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The derelict Alcester Street warehouse: a sad, unsecured building

On Boxing Day Pamela wrote about Birmingham City Council’s drive to secure empty buildings around Digbeth and reduce the potential arson risk they pose. The owners of the empty buildings will be first given the opportunity to secure the entrances themselves, … Continue reading

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Irish in Birmingham: ‘your hub for all things Irish in Birmingham’

The Irish Welfare & Information Centre next to St Anne’s Church on Alcester Street has been rebranded and is now Irish in Birmingham. The name change coincides with other exciting developments for the charity which provides welfare & cultural services … Continue reading

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See the new Paragon Hotel on Friday 28th January

An invitation from The Paragon Hotel to their launch event on Friday 28th January to celebrate the refurbishment of the hotel. RSVP to sarahbassett@theparagonhotel.co.uk.

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Christmas opening times for Digbeth supermarkets

Dave Harte of Bournvillage.com always says his festive posts detailing the Christmas opening times for Bournville Village Tesco are the most popular ones on his website. Last year I did no such post for Digbeth is Good – not because … Continue reading

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Digbeth food wastage #22

Been a while since there’s been one of these but I couldn’t resist this Dinner For One at the Bradford Street/Alcester Street bus stop: chicken in chilli sauce with a satsuma for afters, all washed down with a refreshing can … Continue reading

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The Usual Suspects?

This is a very strange line-up of some rather suspicious-looking characters on the corner of Bradford Street/Alcester Street. So whodunnit? Was it Skull In A Gasmask, Golden Boy, Speaker With Snaggletooth or the Stop And Search Zone Ghost? My money’s … Continue reading

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Halted paint job on Cherish House

You may have noticed that the paint job on Trident Housing owned Cherish House on Bradford St/Alcester St that started a couple of months ago has halted at about man-height.  I’m unsure why.

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Faces of Digbeth #1: Truck thing with a face

I found this at the Wheel Alignment Centre opposite The Fountain pub on Alcester Street. It made me smile.

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