While Jude Bellingham, one of Birmingham's greatest young prospects joined Real Madrid this summer, taking another step on his way to becoming one of the greatest in the sport. Another football great has joined Birmingh...
We spend our lives sitting in front of the TV. Living vicariously through our favourite soap operas, action movies and sporting events. But we wouldn’t trade all the drama and laughter for anything! Sometimes it's good...
Birmingham is pretty good when it comes to pizza-making. We’re not trying to claim we’re the Naples of the North or anything… (Some have already argued we’re the , so we doubt Italy will be pleased to hear we’re ripping...
When does Glynn Purnell have time to rest? Not only is he opening restaurants left, right and centre in the West Midlands. But every single one has his golden touch. His latest, Purnell's Café and Bistro, has just been...
Been on Twitter recently, or should we say X? Sorry Elon Muck, but we’re just never going to call it that. We still call them Opal Fuits and my mom still calls it a Marathon bar. We Brummies don’t budge when it comes to...
Well, this is cheeky… as of today (August 1), Nando’s has added frozen cocktails to its menu. Perfect for when you’ve overdone it on the Extra Extra Hot PERi-PERi. (Next time we’re ordering Lemon & Herb!) Because wh...
Every time a door closes a window opens. Like many others in , we were heartbroken by the closure of The Pear Tree back in 2021. But we couldn’t hide our excitement for the new independent food hall at the old Wetherspo...
Is this really summer? The month of July has been a complete washout in Birmingham, while the rest of Europe has faced some (quite worryingly) scorching weather. It’s hard to imagine that we were having heatwaves in thi...
The West Midlands is a strange place for the second wave of ska to have taken root. This Jamaican genre, a precursor to reggae, was typified by speedy off-beat rhythms, blending Caribbean calypso with American R&B,...
There’s nothing like a best friend. They’re there with us through thick and thin. Make us laugh, hold us when we cry, we’d be lost without them. This Sunday marks International Friendship Day (July 30). So what better o...