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Step Back in Time: Celebrate Birmingham Heritage Week with Afternoon Tea at The Grand Hotel

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The splendid Grand Hotel on Church Street, Birmingham is serving up a taste of history this month, at an afternoon tea event to celebrate the city’s Heritage Week which takes place 6-15th September. In 1875, Isaac Horton...

National Rum Punch Day at Temper & Brown: A Night of Flavours, Fun, and Heritage

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Temper and Brown a cherished gem in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter, is gearing up for a special celebration to mark National Rum Punch Day. On Friday 20th September, the historic pub is calling all rum lovers and...

Historic Sawyers Arms in Manchester Reopens After Three-Week Makeover

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The Sawyers Arms in Deansgate, has now officially reopened following an extensive 3-week refurbishment, giving the iconic pub an exciting new look. The Grade II- listed pub has been given a facelift while keeping its traditional look...

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Solihull Mum Launches Blue Badgers to Support Carers and Disabled Community

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An entrepreneur and mother of three left behind a successful corporate career to launch a new venture inspired by her experience as a carer for her son. Stephanie Jackson, from Solihull, has founded Blue Badgers, an interactive...

New Live Dinosaur Production Inside the T Rex Comes to Birmingham

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A groundbreaking world-first live dinosaur production is coming to Birmingham in May this year, inviting families to step beneath the skin and bones of one of the most formidable predators in history. Inside the T Rex is a...

Neko Health Opens in Birmingham – Expanding Access to Breakthrough Preventive Health Scans to the West Midlands

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With extraordinary demand for preventive health checks in the UK, Neko Health opens its first Health Centre in Birmingham—accelerating its mission to shift healthcare from reactive treatment to prevention and early detection.  Neko Health continues to see...

Hemiko Wins Government Backing to Launch Sustainable Heat Network in Birmingham

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Hemiko has secured almost £4 million of support from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund to develop a pioneering clean heat hub in Tyseley that will anchor the West Midlands as a national centre for decarbonisation. As...

Community Funding Open Now from Volkswagen Van Centre Birmingham

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Local sponsorship funding available to apply for, courtesy of Volkswagen Van Centre Birmingham – located on St Stephens Street Deadline for submissions, 28th November 2025 Volkswagen Van Centre Birmingham, owned and operated by Swansway Motor Group since 2009...

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West Midlands Wellbeing Programme Brings Martial Arts and Mindfulness Into Workplaces

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Office workers across the West Midlands are set to benefit from a new wellbeing and personal safety programme as Masamune Dojo expands its successful Shefuay initiative into the corporate sector. The expansion coincides with Mental Health Awareness...

Game, Set, Match: Queer Histories Take Centre Court in Fairlight

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Fairlight is a brand-new electropop musical about queer invisibility in tennis, which takes place on a tennis court with live tennis playing. Performed at the oldest lawn tennis club in the world – Edgbaston Archery &...

Birmingham to Host Free Immersive Art Installation Exploring Life with Asthma

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In spring 2025, women from Birmingham – whose lives are affected by asthma – came together with researchers from Imperial College London, artists and members of the public to share their experiences of asthma through textile...

Major Sri Lankan New Year Celebration Unites Communities in Walsall

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Around 1,500 people gathered at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium in Walsall on 2 May 2026 to celebrate the Sri Lankan New Year, in an event that combined vibrant cultural festivities with essential community services.The celebration featured traditional Sri Lankan games, dance performances, live musi…

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West Midlands Wellbeing Programme Brings Martial Arts and Mindfulness Into Workplaces

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Office workers across the West Midlands are set to benefit from a new wellbeing and personal safety programme as Masamune Dojo expands its successful...

Sutton Coldfield Heart Screening Day Returns in Memory of Anthony Lane

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A pioneering screening programme to identify undiagnosed heart conditions in the young is returning to Sutton Coldfield next month thanks to continued fundraising by Wylde Green Rotary Club.Run by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), the project is particularly personal to the Club’s President Paul Lane…

Major Sri Lankan New Year Celebration Unites Communities in Walsall

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Around 1,500 people gathered at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium in Walsall on 2 May 2026 to celebrate the Sri Lankan New Year, in an event that combined vibrant cultural festivities with essential community services.The celebration featured traditional Sri Lankan games, dance performances, live musi…

New Exhibition Explores the Real Birmingham Beyond Stereotypes

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Let’s be honest: Birmingham is often underestimated. People picture concrete, industry and a city cast in grey. But those who know it understand something...
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