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Grammy-winning Bridget Kelly to play Birmingham
Grammy-award winning artist Bridget Kelly will be playing in Birmingham next month Grammy-award winning musician Bridget Kelly will be touring the UK for the first time, including a date at...
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Marlon James to host book event in Birmingham
Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James will be at Waterstones in Birmingham The 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James and author David Walliams are to a vibrant events programme at Waterstones in...
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BBC showcasing ‘Live in Birmingham’ music workshops
BBC Music are bringing an array or music events and workshops to the city next month (Photograph: BBC) The stars of BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music and Asian Network, along with industry...
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‘Tash Takeover’ at Grand Central for Movember
Staff at Tapas Revolution in Grand Central Birmingham support Movember With Movember well and truly underway, there has been a ‘Tash Takeover’ at Grand Central as retailers and restaurants wear...
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Inaugural Birmingham Awards celebrate local achievement
Mr Birmingham Joshua Williams (right) won Young Achiever of the Year at the Birmingham Awards 2015 (Photograph: Anthony Stanley) On Friday, the prestigious Edgbaston Cricket Ground opened it’s doors to...
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Refugee photography exhibition to launch in Birmingham
A moving image, taken earlier this year, of a mother and her child at the refugee camp in Calais (Photograph: Paul Stringer) Local photographers and visual artists have collaborated to create a...
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Volunteers feed Birmingham homeless during harsh winter
Birmingham Food Drive volunteer Vimal Korpal with BBC Doctors actors Bharti Patel (second left) and Lorna Laidlaw (right) (Photo: Nikhara Korpal) The annual Birmingham Food Drive was held over the...
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REVIEW: BBC Music Awards 2015, Birmingham
One Direction on stage with Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton at the BBC Music Awards (Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC) The second year of the BBC Music Awards was hosted by Fearne Cotton and Chris Evans and...
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Birmingham mosque to feed city homeless on Christmas Day
Muslim community activist Kasim Choudhry is hosting a Christmas Day soup kitchen at Birmingham Central Mosque (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham’s premier mosque is set to host a special soup kitchen...
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REVIEW: Joshua Bell, Symphony Hall Birmingham
Violinist and conductor Joshua Bell performs at a concert (Photograph: Eric Kabik) The programme opened with Dvořák’s Silent Woods from The Bohemian Forest Op. 68. As soloist, Steven Isserlis’...
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Owner of smallest coffee shop launches homeless initiative
Jake Hollier runs a coffee shop housed in a converted red telephone box in the city centre (Photograph: Adam Yosef) The young owner of Birmingham’s smallest coffee shop has launched a campaign to raise...
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Birmingham leaders to stand united against Pegida at rally
Birmingham community and faith leaders will come together tomorrow for a peace rally against far-right group Pegida, who are marching in the city Community representatives, faith leaders, trade unions...
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Poetry Jam still sticks after three years
Spoken word artist Aliyah Hasinah performing at Beatfreeks Poetry Jam’s 3rd Birthday (Photograph: Paul Stringer) Three years ago a bunch of young artists and curious people gathered sweatily in the...
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Birmingham team awarded cash for refugee arts project
The Gap Arts Project winners join the Birmingham Soup team after clinching the prize money for Beyond Borders (Photograph: Ming DeNasty) City youth-led arts organisation The Gap Arts Project’s newest...
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Birmingham fans prepare for NAO’s city tour date
Music artist Nao wil be playing the O2 Institute in Birmingham in April (Photograph: Sam Stubbings/Nao) MOBO newcomer of 2015, Nao released her latest single Fool to Love last week with streams via...
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COMPETITION: Win tickets to Gadget Show Live 2016!
Gadget Show presenters presenters Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, Ortis Deeley and Amy Williams will be at the live show in Birmingham (Photograph: Adam Yosef) I Am Birmingham have teamed up with Gadget...
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Magician Dynamo to bring sensational show to Birmingham
Master magician Dynamo will be performing three shows in Birmingham this month (Photograph: Andrew Timms) Due to overwhelming demand, master magician Dynamo has added an extra 11 shows to his...
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New School of Dentistry to open in Birmingham
Her Majesty the Queen meets staff and students at the building’s official opening (Photograph: Edward Moss) The first patients are due to be welcomed to the new Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of...
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Birmingham’s first BBC Writer in Residence announced
Caroline Horton has been appointed as the first Birmingham Writer in Residence for the BBC and the REP A local writer, theatre –maker and performer has been announced as the first ever Birmingham...
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Birmingham International Dance Festival set for May
The ZoieLogic Dance Theatre will be presenting RIDE during the International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016 (Photograph: Dani Bower) The return of the fifth award-winning biennial International Dance...
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