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An award-winning organisation based in Birmingham are looking for public support to get more women of colour into adventure sports by 2020. GirlDreamer is a Birmingham based company that provides a platform for young women of colour through digital skills, leadership programmes and adventure.
After 3 seasons in the English Football League Championship Aston Villa Football Club have been promoted back to the Premier League. Much like spoilers for Game Of Thrones, Facebook timelines around Birmingham and the West Midlands have been splashed by the news that Aston Villa Football Club are returning to the the top tier of …
Football legend Eric Cantona is heading to Birmingham next week to meet fans and enjoy a Parisian style burlesque-themed night near Broad Street. Fans have the chance to enjoy a three-course dinner and an evening of Moulin Rouge inspired entertainment as soccer supremo Cantona regales them with tales of his career at Manchester United and beyond.
Aston Villa Football Club has announced Dean Smith as its new Head Coach, John Terry as Assistant Coach and Jesus Garcia Pitarch as Sporting Director. Dean Smith, a lifelong Villa fan, is known for his exciting and attractive brand of football which he implemented in his previous posts at both Brentford and Walsall.
Steve Bruce has been sacked as manager of Aston Villa Football Club, after two years in charge. Is this the penalty miss by Glen Whelan that possibly cost Steve Bruce his job at Villa Park?
A £165m deal to build an Athletes’ Village for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been welcomed by West Midlands leaders, after being announced at the Conservative Party conference in the city. The money will be used to build the village on the site of the former Birmingham City University campus in Perry Barr, financing a…
The eagerly-awaited rematch between British middleweight champion Jason Welborn and former titlist Tommy Langford has been added to the Amir Khan v Samuel Vargas undercard at Birmingham Arena on September 8, live on Sky Sports. The Birmingham boxers will be joined by a whole host of local talent on the card, including Sam Eggington and…
Amir Khan will face Samuel Vargas at Arena Birmingham on September 8, live on Sky Sports. Khan is back in action following his blistering return to the ring in April in Liverpool, destroying Phil Lo Greco in just 39 seconds after nearly two years out of action.
“Always look on the bright side of life, always look on the light side of life. If life seems jolly rotten, there’s something you’ve forgotten…” Great song from the Monty Python film Life of Brian, a song which gives us Villa fans some solace in these dark and troubling times. The club has no money…
Aston Villa Football Club are hosting a special footie session for trans individuals. Teaming up with Birmingham LGBT, Aston Villa are hosting a free trans football sessions at Villa Park’s academy building.