If you thought humans stopped living in caves millennia ago, think again. Just under an hour from Birmingham is the West Midlands’ very own Hobbiton, aka Kinver Edge. A large, red sandstone cliff with a s...
Walk into the majority of Indian restaurants in the UK, and you will likely find a balti or two on the menu. Whether it is an authentic balti is another matter altogether that’s probably best left unquest...
The UK has decisively voted against a social media ban for under-16s. MPs voted 307 to 173, with a majority of 134, yesterday (Monday, March 9) against proposed changes to the Children’s Wellbeing and Scho...
The Eternal City. Capital of the World. Throne of St. Peter. Like Birmingham, Italy’s capital has many nicknames. But you only need to say ‘Rome’, and everyone is already building a mental picture that’s r...
I love my life. I get to go to , write about , and my colleagues ain’t half bad either. But, sometimes, it can all get a bit… samey. Even the becomes boring eventually, but with these perception-altering immersive expe...
The cancellation of Birmingham’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for another year has left many in the city’s Irish community disappointed. While everyone from The Old Crown to Nortons has stepped in with their...
Usually, gambling is a surefire way of getting nothing for something. But for one week of the year, you’re basically guaranteed to walk away with a prize worth more than the price of entry—and it’s all thanks to the Nat...
The Alexandra has stood on Suffolk Queensway since 1901. That’s the same year that Queen Victoria died, Australia gained independence, and the vacuum cleaner was invented. An interesting year, indeed. Now, 125 years lat...
To honour one of Birmingham’s greatest writers, BCU launched the Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers competition—asking adults and children to submit their poems around a theme, this year centred on the environment (inspi...
Confession time: I’ve never watched ‘Peaky Blinders’. Like, not one second of it. I keep meaning to, I promise, but life just gets in the way... I admit, it’s not ideal for someone who writes for Secret Birmingham to sa...