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Honestly, the cost of a bag of Mini Eggs is extortionate these days, but I will not let a silly thing like money stop me from buying them. The taste, the smell, the look, they’re all so perfectly formed....
The Electric Cinema opened all the way back in 1909 and was the UK’s oldest working cinema until it sadly closed its doors in 2024. Since then, campaigners have been working hard to save it from permanent...
Just over a hundred Barbary macaques roam free at Trentham Monkey Forest (about an hour’s drive from Birmingham), while only 8,000 of these endangered animals currently survive in the wild. But in a world...
You’d think that one era-defining production would be more than enough for most animation studios, but for Aardman, decade after decade, they keep creating some of the UK’s most memorable characters for b...
Birmingham can’t get enough of its street food, it seems. Wherever there’s a food truck, there are hungry Brummies ready to spend, spend, spend. And, after a huge launch in Birmingham city centre last year...
If the blossom in Birmingham has you swooning, hold steady, because there’s plenty more flowerpower coming this summer. One of the biggest events for flower lovers in the West Midlands region will return...
Last week's sunny 21C highs will soon be a distant memory, as Arctic air sweeps across the UK from tomorrow, delivering a sharp return to winter. UK snow maps are signalling a 480-mile blizzard set to swe...
Ahhh, there really is nothing quite like a bank holiday in the UK, is there? That collective sigh of relief that you can hear sweep across the nation as laptops are slammed shut, factor 50 is slapped on,...
Hidden in an 11-acre woodland oasis, Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival continues to be one of the UK’s most diverse, vibrant festivals. The beloved electronic act Hot Chip, with a knack for i...
Picture it: A hot summer’s day in Birmingham. You need to cool down quickly. You remember that the water jets at Centenary Square are only around the corner, but, oh no… haven’t the fountains been switche...