New All Day Dining Hot Spot Shakes Up Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
After much anticipation The Button Factory is set to transform the former Vertu Bar in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Opening this June following a multi million pound redevelopment, the exciting space will invite guests to a unique...
Sunny Days
Birmingham is set to bask in the glory of sunshine as it prepares for a two-week heatwave. Hot air from the region causes temperatures to fly.
Temperatures might possibly reach the heights of 78F (26C) during the following two weeks.
Sun-lovers...
Young Readers Make Splash During Bookstart Week
Young readers are making a splash during National Bookstart Week, which gets underway today (Monday 6 June, 2016).
Wolverhampton's libraries are supporting the annual event aimed at pre-school children and their families, with a host of free events taking place...
Professor W. J. T. Mitchell Speaks About ‘Terrorism and Cultural Freedom’ In International Conference
Ahead of an international conference on terrorism, a senior US academic has claimed that ‘the global war on terror rivals climate change as the most important issue facing humanity today'.
Professor W. J. T. Mitchell from the University of Chicago will be...
Train Service Cuts
Transport superiors have criticized Government plans to cut train services between Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Olbury and Coventry stations.
West Midlands business and council leaders demanded that the government rethink their decision and warned that the proposal will certainly cause a decline...
Car Accident On Stratford Road
Stratford Road is a major commuter route into the city centre of Birmingham, which was blocked following a two-vehicle pile-up at a busy junction.
Two men were seriously hurt and a third man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
The...
Birmingham Uber Drivers Strike
The Midland Uber Driver Forum claim that the app-booking taxi firm has been reducing passenger fares without referring to them which has triggered their profits to decrease.
They also made claims that self-employed members have encountered suspensions and are penalised...
Plastic Factory Inferno
A plastic factory in the Black Country went up in flames which caused a huge ruckus. Main roads were closed and local residents were warned to keep their doors and windows shut, in case the fire spread.
Over 50 firefighters...
Catastrophic Crash On The M5
Police have confirmed four cars and a lorry were involved in two crashes which happened at 01:00 BST between J8 and J9 southbound.
The 24-year-old driver of a Mercedes car and 23-year-old passenger, both from Gloucester, died in the second...
Productivity Crisis
According to a Texas-based business, younger employees are spending less than half their time at work productively, choosing instead to post updates on social media.
One defendant said in a survey that was published by the Federal Reserve Bank of...
