WATCH: St Basils gathers supporters to sleep rough
Ahead of St Basils’ Big SleepOut, the event has already attracted over half of the target attendance. They will spend the night sleeping in a Birmingham car park to support young people affected by...
View ArticleAs it happened: liveblog – Keeping Your Stories, Sources and Brand Safe
Over 40 journalists gathered at BBC Media City on Friday at an event organised by Birmingham City University and BBC Academy to discuss issues surrounding protecting sources and information security....
View ArticleBirmingham people can become actors for ‘Kaleidoscope Man – Phase 7’ filming
A new sci-fi movie “Kaleidoscope Man – Phase 7”, directed by Simon Cox, will be filmed in Birmingham on 22nd November. Brummies will have a chance to be a part of Samantha’s Nightmare scene’s shooting,...
View ArticleEmpower the voice of the voiceless through photography
Photo Voices features four projects in Birmingham aiming to empower misrepresented and invisible communities around the world. The photography exhibition introduces four different projects where people...
View ArticleWaterstones’ chance to renew interest within its stores
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View ArticleGALLERY: Birmingham remembers Britain’s fallen heros
A large crowd gathered at Centenary Square on Wednesday morning as Birmingham paid tribute to those who have given their lives for Britain. In line with the traditional ceremony, a bugler in military...
View ArticleLIVE: Birmingham leadership hustings
Find out what Jess Phillips, MP for Yardley has to say about the leadership race and the candidate she is backing. Also, read who won the debate on Monday according to Labour councillor Bridgit Jones....
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch the highlights of NHS junior doctors’ protest in Birmingham
On Sunday, 15 Nov 2015, junior doctors, nurses, medical students, representants from the British Medical Association and the National Union of Teachers, as well as members of the general public...
View ArticleLIVEBLOG: Birmingham Council Cabinet Meeting
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View ArticleLIVE: Second Birmingham leadership hustings
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View ArticleLIVE: Anti Bullying Week at the Birmingham City Council
Our reporter Poli Vodenicharova is covering live the Anti Bullying Week at the Birmingham City Council. Live Blog Make a Noise About Bullying in BCC The post LIVE: Anti Bullying Week at the...
View ArticleSecond City News – campaign for a living wage
Second City News broadcast from 13th of November looks at the campaign for a living wage in Birmingham, what’s being done to tackle food waste in the city and how Birmingham marked Armistice Day....
View ArticleLIVEBLOG: Creative Networks ‘The eyes see better when the sound is great’
Follow our liveblog from Creative Networks: The eyes see better when the sound is great. Live Blog LIVE: CREATIVE NETWORKS ‘The Eye Sees Better When The Sound Is Great’ The post LIVEBLOG: Creative...
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Museums social media manager on how they use Instagram and other social media
I am meeting Linda Spurdle, Digital Development Manager at Birmingham Museums Trust, at the Edwardian Tea Room in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG). After asking for a Poleo Peppermint...
View ArticleGraffiti: scratching the surface of Birmingham’s streets
2015 has been the year of graffiti. Banksy’s topsy-turvy Dismaland bemusement park opened to the public in, and thousands flocked to catch a sight of some of his controversial slogans and...
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GALLERY: Big SleepOut defeats weather to help homeless
Despite the rain and the gusts of wind, over 400 people spent one night in November weather for St Basils. The Big SleepOut event attracted a record number of supporters who registered this year....
View ArticleLIVE: ‘The Tongue that Shakespeare Spoke’ with Prof. David Crystal
We will be reporting live from David Crystal’s talk delivered in Birmingham on the movement to present Shakespeare in ‘original pronunciation’ (OP) – a linguistic reconstruction of the accents used in...
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Petition to save The Prince of Wales pub gathers thousands of signatures...
More than 16,000 people have signed a petition to save The Prince of Wales, Moseley’s award-winning pub after developer Birmingham Properties Group decision to build apartments nearby. The petition,...
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GALLERY: Bull Street tram stop is open
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Metro trams return to city centre after 62 years
First Midland Metro tram from Bull Street to Wolverhampton St. George’s arrived today at 7.50 in the morning. Trams will run every six minutes at peak times trams and 15 minutes at other times. Watch...
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