Birmingham ARTICLES
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- Birmingham City opt against signing Christian Benitez
- 16th May 2010
- Striker Christian Benitez has left Birmingham after the club opted not to take up the option to sign the Ecuadorian on a permanent deal. The 24-year-old arrived on a season-long loan deal from Mexican side Santos Laguna in July last year, with a fee to si...
- Birmingham City planning a tour to Hong Kong and China
- 13th May 2010
- Birmingham City's players and coaching staff will spend nearly two weeks in the Far East ahead of their next Premier League campaign. The trip from July 14-27 will take in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shenyang with one match in each city. Blues are owned by a ...
- Volcanic ash keeps Birmingham Airport closed
- 17th April 2010
- Birmingham Airport remains closed for a third day as a ban on flights in English airspace is extended until at least 0100 BST on Sunday. Ash from a volcano in Iceland blowing over the UK prompted the ban, first introduced on Thursday. National Air Traffi...
- International Dance Festival Birmingham 2010
- 31st March 2010
- The world's top dancers are set to arrive in Birmingham for a dance extravaganza. The International Dance Festival Birmingham runs from 19 April to 15 May 2010, across five city centre venues. Free events will also be held in open spaces and shopping cen...
- Little Liam thanks Ocean Colour Scene for his big break
- 27th February 2010
- A Birmingham musician has paid tribute to Ocean Colour Scene's Steve Cradock for helping to launch his solo career. Liam Garland first met lead guitarist Steve some 16 years ago when he wandered into a Moseley recording studio. He formed a close friendsh...
- Jamaica's 2012 Olympics team plan Birmingham base
- 24th February 2010
- The Jamaican track and field team have signed a deal to bring their athletes to Birmingham for the 2012 Olympics. It means the city will be home to two high-profile training camps. The deals with the Jamaicans and the United States, which was signed last...
- Film and TV archives will be on stream at new library
- 18th February 2010
- Hours of classic films, television and home movies will be available at the touch of a button at Birmingham's new central library. The library, which is due to open in 2013, has teamed up with the British Film Institute to open a 'Mediatheque'. Visitors ...
- Date set for re-opening of the mac arts centre
- 09th February 2010
- The mac arts centre in Birmingham is getting ready for a grand re-opening after a £15 million revamp. It is all systems go for 1 May 2010 when the mac and South Asian Arts organisation, Sampad, will be showing off the new-look centre. The mac, whic...
- Birmingham New Street station plans approved
- 06th February 2010
- Plans to transform Birmingham's New Street station have been given the go-ahead. The city council has approved final planning applications over the £600m gateway scheme, Network Rail said. A new concourse next to the station is expected to open in ...
- Striker Marcus Bent joins QPR on loan from Birmingham
- 01st February 2010
- QPR have confirmed the signing of Birmingham striker Marcus Bent on loan until the end of the season. The 31-year-old has played for 12 clubs during a 15-year professional career and featured eight times while on loan at Middlesbrough earlier this term. ...
- Cadbury staff in fresh protest at Kraft takeover bid
- 28th January 2010
- Cadbury workers have staged a protest outside the firm's Bournville factory as part of a campaign to safeguard jobs in the wake of a takeover bid. Cadbury's board of directors accepted an £11. 5bn offer from the US giant Kraft Foods on 19 January. ...
- Sport Relief 2010 - Birmingham
- 23rd January 2010
- The Sport Relief Weekend takes place from Friday, 19 to Sunday, 21 March and brings the nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. It all kicks off on Friday as the nation gets active, raises cash and has a ball at home, at work or at sch...
- 'Tweet potholes' appeal launched
- 22nd January 2010
- Birmingham council are asking motorists to let them know about potholes via micro-blogging site Twitter. The longest period of sub-zero temperatures for 30 years has opened up fissures in the roads as ice expands and creates cracks. In the new scheme, dr...
- Dreamland wedding for UFO spotter
- 19th January 2010
- A Birmingham UFO researcher is set to marry his fiancé on the outskirts of the American military base, Area 51. David Hodrien, 32, will tie the knot with Katie Francis, 31, in the Nevada desert, a few miles from the top-secret site. UFO buffs have...
- History of the World: Birmingham
- 19th January 2010
- BBC WM and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have revealed a list of 10 objects chosen to tell a history of Birmingham. They include the Sultanganj Buddha and a piece of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Each object has a special connection to and...
- Joe Hart good enough for World Cup, says Alex McLeish
- 13th January 2010
- Joe Hart is good enough to be England's World Cup goalkeeper in South Africa, says Birmingham boss Alex McLeish. Hart, on loan from Manchester City, has kept 11 clean sheets this season and his saves on Tuesday helped to dump Nottingham Forest out of the ...
- Gary McSheffrey eyes departure from Birmingham City
- 11th January 2010
- Birmingham's Gary McSheffrey admits he has no future at the club after playing only a limited role so far this season. The 27-year-old winger has started only one Premier League game and two Carling Cup ties this season but insists he has had no row with ...
- Fans clash at Birmingham City v Manchester United match
- 10th January 2010
- Seven people have been arrested after fans clashed at a Premier League football match on Saturday. Police said violence erupted before the game between Birmingham City and Manchester United, with further clashes at half-time. Officers were sent to contro...
- Criminals clear snow from Midlands paths
- 09th January 2010
- Offenders have been drafted in to help clear snow and ice from pathways in the West Midlands as the freezing conditions continue. Teams of people serving community sentences are clearing frozen snow off paths at churches and parks, including Sutton Park. ...
- Rail passengers in Birmingham facing long delays
- 09th January 2010
- Hundreds of rail passengers have been affected by signalling problems which have caused cancellations and diversions in Birmingham. Network Rail said an emergency train timetable had been put in place to cope with the problems affecting services to and fr...
- Birmingham restaurant Lasan wins Ramsay's 'F Word'
- 09th January 2010
- An Indian restaurant in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is celebrating after winning Gordon Ramsay's The F Word competition on Channel 4. Lasan head chef Aktar Islam secured victory with his Masala beef and curried pumpkin, broadcast on Thursday. He said ...
- Cadbury: The legacy in Birmingham
- 03rd January 2010
- Cadbury chocolate is renowned worldwide, but the Cadbury legacy is more than just a chocolate factory. The Cadbury family, with their Quaker beliefs that - all human beings should be treated equally and should live in peace, believed in social responsibil...