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Birmingham Pride festival director Lawrence Barton has become the city’s first Night-Time Economy Champion, appointed by Birmingham City Council. The announcement was made after Barton’s installation received the backing of the Leader of Birmingham City Council and the Chairs of the City Centre Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).
Birmingham city is hoping to host the 2026 European Athletics Championships after reports that that rival bidder Budapest has pulled out of the race to host the sporting event. It appears that Budapest has informed the European Athletics that it would pulling out of the race which leaves Birmingham as the front runner to host the…
Plans for pop-up cycle lanes, wider pavements and many other measures to encourage more cycling and walking across the West Midlands have been given overwhelming backing from Government. The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner councils a £3.85 million grant to implement these fast-track measures over the…
Brummie music star Jamelia will become the next person to be honoured on the city’s prestigious Walk of Stars later this week. British recording artist, actress and television presenter Jamelia – full name Jamelia Niela Davis – will receive a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars on Thursday, in a presentation to be made by Jasper Carrott at…
Foodies of Sutton Coldfield and beyond will be delighted to learn that the first Sutton Coldfield Food Festival is coming to the Royal Town this summer. The inaugural event, which is set to take place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June, will see the town filled with over 75 culinary delights from pop-up restaurants,…
Birmingham will host a spectacular open-air “Homecoming” celebration for Team England’s stars of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Victoria Square, Birmingham on Saturday, April 21. The free public party follows the official handover of the Games’ baton to Birmingham, which will stage the global sporting extravaganza in 2022.
Award-winning Birmingham spoken word artist, author and poet Amerah Saleh discusses her poem ‘Tourist in My City’ ahead of her live performance during the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony, which will be watched by around 1 billion people worldwide, on Sunday 15th April. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including…
Birmingham based spoken-word artist Amerah Saleh is one of five main city artists taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people and artists from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 25-year-old Amerah joins film maker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady…
Award-winning Birmingham choreographer Rosie Kay is working non-stop to rehearse and ready the key dance performance for the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including 2,022 young people; and complimented by a short film from Daniel Alexander,…
Birmingham rap artist Lady Sanity and her band are all set to perform ‘Go The Distance’ during the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including 2,022 young people.