There’s real concern right now that Digbeth’s incredible nightlife scene could be destroyed. A proposed widening of the Bordesley Viaduct could mean many independent venues in the area—including The N...
Birmingham’s New Street is the busiest train station outside of London. And at the busiest time of year, during the festive period, it only gets busier. But the platforms will look oddly empty this Christ...
Birmingham’s biggest Diwali party is finally celebrating its 10th anniversary. Diwali Mela on Soho Road has been cancelled two years in a row now—first over a “funding freeze” in 2024, second due to safet...
Thinktank, Birmingham's science museum, officially opened to the public at Millennium Point on September 29, 2001. Succeeding the former Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry on Newhall Street, which...
You may not be quite ready to be thinking about it yet, but Christmas is less than 100 days away as of writing (Friday, September 18). With it comes the return of Lumiante, the “UK’s number one light trai...
It’s the end of an era. After ten years of music, food, drinks and good times, one of Moseley’s most distinctive nightlife spots is shutting its doors, but not before one last party. The Cuban Embassy clo...
Even though it’s now 13 years old, the Library of Birmingham is still upheld as a UK exemplar in efficient energy use among public buildings. But it’s far from the only local landmark acknowledged for its...
William the Conqueror ordered Shrewsbury Castle shortly after he claimed England. The Grade I-listed, red sandstone building served as a vital strategic base for military operations into Wales—and has rem...
You will find adidas stores in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and even York. Heck, there’s even an outlet in Cannock of all places. But there hasn’t been one in Birmingham since its New Street location shu...
Juicy, tender and full of flavour. What makes for a great steak sounds so simple on paper, but in practice, it has often proved more elusive unless you’re willing to pay through the nose for it. That’s wh...