International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and potential of all women, with one eye also firmly on making the world a better and fairer place for all. Both past and present, there are so many women...
No, it’s not made of custard – nor does it make custard. (At least not anymore.) But there are plenty of other reasons to visit… Just across the river from The Bullring is The Custard Factory in Digbeth, whi...
If you’re after an excuse to step away from the computer for a couple of hours, or looking at a wandering weekend city break, go no further than Birmingham. The beautiful city brims with a bustling, modern life an...
England doesn’t have towering skyscrapers like New York or Hong Kong. Sometimes we still feel daunted by Birmingham’s array of large buildings. At 433 feet high, The Merican is still only the 55th tallest building...
Birmingham is full of strange places and peculiar people. Only recently did the entire city go bonkers for a 10-metre mechanical bull. But that’s why we love the city so much. It’s these oddities the makes the pla...
Time to come clean. We’re a little bit obsessed with Birmingham’s 10-metre tell mechanical bull. It made quite the impression at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Since then it has taken u...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in British history, and that makes her pretty darn special in our eyes. So sip on some gin and feast on some fun facts about Her Majesty — they’re not *all*...
Ever dreamt of going to the Sistine Chapel to gaze up at Michelangelo’s mesmerising masterpiece, but haven’t had the funds or time? Well, Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is swooping in to save the day. Soon, you won’t ne...
By order of the Peaky Blinders… …You will have a sixth and final season hitting your screens by the end of the month. That’s right, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and the gang are due to be gracing BBC...
Phew. What a year for cinema. The Oscars, like everything else, were drastically different this year in a low-key, socially distanced ceremony at L.A.’s Union Station railway terminus. Interestingly for the first time i...