Community-led libraries sound warm and cosy — the reality is anything but
Volunteers are inspirational, passionate…and absolutely exhausted
The Dispatch
En pointe: Behind the scenes of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s majestic The Sleeping Beauty
Plus: Our City Council story causes a stir
The ‘pincer manoeuvre’: How secretive leadership and warring staff led Birmingham to the abyss
A narrative has emerged about how this city went bankrupt. Is it true? For months, we have been speaking to senior figures across the city, and today, two of them speak out on the record
Broken friendships, unproven claims and a police investigation: The war in Gaza divides students at the University of Birmingham
National newspapers have reported campus activists chanting ‘death to Zionists’. But we’ve struggled to corroborate that story - and it’s not the only one…
The axe falls on Birmingham
Record budget cuts are imminent. Plus: Who remembers the day the Bullring opened?
The spirit and taste of carnival - Birmingham’s Ital food is a plant-based party
A tour of the city’s best veggie Caribbean dishes
Will 2024 be a prosperous year for Birmingham?
The Chinese zodiac suggests it will. Plus: Bill Bailey comes to town.
The lost world of West Midlands media
Our region used to have some of the most successful newspapers in the land. What happened?
