According to one redditor, Birmingham's food scene has lost its spark of late. We found the spots to prove them wrong. More on Brum's thriving new eateries in our Monday briefing 🥘 www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/reddit-think...
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According to one redditor, Birmingham's food scene has lost its spark of late. We found the spots to prove them wrong. More on Brum's thriving new eateries in our Monday briefing🥘 www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/reddit-think...
Reddit thinks Birmingham’s food scene is over; they’re wrong
Plus, Jude Bellingham, the city’s favourite son, returns
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He is known for his cinematic shots of 1980s and 90s Manchester - and of course for capturing 'Madchester' on camera. But it was in the squats of Birmingham where Richard Davis got his start.
Built to Rents are booming in Birmingham. 🏠 Is this a housing revolution in progress, or another precarious stopgap for those desperately seeking a stable home? Check out our latest article here👇 www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-new-type-o...
BIG news about the Methodist Central Hall. The future wasn't looking great for this Victorian beauty. Not only was it growing more dilapidated by the day, but it was stuck in limbo because its former owner ran out of money.
Local ‘patriot’ flagging group Raise the Colours have been getting rather creative with their video edits 🤨 ✂️. But there days could well be numbered... Find out more in today's Monday Briefing 📖 www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/raise-the-cu...
Raise the cutters!
The local flaggers have been getting creative with their edits as the council considers an injunction
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It’s 2013 and Digbeth is suddenly, unironically, one of the coolest places in the UK. The NME has dubbed it “the Shoreditch of Birmingham”, largely because, for the first time since the 1960s, multiple local bands are hitting the big time at once.
Calling all millenial brummies! We have a bumper read about 2010s indie music scene B-Town coming out this weekend and we want photos. Dust off your Facebook (or even MySpace) logins and send us your best pics from: 📸gigs 📸house parties 📸club nights at the Rainbow + more
Andy Burnham is prime minister. And it only took 25 years, two failed Labour leadership contests, and some viral paparazzi shots of him running in very short shorts to get here. What could his premiership mean for the West Midlands?
Andy Burnham is prime minister. Is he going to promote Shabana Mahmood to chancellor? And does she even want the job? 💼 That's the top story in today's Monday Briefing. 📰
'It’s kind of dreary, it’s kind of rainy, everyone’s kind of depressed' That's the impression a lot of ppl, like the artist Laisul Hoque, have of Birmingham before they come here.
Rubbish bins and rodents have long plagued the streets of Selly Oak during the summer months. Is the community loosing its spirit as a result? www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/who-cares-ab...
Who cares about Selly Oak?
To-let boards, rubbish, and rodents: for some, the South Brum neighbourhood has lost its soul
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Don't forget: The Dispatch is hiring! We're looking for a brilliant staff writer to join Kate and Olivia covering all things Birmingham and the West Midlands.
NEW: Raddlebarn Primary School headteacher Angela Lowry has left the building. The former head departed at Easter - seven months after The Dispatch published an investigation that revealed she had mismanaged school funds. Read all about it here: www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/raddlebarns-...
Raddlebarn’s headteacher bids farewell
Angela Lowry has departed the Selly Oak school, seven months after our investigation
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There does seem to be a trend of more professionalised newsletters/blogs taking up some of the slack caused by the deterioration of local news media. The @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social has been doing some sterling work in my area wrt investigative reporting, too.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 4w agoThe true sign of whether you're a Londoner is if you know that you need to give every Standard article a close reading, which would tell you that Andy Burnham has not, in fact, said this. (Don't know why Andy is giving his exclusive London articles to the Standard not LondonCentric TBH)
The Ikon Gallery is among Birmingham's finest buildings. But this landmark was not originally a civic icon. It was, in fact, originally Oozells Street Board School, and its history is a testament to the city’s decisive role in fighting for free universal education.
🚨BREAKING: A man fell to his death from Birmingham Children's Hospital shortly after 9.50am this morning. West Midlands Police said they are liaising with the Health and Safety Executive while enquiries continue.
Until 1990, only London and Hampshire recorded more than six days a year over 28C. Now we're all sweating in consecutive 30C temps. But in the West Midlands, there's almost nowhere to cool off. It didn't used to be the case. So where are all our lidos?
Where did all our lidos go? And can we get them back?
'[Lidos] weren't just for swimming. They were about the notion of a good life'
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On one of the most sweltering days this year, we're asking what happened to the West Midlands lidos? And will we ever get them back?
Today's news: flag-raising group Raise the Colours are denying all links with a prominent Oxfordshire activist amid his ongoing trial for making indecent images of children. But there's a lot of pictures - and a court case - that suggest otherwise...
Raise the Colours deny links with organiser accused of making indecent child images
The Birmingham-based org is keen to cut ties with Ben Cullen. But pictures say a thousand words...
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Our weekend read is here! With Andy Burnham riding his Bee Network to Number 10 Downing St (and back to 'Number 10 North' again), the political capital of buses is on the rise. In August, phase two of WMCA's bus takeover kicks in. But what does it all mean for our region?
Are Birmingham’s buses about to have a Burnham moment?
In August, the next stage of the WMCA's ambitious takeover plan kicks in. What then?
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Our weekend read is here! With Andy Burnham riding his Bee Network to Number 10 Downing St (and back to 'Number 10 North' again), the political capital of buses is on the rise. In August, phase two of WMCA's bus takeover kicks in. But what does it all mean for our region?
Are Birmingham’s buses about to have a Burnham moment?
In August, the next stage of the WMCA's ambitious takeover plan kicks in. What then?
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In 2008, Steve Dyson was editor of the Birmingham Mail when he got a tip-off about former 'porn king' and Blues owner David Sullivan.
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Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 2mo agoTIL: How an Edgbaston houseshare gave the world the atomic bomb
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Your Monday Briefing is out now ft: 🗣️Al Carn's wants Keir Starmer's job, but his friendship with a former fraudster has set tongues wagging 🎂The woman who wants to celebrate her birthday with strangers 🗑️Cllr Majid Mahmood resigns and is branded a 'wasteman' by former colleague
Brilliant Brummie story, would make a great film or TV drama: Rising Damp meets Oppenheimer.
The Dispatch@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s March 1940. Blackouts are in force across Birmingham and gas masks bump against torsos as citizens bustle around the streets. At 38 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, two men are writing a note about their current research project: how to build a workable nuclear bomb.
It’s March 1940. Blackouts are in force across Birmingham and gas masks bump against torsos as citizens bustle around the streets. At 38 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, two men are writing a note about their current research project: how to build a workable nuclear bomb.