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The Red House, Great Barr, Birmingham

We visit up-and-coming Great Barr & discover why its so popular

The New Inn, Erdington (Photo - Google Maps)

Landowners react as petition launched to save New Inn pub in Erdington

In pictures: Kings Heath Festival 2023 returns after four years

Pub in Erdington to close

Popular neighbourhood pub in Birmingham set to close - here’s when

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

World's oldest Post Office is saved

Warwick Wakefield and colleague Ian at Warwick Butcher’s in Great Barr, Birmingham

Beloved Birmingham butcher to shut up shop after 47 years

Police patrols at prayer times after ‘threats made’ outside mosque

Heed perform at Nortons Digbeth in Birmingham

We visit Nortons, transformed into from a factory to live music venue

Kings Heath

Kings Heath Street Festival 2023: dates and lineup

Empress Gibbs and Birmingam Skate Buddies

Meet the Birmingham Skate Buddies set to celebrate their community

West Midlands Police investigation

Two men arrested after five dogs seized from Birmingham home

Quinton Police Station (Photo- Google Maps)

WMP urged to reopen police station in Quinton after drive-by shooting

Ladywood residents demonstration at Council House

Ladywood families protest against Brum council’s regeneration plans

National Express West Midlands buses

Bus timetables to change for Birmingham, Solihull & Sandwell

A boy wrapped in Ukrainian national flag sits on a bench next to destroyed Russian military vehicles on August 23, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine Independence Day flash mob to visit Centenary Square

Hannah Lumley, 42, moved into her detached three-bedroom redbrick town house, in Northstowe, Cambs eight months ago and is the town's only child minder.

Why mum in UK’s most soulless town ‘wouldn’t live anywhere else’

Raksha Bandhan celebration at home (Photo - IndiaPix - stock.adobe.com)

Raksha Bandhan 2023: why is the Hindu festival celebrated

The Crooked House before it was demolished after the fire in the village of Himley, Dudley

West Midlands Mayor calls for the council to rebuild The Crooked House

Being a part of a team can improve your mental health

Perry Barr Stadium housing development announced - plans in pictures

Neighbourhood with lowest life expectancy (Photo Credit: Ashley Preece)

We visit Birmingham neighbourhood with the lowest life expectancy

District Marketplace opens in Kings Heath

Inside the new food hall replacing the Wetherspoons pub in Kings Heath

UK LGBTQ+ community share the top 25 ways they feel accepted by loved ones

The top 25 ways the LGBTQ+ community have felt accepted by loved ones

Sonia Sabri leads dancers at the Opening Ceremony rehearsal for the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham

Six events to celebrate South Asian heritage in and around Birmingham

Kings Heath

15 things to do in trendy Birmingham neighbourhood

Tewkesbury school stabbing: Victim locally named as student arrested

Better Streets for Birmingham demonstration in Hay Mills

Brum community remembers Azaan Khan, 12, at a vigil in Small Heath

Moseley Community Festival

Moseley Community Festival 2023: dates, stalls & entertainment

Desantis Peaky Blinders: Cillian Murphy & BBC cast denounce ‘homophobic’ video shared by Republican candidate

Cillian Murphy & Peaky Blinders hit out at ‘homophobic’ video

Tourists in Castle Combe, Wiltshire.

Inside UK beauty spot being ‘ruined’ by drones and Airbnbs

Mariko Aoki phenomenon: TikTok revives incredible Japanese urban legend about pooping in bookshops

Mariko Aoki phenomenon: Why does shopping induce the urge to poo?

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Namz, Farah & Hersi at the Eid Al-Adha celebrations in Small Heath Park, Birmingham

Watch: We join the Eid Al-Adha Celebration in Small Heath Park

Bonnie & Becky share what it is they love about Birmingham

Watch: We ask Birmingham - Why is Birmingham better than Manchester?

Harborne Carnival: 40 photos from Birmingham’s biggest carnival

Titanic director James Cameron says ‘OceanGate were warned’ and likens ‘ironic’ events to ill-fated voyage

Titanic director James Cameron says ‘OceanGate were warned’

Harborne Carnival

Birmingham’s biggest carnival returns to streets of Harborne

Hundreds attend the Better Streets for Birmingham demonstration in Kings Heath

Road safety campaigners call for emergency action to save lives

Top 16 Indian restaurants and their names (Photo - Google Maps)

16 Indian restaurants in Birmingham & what their names mean

Second hand bookshop (Photo - Kseniya Ragozina - stock.adobe.c)

Nine best Brum bookshops & events for Independent Bookshop Week