We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Jonathan Watkins & Jiehong Jiang | Eastside Projects, 1 May, 6.30-8pm April 18, 2012
- Lunch Club | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 1–2pm April 10, 2012
- Underground Photography | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 6.30-8pm April 10, 2012
- Introducing Contemporary China, Eastside Projects, 11 April, 6.30-8pm April 5, 2012
- Discussion | Studios – Is there a need for permanence? 27 March 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects March 22, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Bomb disposal squad called in to Birmingham tower block April 20, 2012
- Joe Holyoak: HS2 station in Birmingham could be disastrous for Digbeth March 30, 2012
- Review: Life Is A Dream, Birmingham Opera Company, Argyle Works, Digbeth March 30, 2012
- 48Sheet art project to transform billboards across Birmingham March 23, 2012
- Helicopter heaven for Birmingham Opera Company during Cultural Olympics March 15, 2012
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Tag Archives: national express
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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Tagged birmingham coach station, cashpoint, digbeth coach station, michael the shopkeeper, national express, nisa
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
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
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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Tagged birmingham coach station, cashpoint, digbeth coach station, national express, nyeexpress
NYE Express #13: Kurt
I got chatting to Kurt shortly before midnight about his book – it’s great to meet another Stephanie Meyer fan. Seventeen year-old Kurt was on a mammoth train journey from Banbury to see his girlfriend in the Isle of Man, … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham coach station, birmingham new street, bullring, digbeth coach station, national express, nyeexpress
NYE Express #12: Mark
Mark a.k.a @cybrum, popped by the coach station quite early in the evening to keep me company before getting a Chinese takeaway on his way home. Mark lives in Smethwick and is a regular user of National Express its recent … Continue reading
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Tagged bearwood, birmingham coach station, cybrum, digbeth coach station, Fiona Cullinan, katchooo, mark hill, megabus, national express, nyeexpress, smethwick, travel west midlands, twm, york rd
NYE Express #4: Sumon sleeps
This is Sumon. Sumon saw in the New Year at the fast food restaurant in Rugby where he works, but found himself still in the party mood after his shift, so his brother gave him a lift to Birmingham in … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham coach station, digbeth coach station, national express, nyeexpress
NYE Express #3: Jork
This is Jork, from Hamburg. I was interested in Jork after I spotted his incredibly large trolley. He’s been in Birmingham for over a year as he thought it would be a good place to find work, but has no … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham coach station, digbeth coach station, national express, nyeexpress
NYE Express #1: Recovery and Retrospective
After having a very long, marathon sleeping session I think I’ve just about recovered from my 12-hour New Year sit-in in the new Birmingham Coach Station. It was a great night and surprisingly good fun – I cannot recommend enough … Continue reading
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Tagged alan colson, bbc radio wm, birmingham mail, brett birks, chimerax, cybrum, daz hale, Fiona Cullinan, karen canard, karenstrunks, katchooo, midgediabolik, national express, nyeexpress, Pete Ashton, snowblind, snowshot
Digbeth food wastage #19
I’m ashamed to say this is my very own Digbeth food wastage. My eyes were just too big for my belly when it came to this gooey muffin from Starbucks at the new Birmingham Coach Station. I’ll be at the … Continue reading