “Colour Chaos” in West Midlands fundraiser
The Royal Air Forces Association wants to keep everyone near RAF Cosford in the pink at RAFA Colour Chaos later this month. This fun family event, open to the general…
Serial prankster sneaks into London Fashion Week with clothes from Poundland
A serial prankster has managed to infiltrate the highbrow and exclusive London Fashion Week event this week using a fake ID and some top-class blagging. Not only that, but the…
West Midlands Metro Mayor: Who will get your vote?
A total of six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands' first ever Metro Mayor on May 4th. The Mayor will be put in charge of a budget of £ billion…
BLOG: Musical Dan has passwords to the universe
Dan O'Connor is a musician from Wolverhampton and currently studying a history degree at the University of Birmingham (Photograph: Vimal Korpal) Today’s featured Midlands artist on the Vimal & Zoe Radio…
Birmingham flashmob to mark Shaun of the Dead anniversary
Zombie fans Jack Kirby, Jamie Chapman and Hannah Deathridge dress up as characters from film Shaun of the Dead, to help promote the Birmingham Zombie Walk (Photo: Kris Askey) Over 50 fans…