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BLOG: Swingerella takes domestic violence message to Delhi
Staff Reporter
May 19, 2016
Performance artist Swingerella - alter ego of mum-of-two Andrea Smith - travels from Birmingham to Delhi in India to raise awareness about domestic violence (Photograph: Swingerella) I love Birmingham! Here…
Russell Brand opens drug recovery centre in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
May 13, 2016
Entertainer Russell Brand helps officially launch the new Shoots for Recovery centre in Yardley, Birmingham (Photograph: Jess Phillips) Comedian, actor and activist Russell Brand today opened a new drugs recovery…
Tom Cassell aka Syndicate meets fans at Insomnia 57 in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 12, 2016
Insomnia 57, dubbed the UK's biggest gaming festival by organisers, was held at the NEC in Birmingham over the weekend as thousands of gamers came out to meet their online heroes.…
Birmingham’s hosts first global sustainability jam
Staff Reporter
October 1, 2015
A 48-hour design challenge is to be set and solved by groups of people in cities around the world, including right here in Birmingham. Ordinary people will bring together their personalities,…
West Midlands Police respond to arrest of “homeless” man in Birmingham McDonalds
Staff Reporter
March 9, 2015
West Midlands Police have responded to claims that a “homeless” man was arrested from a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham city centre. During an incident just over a week ago, a…
Teenager takes on cops arresting “homeless” man in Birmingham McDonald’s
Staff Reporter
March 1, 2015
A local teenager has taken on a PC from West Midlands Police after over five officers were sent to a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham to remove an allegedly "homeless" man.…
INTERVIEW: Luke Holland wants to be Birmingham’s youngest councillor
Staff Reporter
December 18, 2014
17-year-old teenager Luke Holland plans on standing in the council elections next May, as an independent candidate for the Moseley and Kings Heath ward in Birmingham. I Am Birmingham reporter…
Birmingham flashmob to mark Shaun of the Dead anniversary
Staff Reporter
June 15, 2014
Zombie fans Jack Kirby, Jamie Chapman and Hannah Deathridge dress up as characters from film Shaun of the Dead, to help promote the Birmingham Zombie Walk (Photo: Kris Askey) Over 50 fans…
REVIEW: Prince, LG Arena Birmingham
Staff Reporter
May 19, 2014
Prince thrilled audiences at the LG Arena in Birmingham to kick of his UK tour. Photograph: Kevin Doody Prince and 3rd Eye Girl arrived on stage to a noisy and…
COMPETITION: Win tickets to 20th Century Boy musical!
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2014
Already a huge success in the West End, musical 20th Century Boy comes to Birmingham West End and Musical theatre star Warren Sollars will lead the cast of the musical,…