Where is Birmingham’s buzz?
The suburbs appear to have stolen the crown from town
Culture
The ‘piss troll strategy’, a Brummie novel on the Booker longlist, and town vs. the suburbs
A writer’s edition by Kate
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
When Brum’s indie bands (briefly) ruled the world
What b-came of B-Town?
The art of the wheel
Laisul Hoque came to Birmingham with a plan: learn to drive, make a film. Simultaneously
What’s going on at the Royal Shakespeare Company?
‘You can only bend the identity of the company so much before it starts to snap’
Can this man save the Electric?
Ian Francis has a (fully-costed) plan. Now he just needs developers on side
The Lashford dynasty: 137 years of locally-made links
'Try growing up in a sausage family; you can imagine the jokes'
The Golden Lion roars again, badgers make way for new trees, and the Mandem get out into nature
Presenting: our first ever Good News edition
Who's top dog in Birmingham? Our day at the city's weirdest — and cutest — event
The best Crufts photos you’ll see this week
Paneer and bloating on the Bearwood snack trail
An essential guide to this entirely made up attraction
Yorks cafes: inside the collapse of a coffee kingdom
Simon York Ford fled debt in Dubai. Now it’s on his doorstep
They were Brum’s answer to The Beatles — until Harold Wilson sued them
The Move were destined for stardom but a smutty postcard brought them down
Nek’s graffiti is everywhere. Who is he?
One man’s search for the meaning of a Birmingham tag
The decline of a royal town
Amazon warehouses, managed decline, and flags. What’s happened to Sutton Coldfield?
‘A horror story’: the pet shop in Aston ruffling feathers
Birds4U sells exotic birds at an inner-city retail park. Customers claim it’s an animal welfare scandal