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Digbeth from the past and above
West Midlands Police have a plethora of historical and aerial photographs in their archives. These have been collected over the years from ground and helicopter patrols and are now available through...
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Paragon for sale
The Grade II-listed Paragon Hotel on Alcester Street in Digbeth has been put on the market for a cool £6 million. The hotel has 13 function rooms and 250 bedrooms and was originally built in the early...
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Birmingham Architecture Festival 2013
The Birmingham Architecture Festival will be taking place in various locations around the city from Friday 24th to Monday 27th May 2013. The festival organisers are designing a series of events to...
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Long Live The Warehouse Cafe
After we reported that the Warehouse Cafe’s current owners were calling it a day two weeks ago (ahead of the mainstream media we may add!), Birmingham Friends of the Earth are now taking expressions of...
View ArticleJFK Memorial Rededication
When: Saturday 23rd February, 12:00 noon Where: High Street Digbeth/Floodgate Street junction After being postponed due to the snow earlier in the year, the JFK memorial will finally be rededicated at...
View ArticleBirmingham Metro Scheme – Site Office and Compound
Following an announcement from Midlands Water in October, please see further information below: Dear Residents and Businesses of Digbeth, We are undertaking some of the facilitation works on behalf of...
View ArticleMarch 2013 HS2 Community Forum
When: Tuesday 19th March 2013, 17:30–20:30 Where: Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Rd, Birmingham, B8 1HU The next HS2 Community Forum meeting takes place on Tuesday the 19th March; all...
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Historic Digbeth
The University of Birmingham’s Chrysalis project is digitalising the vast quantity of historical photographs in possession by the institution’s various departments. The photographic records act as...
View ArticleEastside City Park Official Opening
When: Saturday 16th March 2013, 11:45-15:00 Where: Eastside City Park, Park Street, Birmingham (In the event of bad weather, activities will take place in the atrium at Millennium Point) Join Digbeth...
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Loss of Digbeth Wholesale Markets
Birmingham Wholesale Markets in Digbeth. Image: Birmingham Mail Last week, the Birmingham Mail announced that the city’s wholesale market will be shut down. This is a blow for the traders, as well as...
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Do you remember the Forward statue?
Forward was heralded as the most controversial public artwork to be erected in Birmingham city centre. It has now been ten years since it was destroyed and artist Simon Pope is seeking personal stories...
View ArticleKickstart Birmingham Architecture Festival
It’s not long now until the inaugural Birmingham Architecture Festival (BAF). With the theme “take a second look”, it’s no wonder BAF 2013 has events exploring Digbeth, and images of our part of this...
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Digbeth Speaks – Gangs of Digbeth Tour
When: Sunday 12th May, 2pm onwards Where: Meet at the Custard Factory, Gibb Street Digbeth Everyone is welcome to join DRA and Digbeth Speaks at the Old Crown afterwards to discuss Digbeth old and new...
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Digbeth’s Nationally Important Pubs
The Anchor’s L-shaped bar. Image: Beer Lens CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) have recently published their National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Only pubs with interiors not significantly...
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New Home for Birmingham’s Dogs
Birmingham Dogs’ Home has applied for permission to move from it’s Digbeth home to a new purpose-built centre near Catherine-de-Barnes in Solihull. General Manager Simon Price said: “The biggest...
View ArticleBAF2013 Launch Party
When: Friday 24th May, 20:00 Where: The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Temple Row West All Digbeth residents are invited to the Birmingham Architecture Festival 2013 (BAF2013) launch party! Although the...
View ArticleHS2 Consultation Event
When: Wednesday 12th June 2013, 13:00 onwards Where: Thinktank, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG Please see below for the latest update from HS2 Community Forums, and an invitation...
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Fazeley Studios and Old Library Open Evening
When: Tuesday 11 June 2013, 18:00 until 20:00 Where: Fazeley Events, 191 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5SE Fazeley Events will be throwing open the doors of their two wedding venues, Fazeley Studios and...
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Digbeth Pub Trail
When: Saturday 29th June 2013, 14:30-16:30 Where: Leaving from the front entrance of Millennium Point Cost: Free, but booking is required (click here to register your place) On the 29th June,...
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BCU Parkside
We’ve previously spoken about BCU’s new Parkside Building, which will be connected to Millennium Point by a bridge link. Although not yet finished, members of the public were invited to look around at...
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