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Bins boss abroad — councillor under fire for taking trip during strikes
Plus, what will become of Birmingham’s ‘ghost station’?
Regional mayors paid £3m to a training company. What did they get in return?
Inside the collapse of Redstone Training
50 years after they formed in Handsworth, reggae legends Steel Pulse are coming home
Lead singer David Hinds on the music of 'the masses' and the lesson he learnt from Bob Marley
Lights! Camera! Edgbaston! How Birmingham supercharged the film industry
Celluloid and cinema created by Brummies brought the 20th Century to life
The sets were wobbly. The budget was non-existent. But Crossroads stands the test of time
‘We opened those doors, had music playing, and we danced in the pouring rain and drank champagne’
Leaked recordings and scheming councillors: did Labour councillors engage in a ‘campaign of abuse’?
Shabina Bano claims she was the victim of bullying, harassment and misogyny by her former Birmingham Labour colleagues
On Shrove Tuesday in Atherstone: ‘bollocks is all that matters’
While the rest of the country enjoys its pancakes, one small Midlands town goes to war over a ball
The loveliest part of England? How Jonathan Meades chronicled the West Midlands
The Dispatch catches up with the creator of Birmingham: Heart By-pass, Severn Heaven and Worcestershire: Travels with Pevsner.
The big Birmingham bailout. Is £180m enough to keep the city above water?
Plus, should we conscript young people into the army? Paulette Hamilton wants to talk about it
Waseem Zaffar’s house was turned into a filthy HMO. He says he has nothing to do with it
The former Birmingham City Council cabinet member has previously complained about the excess of HMOs in the city
A tale of temperance and town planning
Why does Birmingham have so many huge suburban pubs?
The vigilantes of Hall Green
Plus, Conservative leader calls on Birmingham City Council to investigate Aspire
