Brum News
Gold medallist on websites, the ability to succeed and much, much more
Paralympic swimming gold medallist Eleanor Simmonds joined abroadband company Plusnet at an interactive stand at the Bullring in Birmingham recently. mybrumtv spoke to the champion.
World Cup bid brings opportunities for city
TODAY, as a Football Association delegation led by David Beckham hands over a final copy of England’s 2018 World Cup bid to FIFA in Zurich, a simultaneous event at Villa Park in Birmingham will see stakeholders and club representatives from all over the West Midlands, led by Birmingham City Council Deputy Leader Paul Tilsley, come together to show their support.
City gets ready to ramble
THE second city will play host to the national launch of the Ramblers ‘Get Walking Day’ on Saturday May 22.
City Sales Manager accels against competition
A CITY sales manager at Heartlands Ford in Erdington has received national recognition at a recent UK awards event.
Exclusive Art auction in Brum
OVER 30 pieces of coveted works of art donated by West Midlands and UK based contemporary artists, photographers and designer-makers are set to go under the hammer at an exclusive Art Auction in Birmingham on May 20 to raise funds for the charity Cure Leukaemia.
Soweto's Street Cypher set for Saturday
ADOPTED Brummie son Soweto Kinch will be hosting an afternoon of live jazz, hip hop and rhyme on the streets of Birmingham City Centre between 1-5pm on Saturday May 15th.
Brum is best for shopping breaks
BIRMINGHAM has recently been voted by British holidaymakers as the best place to take a shopping break, with the city also rated highly as a centre for entertainment in the poll.
Digbeth set for new music venue
THE much-loved Digbeth Institute, which has been closed to the public since 2008, when it was also known as The Sanctuary, is set to open its doors again later this year on Friday, September 17 under the new name of the hmvInstitute.
Bullring shop Cloggs up award nomination
A CITY retailer has been shortlisted for a top award after it switched form being a purely online retailer to opening a shop in the Bullring.
MDK looking to breakdown competition in regional championships
A GROUP of homegrown break-dancers are set to take part in a regional championship this Sunday (May 16).
Rake in your old tools to help city schools
GOT a bunch of old gardening tools sitting at the back of your desolate garden shed?
Sky’s the limit as friends jump for Josh
SKY divers who are fundraising in memory of a friend’s son have smashed their target, and aiming to raise more than £10,000 to help Acorns Children's Hospice.
Brum puts rivalries aside for World Cup bid
AS a host city of the England World Cup Bid 2018, Birmingham will be holding an event on Friday (May 14) to coincide with the official bid being handed over to FIFA in Zurich on the same day.