Written by Nicky Getgood on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 ( One response )
Tags: BDO Stoy Hayward, birminghamcitycouncil, birminghammail, Concept Development Solutions, links, moseleyrd, toblog
The Georgian house was in such a pitiful state I had to look the other way...
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 pretty disappointing.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, August 20th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
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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 Digbeth is Good!
Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, March 1st, 2010 ( Start discussion )
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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 Paul found it to be ‘food that spoke of a chef with no small amount of either personality or craft’ and gives the place four stars.
Cheers to Midge for spotting this one.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
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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, sexy voice, which is second to none.’ Jammy cow.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
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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 talents to bosses from Pontin’s.’
Follow the link to see pictures of the shiny, happy people taking an aerobics class led by a crocodile.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Sunday, December 14th, 2008 ( Start discussion )
Tags: bennie gray, birminghammail, Custard Factory, evening mail
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.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 ( Start discussion )
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- 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 on Friday 7th November at The Rainbow in Digbeth. The line up is a mixture of everything from Gypsy Punk to a live looper.’
- WIN: Tickets to Gigbeth festival 2008 – 4 Talent Magazine give you not one, but two chances to win tickets for the Gigbeth Festival, which kicks off this week.
- Digbeth coach station plan on track – ‘Work began today on a £15 million world-class coach station in Digbeth’ says the Birmingham Mail. You hear that? WORLD CLASS. We’re a lucky bunch.
- Lost in S.P.A.C.E. video – If you missed the exhibition ‘Bryn has produced a short film showcasing the art on display during the Lost In S.P.A.C.E. group show from artists based at the Custard Factory that ran in the Gallery at the end of October.’
Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 ( Start discussion )
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‘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 last hour. We’d been discussing the road blocks, traffic jams, suspicious package and bomb squad for hours. So much so that, after viewing the search results, Pete Ashton went and wondered aloud if Digbeth could become top-rating, trending Twitter topic for the day.
It was like a red rag to a bull. If you tweeted, you simply had to mention Digbeth. Even if, like Antonio Gould, it was to say you weren’t sure what to say about Digbeth.
Pete Ashton’s blogged about the internetty aspects of today’s little exercise, so let’s get on with the important stuff:
- If you spoonerise Digbeth you get BIG DEATH says Emma Jones.
- But if you’re sticking to strict anagramming like Shona McQuillan you get THE BIG D, which is still pretty cool.
- There are Killer Badgers in Digbeth according to Emma Jones. In the Police Station, apparently. Part of the Anti-Terrorism Act, I think. They’re better at extracting intelligence than bog-standard dogs. I shall be risking life and limb David Attenborough-style to get pictures of them for the Faunography trail.
- Me and that bloke down the pub aren’t the only ones who think Digbeth is derived from DUCK BATH. Andy Mabbett says so too, so it must be true.
- Or perhaps it’s not. Jon Bounds says it means Dyke Pools after finding this great site that says so. It seems slightly better informed than my bloke down the pub, and has some fantastic photos.
- Mind you, what does Jon Bounds know? He’s not that fussed on Digbeth because it’s not near enough to Moseley or town. Shame on you Jon, it’s well worth the short ride on the 50/five minute walk from the Bullring.
- Shona McQuillan turned it all on its head and stated: Digbeth in suspicious package. Yes, that’s right. It’s called the Big City Plan.
- Daniel Davies lost his sandwiches in Digbeth. Rest assured, if I find them I will be photographing them for you all to enjoy in the new Digbeth Food Wastage category. Yummy.
- Prize for top Digbeth tweet goes to Julia Gilbert for saying, “You can read more about Digbeth at digbeth.org.” I pay her well. In shoes.
As you can see, our efforts weren’t in vain and it all left me rather distracted and excited this afternoon. Oh yeah, there was some stuff on Winterval as well, which made Simon Gray wonder if that could be a trending topic too. Go on, Tweethearts: you know what to do.
