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2006 Birmingham Book Festival
31 August 2006The Birmingham Book Festival takes place 4 - 13 October with a packed programme of literary events featuring writers including Julie Walters, Billy Bragg, Richard Dawkins and Simon Armitage.Willy...... Continue reading
Wilbur - The Accidental Tourist Visits Birmingham
31 August 2006“Gee! You Brummies seen what y’all missin?” That’s the view of Wilbur Snr, a fictitious American tourist developed by Birmingham City Council to promote its Leisure and...... Continue reading
2006 Birmingham Tattoo
25 August 2006Almost 2000 performers will line up at The NIA in November for a spectacular event that will commemorate the 80th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. This year’s Birmingham Tattoo on Saturday 18...... Continue reading
Rising Stars Looking Good
22 August 2006The polaroids are dry and the nail biting is over, as the winners of Marketing Birmingham’s Rising Stars modelling competition have been announced. After an intensive modelling workshop at...... Continue reading
Butterscotch Pony backs Crèche at HOYS
21 August 2006For the first time, Horse of the Year Show is giving parents the opportunity to enjoy a child-free shopping experience by introducing a crèche sponsored by FurReal Friend’s...... Continue reading
Unity in the Community
21 August 2006Unity in the Community is a series of concerts on 29th/30th September 2006, at Birmingham Aston Villa Event Centre (3000) by Artists Academy UK. The theme of these events is to bring together...... Continue reading
RMA Shortlisted for Two Top Awards
18 August 2006Leading Stratford based Conference Hospitality Specialists, Rita Mansfield Associates, have recently been shortlisted for 2 prestigious Godiva Awards. The first is for “Best Customer...... Continue reading
All Fuelled Up and Roaring To Go
16 August 2006Keen sports enthusiasts are all set and ready to take their place on the starting line for a race round the streets of the city centre.At the beginning of September, the streets of Birmingham will be...... Continue reading
Freshers in for a Murray Mint Treat
16 August 2006Birmingham University Guild of Students has proudly announced it has recruited the services of Radio One's Colin Murray to perform at the Guild’s One BIG Friday in their Student Union Bar, Bar...... Continue reading
The Pirates of Penzance
16 August 2006The Carl Rosa Company returns with a national and international tour of its acclaimed production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s hugely popular show, The Pirates of Penzance which will visit...... Continue reading
Seb Coe Backs Birmingham Event
08 August 2006Sebastian Coe, the man who helped to secure the Olympics for London, has urged the people of Birmingham to support the European Athletics Indoor Championships, an event which is being staged at the...... Continue reading
Famous Five Pledge Support to European Athletics Indoor Championships
08 August 2006Five more organisations have signed up to become sponsors of the 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships – with the total national sponsorship value for the Championships now standing at...... Continue reading
Bhangra Opens Artsfest 06
04 August 2006Birmingham has long been the centre of bhangra with all the leading artists and record companies based in the city but recent years have seen the movement break global barriers.The success of bhangra...... Continue reading
Local Radio Station Wins the Heart of the Midlands
03 August 2006The latest radio industry figures released today show that 100.7 Heart fm continues to be the Midlands’ biggest radio station.* For the second time in a row, the station has more listeners in...... Continue reading
New Designer Wins Art Prize
01 August 2006The future’s looking bright for UCE Birmingham student, Sian Hughes, after scooping a prize at the country’s foremost event in graduate design.The annual New Designers exhibition was held...... Continue reading
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