Would call Birmingham a scary place? Not particularly, but there are plenty of scary haunted places around that give us the creeps! Ghost stories abound in Birmingham – from the black-eyed child of Cannock Chase t...
Nothing can last forever, but some things you never expect to end. Glynn Purnell has announced that his namesake restaurant, Purnell’s has closed its doors for the final time on Saturday, October 12. Purnell’s, which op...
Cheese, glorious gooey cheese, we are fondue you dearly, but you’d go down much better with a glass of Beaujolais – because cheese and wine, what’s a better pairing than that? That’s why Vagabond Birmingham is get...
No matter what game you, there’s always that one mate who can always best you. Darts? They’re hitting triple-20s while you can’t hit the board. Bowling? They’ve got another strike while your ball...
Whether after a little post-summer self-care or in need of some Christmas shopping inspiration, Sephora couldn’t have come to Birmingham at a better time. The French beauty store, founded in 1969, currently holds 2,700...
If there’s one pub in Birmingham that’s always livelier than the rest, it’s The Old Crown in Digbeth. It claims to date back to the 14th century, the same year as the Ming dynasty was founded in 1368,...
There was a time when zombies were everywhere – from ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Train to Busan’ and ‘Zombieland’ – and you couldn’t turn on a TV without witnessing the undead. Even still, th...
Growing up in the EU, I didn’t even know what all those blank pages in my passport were for until I could afford to travel further afield. Post-Brexit, I’ve actually become a fan of flicking through, looking at my passp...
Brought over from our twin city of Frankfurt in 1997, the now iconic Christmas market is undeniably the biggest event in Birmingham all year. It’s the largest authentic German Christmas market outside of Germany and Aus...
Having conquered the internet, YouTube’s Sidemen has now set its sights on what seems like every other industry going. Consisting of best friends KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga and Vikkstar123 – with ove...