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Need a good memory game for the Christmas dinner table? Try and name all nine of Santa’s reindeer without any help. It’s not as easy as it sounds, especially not after filling up on mince pies, prosecco and Turkey. In f...
Christmas is expensive for most of us. It’s extortionate for parents. No matter the cost, you’ve got to find a way to get the hottest new toy—and that’s before you take into account a Christmas tree, champagne, prosecco...
True national treasure status is hard to come by, but someone who has sailed the seven seas, entertaining the masses onboard and on the TV alike, is someone who deserves it. Now, actual national treasure and singing sen...
Where do goths buy their Christmas presents in Birmingham? No, it’s not set up for a bad Christmas cracker joke, but a genuine question. Brightly lit, joyful festivities don’t mix well with the black and the macabre, bu...
Birmingham city centre is having a glow-up in the new year, and no, we’re not talking about the light festival. New granite surfaces and improved lighting, drainage and street furniture are set to be installed. The area...
A wave of closures is sweeping across UK high streets in 2025, with household names and beloved local haunts shutting up shop at an alarming rate. The closures listed are only part of a broader crisis sweeping UK high s...
You’re a yapper taking a long-haul flight, struggling to keep yourself busy with just in-flight entertainment with no human contact or gossip from the girlies group chat? Lied about taking a flight during or after...
It’s official: Villa Park is set to host four games as part of the UEFA Euro 2028 tournament. It’s one of nine world-class football stadiums across eight cities in the UK and Ireland—including London, Glasgow, Mancheste...
Star-gazers, space-lovers, and anybody who is still bitter about the fact that they were pretty much the only person who didn’t manage to see the Northern Lights illuminating Birmingham’s skies last year (no...
Spend any time travelling around the UK and you’ll realise that half the battle is finding somewhere affordable to stay. Many of us opt for the simple and usually affordable comfort of a well-known budget hotel. B...
