The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Lucky ticket holders will get a rare chance to tour the landmark Birmingham New Street signal box which was decommissioned last Christmas. A ticket ballot has now opened for people to enter their names and see if they can win one of the 60 rare tour tickets.
Authorities have issued a weather warning this evening as heavy snow blankets Birmingham and temperatures plummet. Light snow flurries and sleet had been falling steadily throughout the day and becoming heavier with snow beginning to stick to surfaces and carpeting the West Midlands in an icy layer which is causing dangerous driving conditions tonight.
Actors from Of Mice and Men visited the Black Country Living Museum ahead of a brand-new Birmingham stage production of John Steinbeck’s classic story. The new adaptation of Steinbeck’s timeless tale – which resonates with the current cost of living crisis and the plight of migrants – will be staged at The Birmingham Rep.
Birmingham comedy legend Japser Carrott will host a special night to celebrate the 50 year career of West Midlands newsreader Bob Warman and raise money for charity. The Birmingham Rep theatre have announced A Night of Stars – Celebrating Bob Warman’s 50 Years in Television which will raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice and The Journalist’s Charity.
A major road in the Small Heath area of Birmingham was closed off on Friday morning following a serious collision involving several vehicles which resulted in four people being rushed to hospital. The shocking pile-up took place just after 10:45am in a busy shopping precinct area of Coventry Road between Whitmore Road and Jenkins Street.
A gang member who carried out a number of shooting attacks on homes in Birmingham has been jailed for 14 years. Sameer Khan was present when three of the attacks took place and police later found the 26-year-old had hidden the gun used in the shootings in his cellar.
The King and I musical comes to Birmingham in a production that continues to dance with dated and contentious themes. The Rogers and Hammerstein musical is currently playing at The Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
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 people ushered to spend the night at Ladywood Community Centre and a hotel.