The Dispatch
‘Hippest spot in town’ gets Sunday Times seal of approval – but is Stirchley changing for the better?
Plus: Andy Street's policing power grab is blocked by the high court
‘I won’t ever talk to them again’: How the low traffic neighbourhood divided Kings Heath
Missing bollards, broken friendships and a police investigation
Are we allowed to feel gutted about cuts to an orchestra when rates of child poverty in Birmingham are so high?
Council cuts are bringing wave after wave of worry for the average Brummie. As we all tussle to sort them into some kind of order, where does a blow to the arts sit on our hierarchy of grief?
‘Hypersexualised’ and ‘misogynistic’ — Rebecca Kalam speaks out about West Midlands Police
Plus: The Brummie film shortlisted at the Oscars
The Taliban fan
Miles Routledge lives the fantasy of a colonial explorer. But not everyone is impressed...
Secrets, lies and a botched IT system: The uncertainty surrounding Birmingham City Council’s finances
The budget for Oracle was £19m but its true cost could be much, much higher
‘It is clear that it is going in the wrong direction’ – should the Ladywood regeneration be paused?
A series of blunders has caused tension between the council and residents of the inner city neighbourhood.
The UK’s oldest cinema could be facing the bulldozers. But the mayor wants to save it.
Plus: Your last chance to catch A Midsummer Night's Dream
