The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Birmingham city centre came to a standstill on Thursday (20 April) when a surprise royal visit drew huge crowds around the Indian Streatery in Bennetts Hill. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Birmingham via train to celebrate the city’s rich Asian culture and to highlight the city’s diverse businesses in the city centre and…
Muslims from across Birmingham descended on Sparkbrook this weekend for an Eid shopping extravaganza, ahead of festive celebrations, as Ramadan begins to wind down this week. With around 5 days left for the holy month of fasting to complete, Muslim families were treated to a fun day at Piccadilly Banqueting Suite in Stratford Road, Birmingham,…
Chinese New Year celebration organisers are expecting thousands of visitors to attend festivities in Birmingham city on Sunday. Attendees can look forward to spectacular dancing, singing, acrobats, street food, arts and crafts activities, and a sensational fireworks display on 22 January.
Chinese New Year celebrations are set to return to Birmingham next month as a date has been set for East Asian cultural festivities to take place in the city centre. The Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham have announced the city’s Lunar New Year celebrations will be held in Southside and Bullring & Grand Central in January.
A poignant film exploring the contribution of South Asian soldiers in World War I, and the dangers of forgetting the past during present times where division and misunderstanding can lead to violence, is being screened during the Birmingham Film Festival. The Forgotten Soldier will be screened ahead of Remembrance Day at The Giant Screen in…
A new short film, shot on location in the West Midlands, shares a timely story about past, present and future, and makes an urgent plea for understanding during divisive times. Director Neil Paul’s contemporary tale The Forgotten Soldier touches upon the sacrifices made by Sikh soldiers during World War I which have been largely confined…
History was made in Wolverhampton today after a former NHS nurse was elected to become the first black Mayor of the city. Councillor Sandra Samuels (Lab, Ettingshall) said she was deeply humbled by the historic appointment and hailed it as “my life’s greatest honour” after spending 23-years in local politics.
A major new photographic exhibition featuring thousands of images of Birmingham residents will open at the iconic Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square next month. ‘From City Of Empire To City Of Diversity: A Visual Journey,’ has been created from The Dyche Collection, one of the most important photographic collections within Birmingham Archives and acquired…
Local residents have been left horrified after shocking racist slurs were discovered painted across a public walkway in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. The abhorrent graffiti – which includes the notoriously anti-Black racist term “n*****” along with offensive expletives – was scrawled along a public passage connecting Kenelm Road and Somerville Road.
Police have released disturbing footage of a suspected kidnapping in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in the hope of tracing the young woman who was bundled into a car by a man on Sunday evening. The video shows the moment a dark coloured Ford Mondeo abruptly stops in Golden Hillock Road at 5.45pm on…