The forgotten post-war decree that deliberately strangled Birmingham
For 40 years, an early ‘levelling up’ policy curtailed the city's industrial potential and constrained its growth
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Did Birmingham have to go bankrupt?
Bin strikes, equal pay claims and a disputed £500m
The Cadbury's superfans being left behind
The chocolate's shrunk, Royal approval has been revoked and Bournville's sidelined. Where does Brum's most famous export go from here?
A lost film took Brum's surrealist past with it. Could it be found?
Desmond Morris made one of the only films produced by Birmingham's legendary Surrealists. This is one man's mission to screen it
Port Loop claims to be Birmingham’s ‘best place to live’. Best for whom?
Like all bold developers, Urban Splash are exciting, transformational — and a wee bit controversial
Is this Perry Barr housing block a 'dumping' ground for the homeless?
Plus: a David Lodge documentary on Brum writers and your requisite bins update
How 1960s industrial Brum shaped world-conquering Black Sabbath
Heavy metal pioneers were forged in a heavy metal environment
Fireworks, fraud accusations and fallouts at the Westside BID
Gerald Manton and Mike Olley were firm friends until they weren’t. What happened?
Midlands weirdness meets Afro-Caribbean folklore in Michael D. Kennedy's world
'Did spirits smuggle themselves into suitcases and settle down in Small Heath?'
Sham marriages and spies: rediscovering the Birmingham Group
In the 1930s, the city's pubs were backdrop to a group of writers and artists 'free of the London trademark'
Twenty years since MG Rover's demise, where is Longbridge now?
'Just because we’ve got nice shiny buildings really means nothing'
An abandoned warehouse in Digbeth caught fire last night — who owns it?
Plus, an exclusive: UHB Trust’s latest let down
The future of Birmingham’s symphony orchestra is uncertain. Can grime help?
'Oh my God, it's actually happening. We're doing this'
With Rembrandt, a bid for relevance?
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is still struggling to find its footing
Farewell, Oasis - traders left in the lurch after market's sudden closure
Plus, how many high paid council staff actually live in Birmingham?