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Getgood Link: Mappa Mercia: Birmingham Coach Station

Mappa Mercia: Birmingham Coach Station – Thanks to Andy Mabbett for clocking the last line of this post about Open Street Mapping in Digbeth at the coach station: The taxidrivers I spoke to weren’t too impressed with only 4 spaces … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: ER V111 POST BOX DIGBETH on Flickr

ER V111 POST BOX DIGBETH on Flickr – Photo Sharing! – Thanks to Andy Mabbett for this. Edward VIII postboxes are rare, in that not many got made before he abdicated. But there is this one Digbeth – can anyone … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Old Birmingham Pictures – Digbeth

Old Birmingham Pictures – Digbeth – Many thanks to Andy Mabbett for forwarding this link to me – some lovely pictures of the Digbeth of yesteryear. Includes old pubs (like The Royal George) and businesses that are long gone. Makes … Continue reading

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Brum vs Belfast #13: Social Media Scenes

Andy Mabbett asked how Belfast Social Media Surgeries and Cafe’s are doing.  Now, I don’t know much about Belfast’s social media scene but I was lucky enough to meet someone who did – Phil O’Kane, a Belfast photographer who took … Continue reading

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F.L.E.A. on Flickr – Photo Sharing! – Andy Mabbett went wandering around Digbeth the other day, here’s one of his snaps.

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The Politics Show West Midlands: 18/01/2009

The Politics Show West Midlands: 18/01/2009 – Many thans to Andy Mabbett for making me aware of this. In the shadow of the new Birmingham, the original Brammagen. Welcome to Digbeth. Digbeth features in a piece about how local industries … Continue reading

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Bomb scare in Digbeth, explosion on Twitter

‘Digbeth police station evacuated,’ reads the Birmingham Mail, ‘after suspicious package was discovered inside…A cordon was placed around the station and a number of roads were closed off.’ However to Twitter addicts such as myself this news was, like, so … Continue reading

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