UB40’s Brian Travers says Birmingham faces becoming a city famous for nothing more than “empty duplexes and shoe shops” unless more is done to protect the music scene.Read
A £100 million scheme to move Birmingham’s wholesale markets out of Digbeth has been given the green light – clearing the way for one of the UK’s biggest urban regeneration opportunities.Read
They included pirate copies of the multi award-winning Slumdog Millionaire and latest Hollywood blockbusters Watchmen and Confessions of a Shopaholic, which are not yet in the shops. Illegally copied Bollywood movies and hardcore pornographic DVDs were also seized by investigators at the apartment in Digbeth.Read
The Beorma Quarter will result in a largely derelict site, opposite Selfridges and St Martins, being turned into offices, workshops, shops, public squares, apartments and the restoration of three historic buildings, including the Cold Store.Read
A CONTROVERSIAL tower block planned for Birmingham city centre is set for a cool reception when it is unveiled to city planning chiefs for the first time today.Read
A PERFORMING arts academy which hopes to create future generations of stage, screen and music stars in Birmingham has been labelled “middle class” and “elitist” by teaching unions.Read