Month: August 2022
Musicians attract crowds to help celebrate Jamaica’s 60th independence day in Brindleyplace
8th August 2022 - News / by Danielle Robinson
The 60th anniversary of Jamaican independence was celebrated at the weekend with live music entertainment at Water's Edge in Brindleypla...Read more
Joseph Sturge of Broad Street: his family business helped abolish slavery
- Olley's Oracles / by DanielDyson
To any passers-by, 264 and 265 Broad Street are simply a bar with a curry house upstairs. But the history behind these bricks and mortar...Read more
Westside school for ‘challenging pupils’ set to grow
5th August 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
A city centre school in Westside which teaches pupils who have experienced difficulties in mainstream education is expanding in Septembe...Read more
Put yourself in the limelight with new job opportunities at Westside theatre
4th August 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
All the world’s a stage, and for three lucky job-seekers that is just the opportunity that awaits them. The Rep theatre in Centenary ...Read more
BBC get ‘Ozzy and devoted fan’ to present Commonwealth Games on Black Sabbath’s bench
3rd August 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Two whacky BBC sports presenters chose Black Sabbath's heavy metal bench on Broad Street, Birmingham to kick off their coverage of the C...Read more
Velvet Music Rooms invests in ‘biggest TV screen in West Midlands’ for sports fans
- News / by Steve Dyson
What is claimed to be the biggest TV screen inside any West Midlands bar has been installed at Velvet Music Rooms on Birmingham’s ‘golde...Read more
Enjoying culture, sports and unCommonman Games family fun on Westside
2nd August 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Gerald Manton, the chairman of Westside BID, had a "fantastic" afternoon of culture and sporting fun with his family in the district on ...Read more
Local artist shares unique jazz festival sketches
- News / by Danielle Robinson
A unique collection of sketches of musicians at this year’s Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival has been shared by local a...Read more
Can I have a star, please? Cheeky Richie Anderson makes his request on national radio
1st August 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
The Broad Street Walk of Stars on Westside was brought to the attention of millions of listeners for three-and-a-half minutes on prime-t...Read more