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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.
Four thugs have been convicted of killing a young man, stabbing him to death while he was on a night out with friends in Solihull town centre. Jack Donoghue was stabbed after being confronted by a violent gang who had earlier attacked passers-by in the street outside Popworld nightclub after they were refused entry.
Community organisations in North Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create interactive art installations and projects to engage and empower local residents, to the tune of £100,000. Gallery37 North – an initiative working on creative projects in and around Aston, Birchfield, Perry Barr, Erdington, Lozells and Handsworth Wood – is looking…
Community organisations in north-east Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create art installations to engage and empower local residents. Gallery37 North – an initiative working on creative projects in and around Aston, Witton, Birchfield, Perry Barr, Erdington, Lozells and Newtown – is looking to recruit artists from Birmingham for seven new…
Organisers of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market have confirmed that the popular festive event will not take place this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The market, which attracts around 5 million visitors a year, marks the start of the festive season when it opens in November. This will be the first time since…
Birmingham-based award-winning choreographer Rosie Kay is returning to the stage in Autumn to perform the premiere of her new solo work as part of a special triple bill. Titled ‘Absolute Solo II’, the performance will take place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and will be one of the venue’s first shows on stage after re-opening its doors…
Comedian and chat show host Alan Carr is heading to Birmingham this Autumn for a show where he’ll be musing upon the things that make his life weird and wonderful. It’s been four years since Alan last went on tour, and in that time he’s managed to find himself in all sorts of dramas. Between his…
International R&B legend Billy Ocean is set to swing by the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in November as part of a UK tour where the music star will be sharing new songs for the first time in a decade. As Ocean celebrates his 70th birthday this month, he today announced he’ll also be releasing One…