The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A raging clubber who racially abused and assaulted a black security guard at the Figure of Eight pub in Birmingham city centre was handed a 14-week jail sentence today. Sharna Walker, 25, used abhorrent racist language against Tristan Price, 26, at least 10 times during the outburst on the night of Saturday 22 May.
A city councillor who is facing a public protest from angry residents is to be investigated by Labour Party colleagues, Birmingham City Council leader Cllr Ian Ward has exclusively told I Am Birmingham. An investigation into the conduct of Cllr Zaheer Khan is underway ahead of a planned protest being organised by frustrated residents against Labour councillors Cllr Zaheer Khan and…
A man is critically ill in hospital after being assaulted on a night out in Birmingham city centre. The 50-year-old was involved in a disorder in Brindley Place, off Broad Street, at around 1.30am yesterday (29 Aug) when it’s understood he was struck with an object.
Detectives want to trace this pair after a man was knocked unconscious and robbed in Birmingham city centre. The victim, in his 20s, was approached by two men on Broad Street just before 2am on 16 March. He was repeatedly punched in his face and knocked to the floor, where he was briefly unconscious until…
A leading Birmingham councillor will become a street warden this weekend, patrolling the city’s golden mile to experience a Broad Street party night in full swing. Coun Waseem Zaffar, the cabinet member for Transport and Environment on Birmingham City Council, will put in a shift as a street warden for the Westside Business Improvement District…
Black Sabbath were today honoured on the Westside BID’s Walk of Stars; Birmingham’s equivalent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Band member Tony Iommi received the honour presented by Lady Mayoress Yvonne Mosquito with guests including local comedian Jasper Carrott and the family of Iommi.
As Birmingham’s metro routes continue to expand, commuters are being hit with road closures, changes in pedestrian walkways, confusing public footpath and city centre route changes. So, what’s going on and how does it affect you?
From today, Paradise Circus is closed to all traffic until Summer 2019. Broad Street area remains open for business while the Metro extension is built.
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…
One of Birmingham’s major entertainment districts was partly evacuated amid reports of an ‘explosion’ last night. Following a loud bang which some residents claimed to have heard a mile away, West Midlands Police cordoned off a key section of Broad Street in the heart of the city centre.