The Big Issue began trialling contactless payments on 3rd December in Birmingham, as well as London, Bath, Bristol and Nottingham. The trial is in partnership with card reader company iZettle
Written by Charlotte Gill on 14th February 2019
The number of people identifying as bisexual in the West Midlands has more than doubled in the past five years, new stats released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed
Written by Sophie Woodley on 13th February 2019
Eight researchers at the University of Birmingham have been named in the global Highly Cited Researchers (HRS) list of 2018
Written by Charlotte Gill on 13th February 2019
Ellie Simmonds has joined a Commonwealth Games Committee that has pledged to 'deliver an outstanding Games' in Birmingham in 2022
Written by Tom Leaman on 11th February 2019
On Sunday 27th January a homeless man died in Birmingham city centre
Written by Rebecca Hall on 10th February 2019
A watchdog has uncovered that West Midlands Police fails to record around 16,600 violent crimes each year
Written by Charlotte Gill on 30th January 2019
When the University of Birmingham School (UoBS) opened in 2015, the year seven class was made up of students from 61 primary schools across the country
Written by Megan Stanley on 28th January 2019
Over the Christmas period Birmingham bin workers took industrial action over a dispute which saw rubbish pile on the city’s streets in summer 2017
Written by Sophie Woodley on 26th January 2019
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery was due to close in late 2019 for redevelopments, but this has now been pushed back to after the city has hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2022
Written by Lorna Darknell on 29th December 2018
News Reporter Emily Darby explains the significance of three new steel tree sculptures were unveiled outside New Street station
Written by Emily Darby on 28th December 2018
A recent report by Shelter has revealed Birmingham’s high rate of homelessness, with 1 in 73 people in the city homeless
Written by Rebecca Hall on 27th December 2018
A 13 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of assault after what West Midlands Police are calling a ‘major incident’ took place on Monday 10th December
Written by Sophie Woodley on 11th December 2018
