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8 inspiring reads from local female authors for International Women’s Day
It is currently International Women’s Month, with International Women’s Day (IWD) taking place on Thursday 8th March. Both annual events are celebrated to highlight the contributions of women in history and contemporary society.
20+ photos of Birmingham’s canals all frozen over!
As temperatures plunge across Birmingham, canals and lakes have frozen over! From the labyrinth of canals interchanging within Birmingham city centre to lakes and water features in parks across the city, temperatures well into minus degrees have created extremely ice cold environments for members of the public and local wildlife.
8 photos of adorable Brummie school kids dressed up for World Book Day
Young children at a school in Birmingham have been sharing their love of books today by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. Celebrating World Book Day with hundreds of other schools across the country, pupils at The Wisdom Academy donned outfits paying tribute to storybook and comic characters; from pirates, wizards and superheroes to princesses, queens and…
Here’s 6 photos of Owen Jones like you’ve never seen him before (Oh, those MySpace pics!)
Owen Jones. 33. Northerner. Author. Journalist. Vampire… possibly. So maybe not a vampire but hard to say considering the guy never appears to age. He begs to differ.
10 photos of horror film duo Leigh Whannell and James Wan in Birmingham
James Wan and Leigh Whannell are a force to be reckoned with in modern-day horror filmmaking. Not only are they very good friends, but they’re the minds behind the SAW film franchise, with James having directed the original film and and creating the iconic Billy the Puppet, while Leigh wrote and starred in the 2004…
Your photos of the ‘Super Blue Moon’ over Birmingham
Last night’s “Super Blue Moon” had quite a few of you watching the skies. While a lunar eclipse – or ‘blood moon’ as Twitter hashtags will remind you -was visible on the other side of the world (Australia, Asia and some parts of the US and Eastern Europe), the UK had to settle for a ‘blue moon’. No less stunning,…
30+ photos of London Pride 2017 parade and celebrations
The London Pride parade for 2017 was bigger and better than ever, as headline sponsors Barclays led the celebration in the capital. Thousands of people congregated in central London as the annual Pride parade got underway on Saturday, with over 26,000 attendees hitting the streets to highlight this year’s ‘Love Happens Here’ theme.
Birmingham teacher to sleep out on city streets for charity
A secondary school teacher and aspiring model from Sutton Coldfield will be sleeping rough on the streets of Birmingham this week, to raise money for a charity helping children across the world. 24-year-old Andrew Stelly – who is Head of Year at a school in Tile Cross – will be spending a night with homeless individuals in Birmingham…
58 photos capturing the beautiful diversity of St Paddy’s Day celebrations in Brum
Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations and parades, from Chinese New Year festivities and Birmingham Pride to the Birmingham Mela and Birmingham Carnival, but if there was ever one event that seems to bring everyone together – regardless of age, background or heritage – it would have to be St Patrick’s Day….
Muslim councillor schools online racist following Facebook abuse
A Muslim councillor from Birmingham has totally schooled an online racist after being told to “f*** off” out of the country. Cllr Mariam Khan, who represents the Birmingham Washwood Heath ward, was targeted by Facebook user ‘Dawn Lees’ in a vitriolic hate-filled attack posted publicly under a Birmingham Mail news story yesterday.