Birmingham’s Irish community dates back centuries, starting with the Great Famine and significantly increasing around WWII. In 1967, the Irish Community Centre was founded on Digbeth High Street (demolish...
Having made a name for himself at both DC Comics and Marvel, with such titles as ‘Superman: Red Son’, ‘Civil War’ and ‘Old Man Logan’ before creating his highly successful titles, Mark Millar, legendary c...
Where were you in the 90s? Many Brummies could be found queuing outside the Que Club, which saw such legendary names as Carl Cox, the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Massive Attack, and many more DJs perfor...
The Old Joint Stock has had many lives. The Grade II listed Victorian building was originally built to be a library for Birmingham Cathedral across the road, but was bought by the Birmingham Joint Stock B...
Joe Lycett is hosting an extra special, one-off performance to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Birmingham’s historic theatre, The Alexandra. An evening with Joe Lycett & Friends with The Full Fatt...
The Midlands Rail Hub Alliance formed just last Christmas, but is already deep into massively upgrading Birmingham’s railway—this includes major upgrades between Bordesley and Birmingham Moor Street. Stil...
Birmingham’s joint tallest tower has reached practical completion. The 51-storey tower One Eastside now rivals the 155-metre The Octagon, which was completed only in September 2025. The new...
Aston Hall. The Grade I-listed Jacobean house—one of the last to be built in this style—has to be one of Birmingham’s most iconic sites (maybe even more so than its historic neighbour, Villa...
A brand-new mural that’s gone up in Digbeth is now giving 50% off rail travel to the capital. London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has partnered with local artist Joshua Billingham (aka Gent 48) to create a...
Villa Park is hosting its very own three-day food, drink and entertainment festival this summer. The Flavour Playground brings together some of the Midlands’ best restaurants, drinks brands and live exper...