The ultimate insider’s guide to Birmingham, bringing together the best hidden gems from the worlds of food, drink, nature, culture and more. All the inspiration you need to explore the city can be found right here…
Birmingham is a busy city with people from all over the country coming in for city breaks, work trips or national events. You’ll find all sorts in Brum, but it takes something special to be considered a Brummie. So whet...
Look, we get it. Sometimes you’re going to end up *gasp* going outside of Birmingham and travelling around the UK. And, inevitably, you’ll end up in a few watering holes along your journeys. Having already p...
After a weekend of upheaval, more far-right protests were planned to occur across the UK yesterday (August 7) – including one in Birmingham. Thousands of police officers were mobilised to protect communities, whil...
How does that old saying go? ‘When it rains, it pours.’ It might be time to update it, because ‘when it’s sunny, it’s a heatwave’ these days in the UK. We’d better get used to it too (don’t @ me climate change deniers)....
Forget the Euros. The ultimate sporting event of the summer starts shortly. Kicking off July 26 (ends August 11), thousands of athletes from hundreds of nations will be competing for gold, silver and bronze across the t...
As the sun begins to shine on Birmingham (periodically) we want to get out and about with the kids. So why not make the most of this beautiful city? You don’t have to sit in the car for hours – there are ple...
As I write this (July 10), England is preparing to face the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Euros. And the whole nation is holding out hope for another Jude Bellingham miracle. To many, the Real Madrid star is a B...
To many, the West Midlands is a foreign country. You start naming places in and around Birmingham and they look at you like you’re listing Chinese cities. What’s even worse is when they try to pronounce them themselves....
Once Birmingham’s industrial heartland, today Digbeth is better known as Birmingham’s creative quarter. This growing, artsy neighbourhood is home to everything from independent markets to the coolest cocktail bars...
It’s not even been a month since the UK last headed to the polling stations – to pick mayors, councils, PCCs and whatever – and now we’re being asked to do it again! If you’re hoping for a laidback summer f...