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The Digbeth Restricted Parking Zone will be introduced tomorrow (Monday 2 November), aiming to allow local residents and businesses the opportunity to park their vehicles in areas reserved for them whilst restricting commuter parking in the area. Birmingham City Council is introducing a mixture of permit parking for local residents and workers, paid for parking (pay &…
Birmingham’s beloved Irish Centre, a key part of the city’s cultural heritage, is to close after 50 long years in Digbeth. The owners of The Irish Centre have announced its closure is set for January, marking the end of the venue’s life in the city’s Irish quarter, as it moves to new premises in Kings Heath to…
The Birmingham St. Patrick’s Festival is back this weekend, with an exciting parade for 2018 and a host of celebrations and entertainment. This Sunday (March 11), taking place in the spiritual home of the Irish, Digbeth, the Parade celebrations will begin with the second ever St Patrick’s fun run, aptly named the Emerald Mile.
Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations and parades, from Chinese New Year festivities and Birmingham Pride to the Birmingham Mela and Birmingham Carnival, but if there was ever one event that seems to bring everyone together – regardless of age, background or heritage – it would have to be St Patrick’s Day….
Thousands of people came out to marvel at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham yesterday. Digbeth High Street was awash with green and gold as festivities launched early in the morning with bright costumes and colour, clearly starting as they meant to go on.