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Billboards? 48Sheet them!

While using billboards as public art has been done before, in early April, 48Sheet (named after the number of sheets it takes to cover a standard billboard) will transform up to 100 of them in Birmingham and beyond. While much … Continue reading

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Connaught Square for Sale

Last week it was reported in the press that Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (ROM Capital) will be selling the Connaught Square site. The 4.5 acre potential development is situtated across the road from Digbeth Coach Station and just 200 … Continue reading

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CCTV appeal launched following theft at Digbeth coach station

From the West Midlands Police Website: POLICE have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to a theft at Digbeth coach station. The offence took place at approximately 7.30pm on Monday 7 November. A … Continue reading

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Birmingham Coach Station goes ape

You get all walks of life at Birmingham Coach Station – holidaymakers, daytrippers and weekenders headed for good times, students going back and forth to campus, people who have just arrived in the country and those more familiar with it … Continue reading

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Digbeth is ‘A nice place for a Coach Station’ according to BRMB banter

The above poster, claiming Digbeth is ‘a nice place for a Coach Station’ to get a coach ‘To Somewhere Nicer’, is one of a series that makes up BRMB Radio’s Banter/Made in Birmingham campaign: For the past few months we’ve been … Continue reading

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Christmas opening times for Digbeth supermarkets

Dave Harte of Bournvillage.com always says his festive posts detailing the Christmas opening times for Bournville Village Tesco are the most popular ones on his website. Last year I did no such post for Digbeth is Good – not because … Continue reading

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New free to use, 24-hour cashpoint in Birmingham Coach Station

Now here’s some momentous news – the picture above is of the new cash machine inside the Birmingham Coach Station on Digbeth High Street, which is open 24 hours.  This means that Digbeth now has a FREE TO USE cashpoint that … Continue reading

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4am project this Sunday 17th October: Digbeth walkaround

Yes, it’s almost time for that crack-of-dawn photographic outing that is the 4am Project, ‘to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am.’  Creator Karen Strunks will taking her photos in Times Square, … Continue reading

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First Digbeth cashpoint update: we’ll be waiting a while longer

Back in December, Carl contacted National Express to see if a much-needed cashpoint would be installed in the new Birmingham Coach Station.  They answered that ‘there are plans for a cash machine to go in early 2010′, which made Digbeth … Continue reading

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NYE Express #14: The ticket machines

The ticket machines are not cash machines – the coach station does not have those yet.  Unfortunately they look a lot like cash machines, which meant throughout the night revelers would run towards them like they were the holy grail, … Continue reading

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