This week in iconic Birmingham closures 👇
❌️ CanEat, Stirchley
❌️ Oyster Club, City Centre
❌️ Marco Pierre's, The Cube
❌️ House Of Fraser (Rackhams)
4 in 3 days. Have I missed any?
Make Edgbaston Reservoir suitable for swimming.
The Tower Ballroom redevelopment needs to provide not only commercial spaces for activation but also public toilets, changing rooms and safe access points for swimming that are open when the weather’s like this.
I miss the sea.
BCC need to develop a Lido strategy. Allocate land in Cannon Hill Park, Aston Hall grounds, Highgate Park, Highbury Park and commission someone to build lidos in each park. BCC retain ownership of the land but the operator can charge for use. Game changer.
The far-right hear about a kid being thrown into a crocodile enclosure and their first thought isn’t is the kid okay but was the perpetrator black.
This is a mental illness.
🇪🇸 RTVE has shared the following message as the #Eurovision 2026 grand final began.
The Spanish broadcaster has boycotted this year's edition and is not broadcasting tonight's show.
Hey Keir. You will never read this. I’m just a tiny press photog account. I’ll write it anyway. No, you shouldn’t resign. Yes, you should get on with the job you were elected for. But do meet with Greens & Libdems, they are not your enemy - fight together against the far right.
Dear Reform voters who can’t afford their gas bill. Can’t afford their food bill. Can’t afford their rent.
Nigel Farage, millionaire funded by billionaires, is not going to help you
You dumb fucks.