The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
After years of uncertainty regarding the future of the historic Moseley Road Baths, essential repairs have been carried out on the roof of the main Gala Pool in the Grade II listed building, giving the vintage public building a new lease of life. After a year of specialist repair work, the stunning Edwardian architecture takes…
West Midlands Police are appealing for information after a two-year-old girl was injured when a gun was fired at a car in Birmingham on Sunday night. The baby was hit by flying glass as a window of the VW Golf was smashed in Clifton Road, Balsall Heath, around 7:15pm on 2nd February.
West Midlands Police have released images of individuals wanted in connection with a house break-in and burglary in Balsall Heath. Do you recognise anyone from this group? Officers want to speak to them following a burglary in Mary Street in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham on the evening of Tuesday 23 April.
Controversial social commentator Katie Hopkins has joined forces with leaders of the Birmingham school protests against LGBT education equality, in a move which has angered many of their supporters. In a tweet posted earlier today, anti-Islam activist Hopkins shared a photo of her in the home of Shakeel Afsar and alongside Amir Ahmed, who have both voraciously led…
Parents continued protests outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, Birmingham on Friday (24 May) as a demonstration and rally was held outside the primary school after organisers promoted and billed the event as a “National Protest”. Despite the publicity, only around 120 people turned out for the protest, including some other parts of the country,…
Eight firearms have been recovered in Birmingham in just a month, West Midlands Police have revealed, including a firearm discovered just yesterday. The gun police officers found yesterday (Wednesday 22 ) is believed to be linked to Birmingham gun crime but was uncovered in Solihull.
You’ve probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating’s Birmingham’s cinematic history, including Brum’s Star Wars connections, and wondering what it’s all about. Well, the artwork has been created to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham.
A new mural has been unveiled in The Custard Factory to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham. The huge spray painting, under one of the railway arches, depicts Birmingham actors from the Star Wars films including the late Kenny Baker who appears as the iconic R2D2, and…
In 1968, American photographers Janet Mendelsohn and Richard P. Rogers documented the suburbs of Birmingham, fraught with poverty and poor housing conditions. Their photographs are currently being exhibited as part of the Flatpack Film Festival.