The Prince and Princess of Wales received a warm welcome in Birmingham

Crowds welcome William and Kate as royals celebrate Birmingham’s diverse culture

Birmingham city centre came to a standstill on Thursday (20 April) when a surprise royal visit drew huge crowds around the Indian Streatery in Bennetts Hill.  The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Birmingham via train to celebrate the city’s rich Asian culture and to highlight the city’s diverse businesses in the city centre and…

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BBC MasterChef studios will be built in Digbeth

Hit BBC MasterChef show’s new Digbeth studio approved by Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council’s planning department has approved exciting plans for an old Digbeth building to be turned into a state of the art studio for BBC MasterChef.  The vacant Banana Warehouse – a grade II listed building – situated in Fazeley Street in the Digbeth area of the city will be transformed into a new…

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Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell hosted a 'Cook-A-Long' show to raise money for Change into Action

Hundreds tune in to watch Brummie chefs raise awareness for homelessness scheme

Over 350 people tuned in for a virtual Cook-A-Long show hosted by Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell, to help raise awareness of homelessness in the West Midlands. The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long was broadcast online on Tuesday (8 December) and aimed to highlight the work of Change Into Action, a scheme which helps rough sleepers in the region.

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Glynn Purnell is hosting the Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long for Change into Action

Brummie chefs team up to host virtual cooking show in aid of regional homeless initiative

Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell is teaming up with Birmingham City Council to host a virtual Cook-A-Long show in aid of the alternative giving scheme that helps rough sleepers. The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long will be a weekend-style cooking show featuring a number of local Brummie chefs cooking up their favourite recipes for viewers at home…

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'Cinderella' panto stars Beverley Knight, Matt Slack and Suzanne Shaw with Birmingham celebrity chef Glynn Purnell

Panto stars get to grips with celeb chef Glynn Purnell’s eggs

Yummy Brummy celebrity chef Glynn Purnell was armed with his eggs, and he wasn’t ‘yolking’ around when it came to handing them to Beverley Knight, Suzanne Shaw and Matt Slack, and hand them he did, on a plate… eventually. The Birmingham panto stars were flippin’ eggs-static after agreeing to Purnell’s totally random omelette challenge, as…

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