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The hugely popular St Patrick’s Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public event, which attracts nearly 100,000 people and is thought to be the third largest in the world, has not been seen in Birmingham for four…
This year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled for the third year in a row but festival organisers say a series of events will take place to celebrate the spirit of the popular annual ceremony. The cancellation of the parade is due to the extensive roadworks currently taking place in Digbeth which…
Buses of the future – with better access to WiFi, contactless payment and USB charging ports – could be whizzing along West Midlands roads very soon, as progress continues to improve public transport in the region. In a bid to improve public modes of transport and make travel more efficient, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) are looking…
In what is becoming a tradition for the second city, National Express West Midlands have again painted the city with the pride rainbow ahead of this year’s Birmingham Pride festival. The event, the UK’s largest two-day pride festival, will see tens of thousands of visitors descend on the city. In a display of support and…
As Birmingham’s metro routes continue to expand, commuters are being hit with road closures, changes in pedestrian walkways, confusing public footpath and city centre route changes. So, what’s going on and how does it affect you?
Young people receiving exam results this summer have another reason to celebrate – they can now get 50% discounts on bus, train and tram travel for free. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), has waived the £10 fee for 16-18 photocards for all 105,000 young people aged 16 to…
Rock icon Ozzy Osborne is to get star billing in his native Birmingham by having a Midland Metro tram named after him. The city’s own Prince of Darkness will be in town to meet the tram bearing his name this Thursday 26th May.