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Royal Air Force plans “Colour Chaos” in West Midlands fundraiser
Staff Reporter
August 13, 2018
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…
Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion to be decided in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
August 9, 2018
One of the most prestigious titles in European MMA - the Cage Warriors featherweight title - will be decided by a four-man tournament across two blockbuster events in Birmingham. The…
Cage Warriors heads back to Birmingham for CW98 tournament
Staff Reporter
July 21, 2018
Birmingham’s Genting Arena will be the venue for Cage Warriors 98, the leading European MMA tournament has announced. With 5 events already staged this year and a further 4 announced,…
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…
Top Birmingham photographer lined up for business award
Staff Reporter
July 13, 2018
A Birmingham photojournalist who is often one of a few female photographers in nearly all-male press scrums, has been shortlisted for a special award in the field. Denise Maxwell of Lensi Photography…
Antonio Aakeel heads home for Eaten By Lions premiere at Birmingham Indian Film Festival
Staff Reporter
June 25, 2018
We started the year with highlighting ten of the city's rising stars for 2018, and featured prominently on the list was Wolverhampton-born actor Antonio Aakeel. The promising young talent from Wolves – now…
Lunar Festival to open a day early for even more music and more fun
Olly MacNamee
May 29, 2018
With campers for the Lunar Festival (weekend of July 27 - 29th) expected to start arriving Thursday afternoon and evening of that week, organisers have decided to put on an additional…
Brummies miffed at lack of ‘Mom’ greeting cards for Mother’s Day
Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018
Brummies can be a proud bunch. While it may not always be clear for outsiders to see what Brum natives could be proud of, the locals can get pretty passionate about…
VIDEO: Birmingham women celebrate International Women’s Day 2018
Staff Reporter
March 8, 2018
Birmingham women from different backgrounds, ages and abilities have come together to share why they think we still need to #PressForProgress on International Women's Day. Women from across Birmingham and…
Global charity helps Birmingham university student “find her voice”
Staff Reporter
February 7, 2018
A University of Birmingham student says debating global issues at school helped her find her voice. After taking part in successful school debates as a sixth former in her home town…