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Free tour tickets as Birmingham New Street signal box closes down after 60 years
Rangzeb Hussain
March 9, 2023
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…
Birmingham Irish Association steps in to save St Patrick’s Day Parade from being axed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 7, 2023
The hugely popular St Patrick's Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public…
International Migrants Day: What it means to be a migrant in the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
December 18, 2022
International Migrants Day takes place on Sunday 18 December, with this year’s theme being “It takes a community”. On 18 December 1990, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on…
Palestine Action activists arrested after defacing Lord Balfour statue in Parliament
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2022
Two women have been arrested by police after entering the House of Commons to deface a memorial statue of former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. The Palestine Action activists, reportedly pretending to…
Virtuoso Birmingham violinist to give free performances at Black History Month event
Rangzeb Hussain
October 8, 2022
An award-winning Birmingham violinist is to give two free performances as part of Black History Month events on Sunday (9 October). Melika Queely will give informal musical performances at the…
Free film screening of Birmingham’s legendary Tower Ballroom by Pogus Caesar
Rangzeb Hussain
October 7, 2022
Celebrated Birmingham photographer Pogus Caesar's film about the legendary Tower Ballroom - where music acts such as David Bowie and The Wailers performed - will get a special screening at…
Blacklash exhibition at Birmingham Museum highlights the fight against racism
Rangzeb Hussain
September 27, 2022
A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the struggle for equality and human rights in the UK is currently running at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The photographic exhibition, sourced from the…
Homeless services face cuts at a Birmingham mosque as energy prices rise to £250,000
Rangzeb Hussain
September 7, 2022
A mosque in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, which offers essential support services to vulnerable and homeless people, faces possible closure to departments as energy bills soar from £60,000…
Birmingham 2022 opening ceremony thrills with a fiery journey from dark to light
Rangzeb Hussain
July 29, 2022
The audacious multicultural opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 thrilled with a show that dared to look at the dark past while looking forward to a positive future. Thursday…
Peaky Blinders creator and Duran Duran plan exciting opening ceremony for Commonwealth Games
Rangzeb Hussain
July 28, 2022
Legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran are headlining the opening ceremony celebrations at the Commonwealth Games 2022 tonight. Steven Knight, the creative force behind the BBC smash-hit drama series Peaky Blinders,…