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Remembrance Sunday service to be held online with no public event in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 30, 2020 | 09:30 am
Birmingham’s annual Remembrance Sunday service will look very different this year, due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. While there will be no public event in the city…
OPINION: Why we’re coming together to stand up against domestic violence
Farisai Dzemwa
October 29, 2020 | 08:19 pm
A lot of research has been done and written about domestic violence by researchers and academics. This is talked about and spread far and wide. Services are shaped and formulated…
Birmingham city council seeks Commonwealth Games feedback from city residents
Staff Reporter
October 26, 2020 | 11:35 am
Birmingham City Council is asking residents to provide their feedback on the Commonwealth Games which are due to be held in the city for the first time in 2022. Under…
Guz Khan, Bharti Patel and Talisha Johnson among RTS Midlands Awards nominees
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 09:39 pm
Guz Khan, Bharti Patel, Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson and Darshna Soni are among the local media names unveiled as nominees for this year's Royal Television Society awards in the Midlands. The RTS…
Birmingham music group returns to live venue performances with work inspired by COVID-19
Rangzeb Hussain
October 23, 2020 | 03:14 pm
The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group returns to live indoor performances next month to showcase new music inspired by poets Paul Celan and Rabindranath Tagore, including creative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
£100K worth of community art commissions launched across North Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 02:41 pm
Community organisations in North Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create interactive art installations and projects to engage and empower local residents, to the tune of…
BBC secures the rights to broadcast Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 10:48 am
The BBC has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games, it has confirmed. The major multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham for the first time, will…
New photographic exhibition celebrates Birmingham’s commonwealth heritage
Rangzeb Hussain
October 21, 2020 | 05:21 pm
An exciting new photographic exhibition, which will take place during the Commonwealth Games 2022, will be previewed this Black History Month during a panel discussion celebrating Birmingham's diversity through rarely seen photographs…
Street art painted in Digbeth to launch Birmingham-based show The Rap Game UK
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020 | 02:00 pm
A 7ft graffiti mural has been sprayed in Digbeth to launch the second series of BBC Three show The Rap Game UK. The BBC has released a video showing Birmingham-based…
Black History Month launched in Birmingham with special virtual event
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020 | 09:30 am
Birmingham’s celebration of Black History Month has been launched with a special virtual event held over the weekend. As well as reflecting the city’s diversity and heritage, this year’s programme also…
