The UK is losing between 5 and 7 pubs a week, right now, and the historic Anchor pub in Digbeth was just one of those many closures back in June 2025. It’s a miracle then that the iconic Irish Quarter boo...
How did this unused 16th-century Tudor shopfront that formerly served as a tourist information centre become the best pub in Britain? While I love a boozer with a bit of history, The Tamworth Tap only ope...
Plastic gets a bad rap these days. A once-miracle material has now infiltrated everywhere from outer space to our very blood, and it’s not even 200 years old yet (that’s less than 0.1% of the lifespan of...
The sandwich shop that’s so good they named it twice is finally coming to Birmingham. Known for its mammoth, Instagram-friendly sarnies, the Bristol-born Sandwich Sandwich already has locations in London,...
The spookiest, creepiest, scariest (why do we celebrate this again!?) holiday is back! It’s time to dress up as brain-eating zombies, blood-thirsty vampires, cauldron-stewing witches and whatever the lat...
When you’re standing in the shadow of a towering figure like William Morris, it can be hard to find yourself ever in the sunshine. But Edward Burne-Jones—also a member of the Birmingham Set, founder of Mo...
We live in a fast-paced world these days. You go online, and everything you knew to be true is different. Back in 1981, before the internet was even invented, life was simpler, slower, and maybe even a li...
The renowned Birmingham chef behind Kings Heath’s Mexican restaurant PERRO is launching his very own bar this Friday (October 16). This is the kind of bar that Matt Wilden wants to drink in, which means Snake Oil is...
Moseley Road Baths has been teaching Birmingham residents to swim since 1907. Consisting of two major pools and three ‘slipper’ baths, it continuously hosted swimming for over a century until its closure...
A nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital has recently won the ‘Outstanding Nurse Award’. Rachel Shanahan was chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the UK at the 2026 WellChild Awards—for the ex...