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Wherever you go in Birmingham these days, Cillian Murphy is one of two faces you’re bound to see everywhere (the other being Ozzy’s). With the release of each season, ‘Peaky Blinders’ has grown bigger and...
As we're officially in Bank Holiday season, looking forward to those well-earned days off is a given. However, what if I told you that 2027 is looking even better when it comes to those 'substitute' Bank...
Three new train stations have opened on the Camp Hill Line in south Birmingham today (April 7). Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road train stations have returned to the line for the first time...
Remember when £5 pints were the norm? Those were the days, and they don’t even feel that long ago. In these super-inflationary times, the cost of living (and drinking) is going up every day, and the pubs...
Millions of passengers across England are set to benefit from simpler, more affordable and better-integrated journeys, as the UK Government launches its new Better Connected national transport s...
Edgbaston Cricket Ground is as old as Greenwich Mean Time, the machine gun, and the Oxford English Dictionary. Established in 1884, it needs a little love now and again, with the stadium deep into its ‘ma...
One of the greatest days of the food calendar is arriving tomorrow, and a massive giveaway is taking over the country in celebration. That's right, tomorrow (April 2) is National Burrito Day, and a popula...
From the futuristic Selfridges building to ‘the world’s first octagonal skyscraper’, Birmingham’s skyline is already pretty iconic. But no tower block truly represents the Brummie spirit, until now. Develo...
Households across England are being urged to get ready for a major shake-up in bin collections as the government’s Simpler Recycling rules come into force on 31 March 2026. Under the new system, counci...
As science and technology advance, developments that seemed impossible in the past are now becoming a reality. As a result, Network Rail is creating a quantum navigation technology for the UK railways, ma...