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Hippodrome Square is being temporally painted before the start of the Commonwealth Games

Calls for temporary rainbow decoration of Hippodrome Square to be made permanent

Rangzeb HussainJune 26, 2022June 26, 202201 mins

After plans for a £9.5million new look for a flagship section of Birmingham’s Southside district fell through, the area has been temporarily decked out in rainbow colours which have led to people asking for the eye-popping feature to become permanent. Although the current street surface decorations are temporary – put in place ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2022 –…

Gay Times magazine drops in to Birmingham for city-wide diversity representation push

Harvey McDonaldFebruary 4, 2019February 4, 201907 mins

After the massive relaunch last year, rebranding from GT back to Gay Times and the announcement of a new CEO, one of the world’s leading LGBTQ+ magazines dropped into Birmingham to engage the city’s queer community. With the publication going from strength to strength in recent months in its mission to embrace a more inclusive level…