The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Over 70 firefighters battled overnight to control the Lickey Hills fire, which started on Monday afternoon as heatwave temperatures soared, and fears are growing that a huge area of the iconic beauty spot have been reduced to ash by the catastrophic inferno. Fire services have confirmed that around 5 hectares – which measures to the…
He’s a poet, producer, firestarter; a songwriter-MC, multi-instrumentalist, raconteur… Dizraeli has always been an artist in a genre of his own. After twenty years in the game and fighting fitter than ever, Dizraeli is marking his platinum anniversary with a series of very special shows across the nation, including at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds venue this Friday.
The vast majority of penguins at Dudley Zoo in the Black Country have died after a severe outbreak of avian malaria. Sadly, only 19 penguins remain alive from a colony of 69 birds at Dudley Zoo which has been operating a successful breeding program for decades.
The Birmingham City Council shadow cabinet member for parks visited Small Heath Park today (August 5) to inspect an environmental catastrophe taking place in the beauty spot’s lake, as an alarming number of dead birds and fish have been distressing local residents. Cllr Deirdre Alden (Con, Edgbaston) visited Small Heath Park to inspect the lake after reading reports about…
Residents are demanding immediate action to save the wildlife that inhabits the lake in Small Heath Park after another dead duck was seen floating in the ‘filthy’ water on Saturday (31 July). Small Heath residents took to social media to vent their anger at the lack of action by authorities after pictures emerged showing another…
A team of valiant volunteers from Small Heath have removed a shocking amount of used heroin needles and other dangerous drugs related waste from the streets around Birmingham City FC and Small Heath Park. This highly dangerous anti-social waste was removed last week after posing a serious public health hazard to children and families, including pets.