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Who's top dog in Birmingham? Our day at the city's weirdest — and cutest — event
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
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
Yorks cafes: inside the collapse of a coffee kingdom
Simon York Ford fled debt in Dubai. Now it’s on his doorstep
Cheap, hairy, hilarious: Brum’s queens are embracing ‘bastard’ drag
Cheap, hairy, hilarious: Brum’s queens are embracing ‘bastard’ drag
‘Have a drink, see a man in a wig’
The new Brummies
The new Brummies
Last year Birmingham was one of the most popular cities to relocate to. Why?
The decline of a royal town
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
‘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
They were Brum’s answer to The Beatles — until Harold Wilson sued them
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
My hunt for the Brummie officers of post-war Bosnia — and other observations
My hunt for the Brummie officers of post-war Bosnia — and other observations
A writer’s edition from Samuel
In Moseley, a multi-million pound London property firm is making life hell
In Moseley, a multi-million pound London property firm is making life hell
The property management company Freshwater is nearly tripling fees for Wakefield Court residents. Many can’t afford it.
The Birmingham neo-Nazi who became ‘World Führer’
The Birmingham neo-Nazi who became ‘World Führer’
Our second essay on British facism looks at Colin Jordan and the post-war period
A parents’ revolt and new head at the Selly Oak primary in £400k of debt
A parents’ revolt and new head at the Selly Oak primary in £400k of debt
Four months after our ‘explosive’ investigation into Raddlebarn Primary’s finances, unanswered questions abound
Birmingham and the birth of British fascism
Birmingham and the birth of British fascism
The first in our new series looks at Oswald Mosley’s strong ties to the city
The secret lives of Birmingham’s Santas
The secret lives of Birmingham’s Santas
Three Father Christmases spill the beans on their biggest gig of the year
The McDonald's ramp that was an architectural jewel
The McDonald's ramp that was an architectural jewel
Give the gift of quality journalism
Give the gift of quality journalism
Mozart’s angels: how the CBSO is trying to win over the under-30s
Mozart’s angels: how the CBSO is trying to win over the under-30s
‘Younger people have a different relationship with classical music than older generations’
Beyond beer and bratwurst, what do Christmas markets bring to Brum?
Beyond beer and bratwurst, what do Christmas markets bring to Brum?
Birmingham and Frankfurt have a decades-old relationship. But is it mutual?
‘Woeful consultation’ and ‘broken promises’ over council asset sales
‘Woeful consultation’ and ‘broken promises’ over council asset sales
Councillors have challenged a recent decision to flog off council assets, including multiple green spaces
Penda’s Fen reinvents Mercia for the modern age
Penda’s Fen reinvents Mercia for the modern age
Ghost
Ghost
Buy tickets – The Dispatch presents: A Great Big Christmas Quiz – Temper and Brown, 12-13 Albion St
Buy tickets – The Dispatch presents: A Great Big Christmas Quiz – Temper and Brown, 12-13 Albion St
Che Guevara and the chief executive
Che Guevara and the chief executive
This 19th-century Birmingham radical helped end slavery
This 19th-century Birmingham radical helped end slavery
The men who raised the flags
The men who raised the flags
Au Pairs agreed to split everything equally. Now their frontwoman wants it all
Au Pairs agreed to split everything equally. Now their frontwoman wants it all
After 859 years, the future of the Bullring’s markets is hanging in the balance
After 859 years, the future of the Bullring’s markets is hanging in the balance
The numbers that reveal Birmingham didn’t have to go bankrupt
The numbers that reveal Birmingham didn’t have to go bankrupt
The murder that never was: the strange story of Birmingham’s last public execution
The murder that never was: the strange story of Birmingham’s last public execution
Let the battle for Moseley commence!
Let the battle for Moseley commence!
Red flags: The non-existent company behind Brum's Union Jacks
Red flags: The non-existent company behind Brum's Union Jacks
Does this councillor know where his on-the-run criminal brother is?
Does this councillor know where his on-the-run criminal brother is?
The headteacher’s missing receipts: how did a Selly Oak school get into £400,000 of debt?
The headteacher’s missing receipts: how did a Selly Oak school get into £400,000 of debt?
Disappearing furniture and tears in the break room: the chaotic end to two decades of Doctors
Disappearing furniture and tears in the break room: the chaotic end to two decades of Doctors
Competing vigils for sex attack victim expose divides among Smethwick’s Sikhs
Competing vigils for sex attack victim expose divides among Smethwick’s Sikhs
The impatience of Richard Parker
The impatience of Richard Parker
Peter Phillips: prince of pop art
Peter Phillips: prince of pop art
How Harborne's lost railway directed Birmingham's future
How Harborne's lost railway directed Birmingham's future
The flags dividing Birmingham
The flags dividing Birmingham
Alum Rock’s Kasim Ali on his new novel, Trojan Horse and writing men
Alum Rock’s Kasim Ali on his new novel, Trojan Horse and writing men
The Raven Hotel was left empty for 15 years. This month it set on fire
The Raven Hotel was left empty for 15 years. This month it set on fire
Danny, champion of Sutton Park
Danny, champion of Sutton Park
Inside the dramatic deselection of 11 Labour councillors
Inside the dramatic deselection of 11 Labour councillors
Has Moseley lost its edge?
Has Moseley lost its edge?
Pebble Mill Studios and Birmingham's golden age of telly
Pebble Mill Studios and Birmingham's golden age of telly
Small plates vs late night drinks: can the two sides of Stirchley coexist?
Small plates vs late night drinks: can the two sides of Stirchley coexist?
Manchester’s economy is leaving Birmingham behind
Manchester’s economy is leaving Birmingham behind
The revolution starts in Moseley
The revolution starts in Moseley
The Solihull band that influenced Sonic Youth and Blur
The Solihull band that influenced Sonic Youth and Blur
Black Monday: two of Brum’s best-loved venues close
Black Monday: two of Brum’s best-loved venues close
Woon Wing Yip built an empire. Is it in decline?
Woon Wing Yip built an empire. Is it in decline?
The battle for The Close
The battle for The Close
Chicken Quarter: fair or fowl?
Chicken Quarter: fair or fowl?
Small Heath is drowning in rubbish. So why doesn’t the council’s data say so?
Small Heath is drowning in rubbish. So why doesn’t the council’s data say so?
Old square, new tricks
Old square, new tricks
A new local publishing model is giving regional titles the wake-up call they need
A new local publishing model is giving regional titles the wake-up call they need
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