Meet the men who bought a police station — straight after donating to Labour
Two property developers with ties to the party are the proud new owners of a local cop shop
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Codenames and a ‘tense atmosphere’: inside the big bus buyout
National Express’ 40-year monopoly of the West Midlands is over — for now. We've got the scoop on how the deal came together
Investigations begin into the cause of devastating Stourbridge wildfires
Plus: leading Birmingham academic slams Cambridge professor’s death as a “public lynching”
Spirit of Pakistan celebrates British Pakistanis. Why do some of them want it cancelled?
A row has erupted over £30,000 of council funding and how involved Pakistan should be in a festival about… Pakistan
Raised in Weoley Castle
A year ago, locals went wild for flags. Today they’re flying at half mast
Green party councillor suspended after ‘assaulting’ three police officers
Plus, mango meltdown in Handsworth over a fruit festival
Where is Birmingham’s buzz?
The suburbs appear to have stolen the crown from town
The ‘piss troll strategy’, a Brummie novel on the Booker longlist, and town vs. the suburbs
A writer’s edition by Kate
Reddit thinks Birmingham’s food scene is over; they’re wrong
Plus, Jude Bellingham, the city’s favourite son, returns
In 1984, Richard Davis was rudderless in Moseley. Then he picked up a camera
The photographer is known for capturing 'Madchester'. But his beginnings are all Brum
A new type of housing is booming in Birmingham. Could this turbo-charge the city?
Brum has the fastest growing rate of Build to Rent projects outside London.
Raise the cutters!
The local flaggers have been getting creative with their edits as the council considers an injunction
When Brum’s indie bands (briefly) ruled the world
What b-came of B-Town?
Are we ready for Burnham’s Birmingham?
If the new PM wants more power for the West Midlands, we are going to need a bigger boat
