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Shocked Brummies are calling the demolition of the legendary Eagle and Tun pub in New Canal Street in Birmingham – which has connections to reggae band UB40 – an act of “horrific vandalism” as HS2 demolition crews tore down the landmark building. Attempts to save this slice of Birmingham heritage by local history groups and…
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…
Tens of thousands of party revellers have set upon central Birmingham city centre for this year’s annual Pride event this Spring Bank Holiday weekend, as organisers announced record-breaking tickets sales for the UK’s biggest two-day LGBTQ+ festival. Birmingham Pride 2018 has begun! And fuck, are people excited! Today (Saturday 26 May) started off the weekend-long shenanigans with a…
With Birmingham Pride taking place this Bank Holiday weekend, the city is well and truly stoked for planned fun and festivities; with the rainbow flag firmly in place across Brum ahead of the UK’s largest two-day LGBT+ celebration. Retailers, bars, community groups and leisure venues have adopted the iconic colour palette in anticipation of the queer culture…
The UK’s biggest two-day pride festival returns to Birmingham on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 May, bringing with it a celebration of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Bank Holiday weekend celebration will see tens of thousands of people descend on the city’s Gay Village for the May Bank Holiday weekend.
In an attempt to circumvent London’s steadily declining nightlife, it has been revealed that a brand-new gay club will be opening its doors later this spring. Expanding from the popular gay bar Circa and Circa Soho, the new club named ‘Circa the Club‘ will open at Hungerford House, next to Embankment tube station. With a…
A Birmingham City Council licensing sub-committee has revoked The Rainbow Venues‘ licence, following the death of 19-year-old student Michael Trueman in October. Following the second drug-related tragedy at the troubled venue in only two years, The Rainbow Venues license has today been revoked by a licensing sub-committee, following a meeting between the West Midlands Police and Birmingham…