Pavillions Paves way for New Primark
Premier shopping destination, Pavilions, closes it doors today for the final time after 29 years.
The multiplex shopping centre will be converted into a large four storey Primark store, covering a staggering 150,000 sq ft, set to re-open in 2018.
The...
Kids’ Victorian Playtime at Gallery as City Prepares for Royal Visit
Wolverhampton Art Gallery’s latest exhibition gives children the chance to get a taste of Victorian life – as the city prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the iconic statue of Prince Albert in Queen Square.
His Royal Highness The...
Over a thousand students take part in Turkish Airlines Birmingham School Games
In its seventh year, the Games took place last on 13th and 14th February at PlayFootball Birmingham and saw over a thousand children from Birmingham schools compete against each other. Freestyle footballer Rebaz Mohammed and Paralympian Sophie Hahn were some of...
John Terry Leaves Aston Villa After Defeat
Captain John Terry has left Aston Villa after they failed to gain premiership promotion to Fulham.
Terry joined the Midlands giants last summer with the aim of helping to return Villa to the Premier League after their relegation in 2016.
The team failed with a 1-0 loss to...
Birmingham Engineer Creates Innovative Minecraft Teaching Tool
Birmingham engineer Gbenga Oludotun, the principle engineer at Birmingham professional services consultancy WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff, has created a new way of teaching people about the world of engineering.
Oludotun’s creation uses the widely popular online game Minecraft and gives players, in...
Tolkien’s Church at Risk of Being Torn Down?
The church were JRR Tolkien, one of the world’s greatest writers and one of the greatest minds to come out of Birmingham, is at risk of neglect, decay and inappropriate development.
The church was added to The Heritage at Risk...
Grandshowbiz Media & Entertainment to Distribute Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Pink’
After the success of entertaining and engaging yet light-hearted narratives like Vicky Donor and Piku, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar returns to his dramatic roots with Pink starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
On a subject that haunts today’s society, Pink tells the story of three young...
A Stunning 30% of Teachers Quit After Just Five Years
Education has been a particularly sore spot for the UK in recent times with a drop in new teachers and a raging battle over grammar schools. Now it has been revealed that almost a third of all teachers who...
Get active outdoors this autumn with Rosie Naseer
All of my adult life I’ve been an avid hill walker and lover of the countryside of the British Isles. Sadly, big shopping centres seem to attract more visitors than our green and pleasant land. I want to change...
