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DJ Dom Whiting leads the 'Drum and Bass on the Bike' cycle ride in Birmingham

Hundreds of people join Dom Whiting for ‘Drum and Bass on the Bike’ return to Birmingham

Staff ReporterApril 21, 2022April 21, 202201 mins

Around a thousand cyclists came out to join ‘Drum and Bass on the Bike’ as the mass gathering made a return to Birmingham. Hundreds of excited cyclists and drum and bass music enthusiasts turned up outside the Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square to see DJ Dom Whiting launch the event for the second time…

Police defend decision to fine Birmingham pub bombings campaigners £200 for attending memorial

Staff ReporterJanuary 11, 2021January 12, 202101 mins

Police in the West Midlands have defended a decision to fine campaigners attending a memorial to the Birmingham pub bombings for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Six people were issued with fixed penalty notices after attending the event last November, including Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine was killed in the 1974 attack.