‘The issue is quality of life’ — can a new government make things better in inner-city Birmingham?
Plus, Lawrence Barton’s mom buys out his company
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A spaceship lands in Digbeth
Big industries are moving into the ‘creative quarter’. Do they come in peace?
I will not moan about Brum: the reluctant bar that’s trying to stay positive in Digbeth
‘Birmingham is always up and coming. There’s always the promise that it’s going to get better’
Birmingham: The world's 658th most walkable city!
AKA the 'least active' city outside of North America
Britain doesn't have a second city
A little-known law states that neither Birmingham nor Manchester are big enough
The Rime of the Ancient Marinator
Mussels, black pepper, iberico, and the state of Birmingham’s dining scene
Lighting the fuse: how Birmingham’s all-female abolitionist group helped end slavery
‘I would like to know when are they going to pay us for what they done to our families’
The missing detail: Meet Akhmed Yakoob’s ‘gang leader’ business partner
Exclusive: The Dispatch can reveal that last year, the breakout star of Birmingham politics set up a business with a convicted criminal
Can a crackdown on ‘zombie knives’ stop stabbings in the West Midlands?
Plus, summer finally arrives