‘Like gunshots going off outside my window’: how padel tore a Sutton Coldfield community in half
It's the world's fastest growing sport. But is it one of the most destructive?
Birmingham Dispatch
The billionaire, the Yardley pub and the role of local news
A Sunday note from The Dispatch
Are Wolverhampton’s top political family lying about their address?
The Dispatch stakes out a former mayor
Eight stories a day keep the readers away
A Sunday editor’s note
We’re just getting started
An editor’s note from Jack
Can Birmingham really claim to be the birthplace of the industrial revolution?
Or is it Manchester? Or Ironbridge?
Birmingham was once the bicycle capital of the world
Before the car came to dominate our city, a humbler vehicle reigned supreme
Diwali 'cancelled' for Soho residents
Plus: Jack Reacher weighs in on Brum libraries row and Sabbath take over Digbeth bar
Andy Street has his say on Reform and his political future
Plus: Autumn bookworm activities and a peak into Birmingham's history
The Smithfield development has faced every obstacle possible. Is it finally full speed ahead?
Plus, Farage's Reform return to Brum
The enemies within: How the pandemic radicalised Britain
The riots have been blamed on everything from the economy to Elon Musk. But the networks that mobilised violence on our streets were forged in opposition to vaccines and lockdowns
