Tag Archives: Bradford St

Happy Birthday To You

Proof, if any be needed, that Digbeth does these things in style.  None of your crap bits of cardboard with ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ scrawled over it in poster paint, oh no.  We get top quality, beautifully intricate artwork by Beat 13′s … Continue reading

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Fire at D&P Textiles on Cheapside

D&P Textiles warehouse building on Cheapside, which has an asbestos roof,  was pretty much destroyed by a ‘suspicious fire’ today.  Smoke started pouring out of the building this morning, captured brilliantly in this photo by K Canard. Thankfully, it seems … Continue reading

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Digbeth food wastage #18

Pineapple and mango tango on Bradford Street. Sharp ‘n’ sweet.

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New Year in the new coach station

The new National Express coach station on Bradford Street will be fully-functioning tomorrow.  Some, like Karen Strunks are looking forward to the new station with its Starbucks, WH Smith and an Uppercrust bakery, which promises to be a vast improvement … Continue reading

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Digbeth food wastage #17

By far the most minging Digbeth Food Wastage find yet.  It’s hard to tell if someone’s lost a piece of meaty shopping or an animal has dropped down dead on Bradford Street and this is all that remains.  Anyone to … Continue reading

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Digbeth Food Wastage #16

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Digbeth Food Wastage find, but I couldn’t resist this colourful fruit ‘n’ veg on Bradford Street. Carrot, lemon and banana – that’s three of your five-a-day there.

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Traditional Irish music in Digbeth

On my way home on Thursday evening I bumped into a friend who told me there was some traditional Irish music being played in The White Swan on Bradford Street, so I made a detour. I’m very glad I did, … Continue reading

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mydigbeth

Today I was emailed the minutes from the last Digbeth Residents’ Association meeting on 4th August and learnt about mydigbeth, a new residents’ website built by Adam Crossley. The site’s in its preliminary stages so is still quite basic, but … Continue reading

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