Tag Archives: Birmingham Post

April Irish Heritage: Local Author Ann Cullen

April’s Irish Heritage meeting saw Birmingham author Ann Cullen talk about the story and inspiration behind her latest book Deceit and Settling in the West.  It was a very interesting session, where Ann spoke about her childhood move from Galway … Continue reading

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D&P Textiles fire: the morning after

I took a stroll down Cheapside today to take a look at what was left of the D&P Textiles warehouse after the massive fire yesterday.  As you can see from the photos, quite a bit of damage has been done … Continue reading

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Birmingham Post Supplement – Digbeth: Soul of the City

If you buy a copy of this week’s Birmingham Post you’ll find inside a supplement all about Digbeth: Soul of the City, with articles about that Big City Plan, Digital District things and places like South Birmingham College, The Bond, … 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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Back to Back to be Bulldozed

Last night I got chatting to Friction Arts’ Sandra Hall (recently no. 43 in the Birmingham Post’s Power 50). She is mightilly upset that this pre-1950′s back-to-back on Lombard St is soon to be flattened. I had a sneaky look … Continue reading

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Abstract Edge at The Bond

This evening The Bond kicked off a series of exhibitions in their Boardrooms by launching a show of paintings by Abstract Edge, a group of artists from the Shropshire, Herefordshire and the Marches area. The Bond’s Director Anthony Collier said … Continue reading

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