Hosting the Games has seem Birmingham dotted with new infrastructure and amenities. But the city’s pioneering transformation began over a 100 years ago.
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Gravelly Hill Interchange was always meant to be functional, but its cultural life has been rich too.
If the UK government is serious about levelling up the country, granting its second-tier cities more political and financial independence would be a good place to start.
Despite no evidence of a plot emerging, the Trojan Horse affair had a real and detrimental impact.
When it comes to ring roads, Birmingham has a poor track record. Can the city’s new transport plan buck that trend and benefit both its inhabitants and the environment?
The restrictions that have hurt the live scene will remain for a little while longer, following Boris Johnson’s announcement
They were made by the same sculptor but sit in two very different places. Now one is set to be removed while the other goes unnoticed.
Just because your children are learning about LGBT relationships, it won’t make them gay.
Amanda Spielman claims extremists are targeting schools to ‘pervert’ education and ‘undermine’ British values.
There needs to be an urgent debate on the education of Muslim pupils in British schools, but this seems impossible in the current climate.
Where did it all go wrong for Aston Villa?
The Birmingham Six were released after spending 17 years in prison for crimes they did not commit – there’s still work to do to stop it happening again.
Germany’s far-right, anti-Islamic street movement is coming to the Midlands, and it has a familiar face at its helm.
The conventional image of suburbia is one of bland affluence and social homogeneity. Suburbs are where the middle classes aspire to make their nests. They are the idealised safe havens for raising children…
Your living room is in danger of being invaded by criminals with Brummie accents. Not a reason for fitting a new burglar alarm, I hasten to add, but an alert for the BBC’s new series of Peaky Blinders…
Anyone listening to the Scottish Independence debate may wish to have a care for the English regions. Take the West Midlands, equal to the population of Scotland, cradle of the industrial revolution and…
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