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Deer in the River Rea

Just been reminded about this by Anna Blackaby on Twitter. There is a deer currently residing in the River Rea at the back of the Custard Factory, as you can see from the above photo by Richard Battye. John Mostyn … Continue reading

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Four boarded up Grade II listed properties on Moseley Road

When I posted West Midlands Police’s statement about the recent fire in a property on Moseley Road, in which two people sadly died, both Barnard and Yasmin commented that the old building, along with a few houses next to it, … Continue reading

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Dave Harte’s suggestion for Future Digbeth Allotments

View future digbeth allotments in a larger map Very intriguing idea from Dave Harte to do something lovely with the unused viaducts in Digbeth, shown on the above map: we should have allotments on top of the abandoned Victorian rail … Continue reading

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Rare Games moving to Digbeth – are we ready for our new guests?

So all of Birmingham’s buzzing with the news that Microsoft subsidiary Rare Games are set to move into the remaining vacant Fazeley Studios. Martin Mullaney thinks it’s ‘awesome’. The Birmingham Post have visually interpreted the big news in an interesting … Continue reading

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