New UB40 song set to be released on new album launched alongside Westside event

New UB40 song set to be released on new album launched alongside Westside event

28th February 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson

Globally acclaimed Birmingham reggae band UB40 will contribute to a new, multi-artist album to be released this summer during a live eve...Read more

Jasper stands up and rocks at Peaky Blinders premiere on Westside

Jasper stands up and rocks at Peaky Blinders premiere on Westside

25th February 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson

Top comedian Jasper Carrott looked the part in his full-length black leather coat at the premiere of Peaky Blinders series 6 at Cineworl...Read more

Former boxing champion’s charity sparring raises funds for bleed kits on Westside

Former boxing champion’s charity sparring raises funds for bleed kits on Westside

- News / by Steve Dyson

Former Midlands boxing champion Dexter Hastings has distributed dozens of bleed control kits to Westside’s nightlife venues after comple...Read more

City jazz festival announces this year’s dates on Westside and beyond

City jazz festival announces this year’s dates on Westside and beyond

24th February 2022 - News / by Tony Collins

A toe-tapping slideshow has been compiled by the organisers of Birmingham’s main jazz festival to whet appetites for another musical fea...Read more

Westside BID backs police crackdown on city centre crime

Westside BID backs police crackdown on city centre crime

22nd February 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson

A police crackdown that saw scores of people stopped and searched across Birmingham city centre resulting in three arrests has been prai...Read more

BBC reports how Clean Air Zone charges are unfair for Westside’s nightlife workers

BBC reports how Clean Air Zone charges are unfair for Westside’s nightlife workers

21st February 2022 - News / by Westside World reporter

The BBC has interviewed Westside BID boss Mike Olley about how hospitality workers feel they have been penalised by Birmingham's Clean A...Read more

‘Thunderbirds are go!’ as puppets return to Brum on Westside

‘Thunderbirds are go!’ as puppets return to Brum on Westside

17th February 2022 - News / by Tony Collins

A special musical tribute is to be delivered on Westside to the man who created many of the iconic children’s TV shows from the last six...Read more

Let’s not forget gritty truth behind dramatic licence of Windrush

Let’s not forget gritty truth behind dramatic licence of Windrush

16th February 2022 - Olley's Oracles / by WSBadmin

As the Birmingham Rep celebrates the vibrant reggae of the Windrush generation, Westside leader MIKE OLLEY reminds us that it wasn’t suc...Read more

Westside BID ‘gets on its bikes’ to help smooth pavements along new tram route

Westside BID ‘gets on its bikes’ to help smooth pavements along new tram route

15th February 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson

The general manager and street wardens at Westside BID are – quite literally – getting on their bikes to help improve pavements along th...Read more

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