The Solihull band that influenced Sonic Youth and Blur
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Woon Wing Yip built an empire. Is it in decline?
Once locally beloved and a touchstone for the Chinese disapora, Wing Yip is fading on both fronts
The battle for The Close
A cluster of historic buildings in Selly Oak are at the centre of a row between the University of Birmingham and local residents — and no one is backing down
Chicken Quarter: fair or fowl?
A host of US-style fried chicken shops have colonised a section of New Street.
A second chance for Brum's most controversial exempt accommodation provider?
Plus: leaked audit report reveals union's 'pervasive fraud environment'
Small Heath is drowning in rubbish. So why doesn’t the council’s data say so?
'I paid money for this, I have a contract with the council for this. Make sure you include that in your piece'
Old square, new tricks
This city centre spot has had many lives — what should its next one look like?
Lies n’ bribes: calls for chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque to stand down
Plus, the American beer taking over Walsall
The curious case of the missing councillor
Plus: who are the movers and shakers shaping Brum — and Britain — in years to come?
Last minute dinner parties, Bearwood & Bollywood
An editor's edition from Kate
Secretive and rushed: inside the fire sales flogging £1bn of Brum’s public assets
Plus: which Birmingham councillor reportedly lives in Leeds?
The coach changing world wrestling from a Tyseley gym
Haniyah Kousar is fighting for Muslim women to take their place on the mat
