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Birmingham’s Apple store is offering free sessions to keep kids entertained this Easter, and learn new skills in the process. The ‘Today at Apple’ sessions – designed specifically with kids in mind – last one hour and offer the perfect excuse to try something new in between browsing for Easter gifts.
Police have seized off-road bikes in a Bank Holiday blitz on lout bikers who were running amok on the quieter roads during the government’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Traffic cops, including support from a police helicopter crew, have been out in force since Easter Sunday to clamp down hard on “covidiots” who tried to turn deserted…
The family of a 13-year-old boy who died after being hit by a car in Erdington on Easter Sunday have paid tribute to his loving nature and ‘heart of gold’. Mason O’Grady who died after being struck by a car on Easter Sunday has been described as ‘kind, loving and genuine’ and someone who brought…
Coventry comedian Guz Khan has condemned the terrorists behind the Sri Lanka Easter attacks on several churches, calling out the perpetrators as ‘idiots, buffoons’ and a “disgrace”. In a rant posted to his Twitter account earlier this evening, the Man Like Mobeen star unequivocally slammed those behind the recent attacks, which have reportedly claimed.
Families can fill their day with free Easter escapades at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Birmingham Library this Thursday with a special Easter Fun Day. With events running from 10am – 4pm visitors can bounce their way through pop up performances, crafts and interactive storytelling, family friendly backstage tours and more.