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Two teenage boys arrested after man brutally attacked on way home from Kings Heath mosque
Staff Reporter
March 31, 2023
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a worshipper was attacked in the street as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath. West Midlands Police said a 73-year-old…
Community group condemns “Islamophobic” Kings Heath attack after Muslim man hospitalised by violent thugs
Staff Reporter
March 30, 2023
An anti-racist community group has condemned the attack against an elderly Muslim man who was savagely attacked by thugs as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath yesterday.…
Court building evacuated and trams halted in Birmingham after “substance” spill
Rangzeb Hussain
March 28, 2023
Tram services were disrupted in Birmingham after reports of an unknown "substance" inside a court building in Bull Street this afternoon. The area immediately outside the Civil Justice Centre, and…
Birmingham council to approve nearly £9 million for city arts and cultural sector
Staff Reporter
March 15, 2023
Birmingham City Council is set to approve nearly nine million pounds to support the arts sector and cultural activities in Birmingham over the next three years, it has been announced. The financial…
Community volunteers help clear litter from Handsworth Cemetery ahead of Ramadan
Rangzeb Hussain
March 13, 2023
A group of community volunteers from Birmingham are helping to clean up Handsworth Cemetery, ahead of Ramadan. The successful cleanup operation – which resulted in twenty bags of litter collected - took place…
Over 100 frantic residents evacuated after 15-storey Birmingham tower block floods
Rangzeb Hussain
March 1, 2023
The frantic residents of Brecon Tower in Birmingham were evacuated to safety following shock flooding on Tuesday night. The 15-storey tower block in Guild Close was shut down and anxious…
Birmingham’s Raging Bull saved from destruction, new home found at New Street Station
Rangzeb Hussain
February 8, 2023
The show-stopping Raging Bull which formed the centrepiece at the opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 has been granted a new home after months of uncertainty about the…
Birmingham Irish Association steps in to save St Patrick’s Day Parade from being axed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 7, 2023
The hugely popular St Patrick's Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public…
Hit BBC MasterChef show’s new Digbeth studio approved by Birmingham City Council
Rangzeb Hussain
January 16, 2023
Birmingham City Council's planning department has approved exciting plans for an old Digbeth building to be turned into a state of the art studio for BBC MasterChef. The vacant Banana…
Birmingham City Council approves whopping £100m Aston Villa stadium expansion plan
Rangzeb Hussain
January 4, 2023
Aston Villa Football Club's huge stadium expansion plan - worth £100m - has been approved by Birmingham City Council. Permission has been granted by the city's planning department for phase one…