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  Motorists and businesses have today paid tribute to the iconic Spaghetti Junction as the road marks 50 years since first opening to traffic.   The junction – known as Gravelly Hill Interchange – carries more than...

As the UK prepares to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this June, award-winning UK theme park, Fantasy Island will add to the celebrations by renaming its popular ride, The Odyssey, to The Platinum Jubilee Odyssey, in honour of...

Birmingham’s iconic water feature – The River – was officially switched back on in Victoria Square. The fountain has been repaired and refurbished as part of a £12.395m city centre public realm scheme – the first...

Birmingham City University is opening its doors to the community for a free day of interactive fun and activities for families and people of all ages.   The Inspired Family Day, taking place between 11am and...

Almost three years of work to redevelop the city’s Alexander Stadium has reached its most significant milestone yet – with the venue handed over by the city council to Birmingham 2022 for this summer’s Commonwealth Games....

Ground-breaking projects from those changing health guidelines to others profiling the true extent of the contribution of Muslim soldiers in WWI have seen Birmingham City University’s research become bigger, better and broader, according to a major...

Birmingham’s status a Proud Host City for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is celebrated in the city council’s entry for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.   A mixture of flowers grown at the council’s own nurseries and...

A ceremonial plaque has been unveiled at a renovated former school building to mark the first phase of the opening of a ground-breaking business innovation centre in India in a partnership between Birmingham City University (UK)...

Edgbaston Stadium hosted one of the biggest Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the country as it welcomed around 2,000 visitors for prayers through a partnership with Birmingham’s Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC). Staged on Edgbaston’s...

Members of West Midland’s Sikh community celebrated Vaisakhi with the Mayor of West Midlands Andy Street. The event, which was held at NatWest’s offices in Birmingham, marked the annual spring harvest celebrations celebrated by Sikhs. Mayor...