When fleeing the Battle of Worcester, Charles II hid from Oliver Cromwell’s troops at Moseley Old Hall on his way to mainland Europe. He then spent the next nine years until the restoration of the monarch...
And so it begins. School summer holidays end. The days get shorter. Then it’s light-jacket weather, and before I know it, I can’t leave the house without seven layers on, and I forget what the sun looks l...
No one can stop the runaway success that is the Christmas classic, ‘The Polar Express’. The magical tale of a train heading for the North Pole that picks up a boy questioning his belief in Santa Claus has...
No one’s going to say no to free pizza and Negronis, are they? This September, the Manchester-born pizzeria Rudy’s is turning Negroni Week (September 21 to 27) into a month-long celebration—including at B...
If you’re after somewhere to eat out with all your mates, somewhere with a huge amount of space with enough variety to satisfy all your needs, then a food hall is often your best bet. They’re a dime a doze...
Six retail units in the “highly sought-after suburb of Harborne” are going up for auction. Birmingham City Council will aim to sell each shopfront on Thursday, September 10, with a range of guide prices f...
‘Probably the loveliest town in England’. That’s how Sir John Betjeman described Ludlow—and he was Poet Laureate of the UK for over a decade, so I’m inclined to believe him. But you don’t have to just tak...
Prost! Oktoberfest is returning to Birmingham for five whole weeks. The world-famous Bavarian festivities are taking over Albert’s Schloss in September—featuring Munich’s big six biers, Alpine feasting nd...
As someone who is learning to drive (my test is next month, eek), I know how difficult it can be constantly reading road signs—can I park here, can I drive down there, am I allowed in this lane? But Brumm...
You can grab brand-new high street clothes at charity shop prices at this superstore just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. Newlife sells surplus stock—saving it from going to landfill—at just a fraction o...