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Strike picket line outside South Birmingham College today

Those walking past South Birmingham College this morning may have noticed a few people with HANDS OFF OUR PENSIONS banners standing outside. The group were from the University and College Union. I did a quick audio interview with member Marie … Continue reading

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THE ‘RHYMES’ JAN-SLAM at South Birmingham College on 18th Jan

Rogue Play Theatre are treating us with a night of poetry and spoken word at South Birmingham College on Tuesday 18th January: That’s right poets and poetry fans of Birmingham, Rhymes is having its second end of year Slam, and … Continue reading

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Digbeth Residents’ Association – notes from December’s meeting and the Digbeth Residents’ Visioning Exercise

Dr Julie Brown’s Digbeth Presentation At the last Digbeth & Highgate Residents’ Association Dr Julie Brown, a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Urban & Regional Studies, came along to present the above three questions, which we … Continue reading

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Birmingham Book Festival 2010

The annual literature extravaganza that is the Birmingham Book Festival gets into full swing this weekend, with events for avid readers and writers across central Birmingham.  There’s a fair few workshops taking place at South Birmingham College this Saturday 9th … Continue reading

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The Destroyers Gypsy Summer Ball

Brummie band of the moment The Destroyers are to launch their UK and Ireland tour with a Summer Gypsy Ball in the new Digbeth music venue The Crossing at South Birmingham College on Milk Street.  The gig this Fri 4th … Continue reading

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The busy Digbeth March hare: St Patrick’s Festival and We Are Eastside

Digbeth is set to get brilliantly busy this month with the impending St Patrick’s Festival weekend, closely followed by the launch of We Are Eastside, which will coincide with 7 Inch Cinema’s Flatpack Film Festival. St Patrick’s Festival Birmingham This … Continue reading

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Birmingham Post Supplement – Digbeth: Soul of the City

If you buy a copy of this week’s Birmingham Post you’ll find inside a supplement all about Digbeth: Soul of the City, with articles about that Big City Plan, Digital District things and places like South Birmingham College, The Bond, … Continue reading

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Organic Eastside: regeneration by maniacs

So Bennie Gray’s been in the paper saying Birmingham needs a few more Custard Factories.  George Ferguson, who spoke at the Organic Eastside seminar held by MADE* and Digbeth Business Association in South Birmingham College last night, would heartilly agree.  … Continue reading

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