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A yellow weather warning has been issued for Birmingham and beyond for Friday, October 23. With Storm Austen set to hit the UK late on Thursday evening, a spell of strong winds is expected across the West...
Birmingham and Frankfurt will mark 60 years of sisterhood with a digital portal this week. The two sister cities will be linked by a large digital screen inside a freight crate, meaning Brummies can chat...
The UK is losing between 5 and 7 pubs a week, right now, and the historic Anchor pub in Digbeth was just one of those many closures back in June 2025. It’s a miracle then that the iconic Irish Quarter boo...
We get all kinds of weird and wonderful people on our public transport systems, but we tend to have to take everyone in our stride, because at the end of the day, we all need to use the network to get aro...
The sandwich shop that’s so good they named it twice is finally coming to Birmingham. Known for its mammoth, Instagram-friendly sarnies, the Bristol-born Sandwich Sandwich already has locations in London,...
As a girl who spends a rather hefty proportion of her time and money on flights, the prospect of no longer having to fork out for hand luggage (or don my entire wardrobe whilst scurrying past the boarding...
The renowned Birmingham chef behind Kings Heath’s Mexican restaurant PERRO is launching his very own bar this Friday (October 16). This is the kind of bar that Matt Wilden wants to drink in, which means Snake Oil is...
Moseley Road Baths has been teaching Birmingham residents to swim since 1907. Consisting of two major pools and three ‘slipper’ baths, it continuously hosted swimming for over a century until its closure...
A nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital has recently won the ‘Outstanding Nurse Award’. Rachel Shanahan was chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the UK at the 2026 WellChild Awards—for the ex...
We all dreamt of being in a pop group growing up, but most abandon this dream as we get older—Craig Raybould never did. Thanks to AI advancements, the 43-year-old from Birmingham has achieved his greatest...