The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A quick thinking local resident has prevented a Christmas tragedy by waking up the occupant of a house on fire. The fire broke out late Friday night in a house on Charles Road in Small Heath, Birmingham. A local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, prevented any fatalities by waking up the occupant of the…
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 performance under the direction of writer Mark Gatiss. After an absence of several years ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ returns to television during the festive…
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 Heath. Mohammed Ali, the Birmingham based street artist, whose work has appeared internationally, has produced this new artwork which raises awareness about the jailing of…
UB40 put on a Christmas Concert and VIP Afterparty for Loyal Fans Although the tour does not officially begin until March 2019, this Christmas Concert felt like the first date of the tour; with a huge 22 song set, featuring the expected favourites such as “Red Red Wine” and “Don’t Break My Heart” and “Cheerio Baby”….
UB40 were honoured on the Birmingham Walk of Stars, Birmingham’s equivalent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame; with a star of their own for the impact they have made with their music. UB40 was formed in 1978, by brothers Ali and Robin Campbell with a multi-cultural line-up (of English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage friends)…
The past 12 months have seen the Aston Villa Foundation make major strides towards becoming one of the biggest sporting charities in the West Midlands. With a team of over 60 staff is now in place, the charity works across numerous projects to deliver over 250 sessions to over 6,500 individuals each week.
It’s International Migrants Day, promoting and celebrating migrant friendships across the region and country. Designated by the United Nations to celebrate migration, International Migrants Day was set up to hear from migrants, and to remember how they enrich the lives of others and their contribution to wider society.
Today, the heart of Birmingham’s LGTBQ+ scene, a community spanning clubs and safe spaces for all, has made a heartfelt plea. The plea is quite simple, our community is under threat and we need all the help we can get to protect it from being destroyed. Frequent visitors to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ quarter within the Southside…
Westside BID (Business Improvement District) brought Christmas cheer to office staff in Baskerville House, with Christmas carols sung by a local choir. Staff were not only treated to seasonal mince pies but their very own hour long concert of Christmas favourites including “Silent Night”, “We wish you a Merry Christmas” and the more contemporary “Mary’s Boy…
The old Birmingham Wholesale Markets have today been demolished, completely torn down to make way for a new multi-purpose development. The building complex, officially opening in 1974, was part of the regeneration of the city when the Bull Ring Centre was originally constructed in the late 1950s, but had become dated and was recently closed, allowing…