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Link: Support our markets: Sign the petition to save Birmingham’s Bull Ring Markets – Birmingham Mail

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Support our markets: Sign the petition to save Birmingham’s Bull Ring Markets – Birmingham Mail – Show your support for the Bull Ring Markets (which currently face an uncertain future) by signing the Birmingham Mail’s petition.

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94 Moseley Road in 1930

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

An interesting find by Jackie Booth, which she came across whilst updating her Brimmin website – 94 Moseley Rd, one of the four sadly boarded-up buildings opposite Highgate Park, used to be home to 8 nurses who paid 40,000 visits a … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: Birmingham Mail: Digging deep to revive area

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

Birmingham Mail: Digging deep to revive area – Another local newspaper covering the situation with the derelict Georgian houses on Moseley Road. As yet still no word from Birmingham City Council in response to my queries about this, which is … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: Community news, local information and events about Digbeth from the Birmingham Mail

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Community news, local information and events about Digbeth from the Birmingham Mail – As part of its ‘Your Communities’ pages for all Birmingham areas, the Birmingham Mail now has a page of all things Digbeth related, including a feed from … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: Birmingham Mail – Restaurant Review: Matthew’s of Birmingham

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Birmingham Mail – Restaurant Review: Matthew’s of Birmingham custard factory, gibb street, digbeth. 0121 224 7730. – Did Richard McComb and Paul Fulford go to the same restaurant? Whilst Richard talks of ‘car crash fine dining’ in the Birmingham Post … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Birmingham Mail – News – Birmingham News – Review: Joss Stone at The Rainbow in Digbeth – ‘The audience loved her, and what’s not to love – Joss is blessed with stunning looks, a fun persona and a strong, distinctive, … Continue reading →

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Bluecoat auditions held at the Custard Factory

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Bluecoat auditions held at the Custard Factory – The Birmingham Mail features the auditions. ‘WANNABE Bluecoats brought their best singing voice and twinkle-toes to auditions held at the Custard Factory, Digbeth. They came to show off their vast array of … Continue reading →

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Ye Olde Custard Factory

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Thanks to Midge for sending me this photo of the Custard Factory before Bennie Gray got his hands on it, which was published in the Birmingham Mail.

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Links for November 4th

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

The First Gigbeth Fringe – A while back Gigbeth hit the headlines with claims to being bigger than the Edinburgh Fringe. Well now it’s so big it’s got its very own fringe, announced by Claire Burgess. ‘It’s a free event … Continue reading →

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Bomb scare in Digbeth, explosion on Twitter

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

‘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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