Selling Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Aston Hall or the Library would be like selling parts of the city's soul. Art and culture is what makes a place great for its communities, as well as visitors; it's not a nice-to-have but essential https://t.co/SxnsVVBUPu
International Women’s Day. The rise of women is not about the fall of men, equality is everyone’s business. Marie Bethell BEAUCLERC (1845–1897) 1st Female Reporter. Teacher of Pitman's shorthand & typing in Birmingham, UK . Key Hill cemetery #InternationalWomensDay2023
Makes sen$e when you think about it…
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“That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.”
Noam Chomsky
📽️It's the end of the line for this ICON🚦
👷♂️Our signallers will move their last train from the Birmingham New St Power Signal Box tomorrow🛤️
🚆After 57 years of 24/7 work it's time for retirement🙏
👉Read about its past and what happens next here https://t.co/VGH8tXBa67
Away from covering local politics, I was really pleased to interview @jonathancoe about his new book ‘Bournville’ out today.
He was especially gracious as we bonded over our love for Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
https://t.co/q7TLH9QaPW
We’re incredibly excited to say that we’ve been upgraded to Grade II* listed status! ❤️
We’re incredibly proud of our beautiful pub, it’s a piece of Leeds’ history and we’re honoured its being recognised in this way.
🗣️ Come and take a ride on New Street's new slide!
🛠️ Teams have completed a state-of-the-art access slide to platforms 2 and 3
✨ In a 1.4m investment, we're building 20-22 slides across the station to help out with tight transfers
📲 Read more: https://t.co/vfFHi2q5sF