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The Ivy Temple Row gets rainbow-ready ahead of Birmingham Pride
As the second city prepares for Birmingham Pride 2019, one of the cities largest and most colourful events, local businesses have been turning out in force to reaffirm their commitment to embracing the LGBTQ+ community. One in particular, The Ivy Temple Row, has decided to celebrate with a giant colourful display and a limited-edition pride…
Brilliant Brummies: Meet Yshee Black – Drag star on the rise [PRIDE SPECIAL]
Yshee Black is Birmingham’s self-proclaimed star on the rise, star of stage and screen and internationally ignored Drag Queen. The Kiki Queens winner has played an integral role in the shaping of the city’s LGBTQ+ scene. We caught up with the woman herself to find out about her journey, her successes and, of course, her…
Adults living with Dyslexia: The silent struggle
It’s estimated 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia. Throughout school, they are the kids that have extra time in exams or are in a different class, but what about as adults? People with dyslexia have to overcome many obstacles but possess the talent and knowledge to be an asset…
REVIEW | Sun, Spray Cans And Stunning Street Art: B-Side Hip Hop Festival 2019
This past weekend saw The Hippodrome, The Arcadian and all surrounding areas taken over, once again , by the annual B-Side Hip Hop Festival. A free family-friendly street arts’ get together that, thankfully, saw the sun beaming down on Brum for what felt like the first time in a long time. And, as a result, it…
Birmingham Pride reveals new location of largest ever Main Stage!
Following uncertainty over the future of Birmingham Pride’s 2019 location, organisers have today revealed the site for the festival’s largest ever Main Stage. Moving away from the car park next to the Loft Lounge where it has traditionally been housed, this year’s festival will see the Main Stage move to the larger capacity car park at…
World’s biggest Primark store opens in Birmingham to thousands of shoppers
The world’s biggest Primark has opened to shoppers in Birmingham, with thousands of people flooding the store on its launch day. The brand new department store has been set up on the site of the former Pavilions Shopping Centre in High Street, and covers 161,000 sq. ft over five floors, occupying the entire site of a former…
LIVE UPDATES: MCM Comic Con Birmingham | March 2019
We’re at the NEC in Birmingham for this year’s first MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including Umbrella Academy stars Emmy Raver-Lampman and Tom Hopper, Sex Education star Asa Butterfield, Supernatural talent Felicia Day and Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. But it’s not all about the celebrity and memorabilia guests, paying homage to everything from Star Wars, Star Trek and Disney to…
International Women’s Day 2019: What’s on in Birmingham
International Women’s Day is coming up and this year’s campaign theme is ‘Balance for Better‘. The 2019 #BalanceforBetter campaign runs all year long. It doesn’t end on International Women’s Day.
Chaos, mayhem and Bullring on “lockdown” as celebrity YouTuber opens new Birmingham store
The Bullring in Birmingham was a scene of absolute mayhem and chaos this afternoon, as over 7,000 fans of international celebrity YouTuber James Charles packed the shopping centre in the hope of catching a glimpse of the make-up artist open new store Morphe. Over 20 police officers were reportedly called to the shopping centre to control…
Veganuary: find out what it’s like all year round
It’s January, some people give up alcohol, others chocolate and in some cases people give up meat and dairy products. They go vegan! Also known as Veganuary. We caught up with some Midland vegans/vegetarians to find out their thinking about being a vegan/vegetarian and the impact it has on their life styles. Name: Alex Kapil Profession:…