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The day lightning struck a player at a Shirley football match
Shirley
"This was supposed to have been the highlight of our 20-year history", said the manager
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When the Lord Mayor's Show was the biggest show in Birmingham
Birmingham City Centre
Photos from 1973 show a carnival on the city centre streets
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Workers digging up road unearth 150-year-old hidden relic
Staffordshire
Resurfacing works in the area have revealed the stones
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When the old Birmingham Wholesale Market was about to close and Smithfield site changes in five years
Birmingham Wholesale Markets
It's exactly five years since BirminghamLive spent a day on the old Birmingham Wholesale Market shortly before demolition. Today, the giant city centre Smithfield site is still bare waiting for its now £1.9 billion redevelopment to begin
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Step back in time to 1982 in & around Birmingham with awesome archive pictures
Birmingham City Centre
Toasts to the pubs, special deliveries at the Maternity hospital, and a new-look Ozzy Osbourne
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The controversial Centenary Square statue that went up in flames
Birmingham City Centre
"Forward" was a symbol of moving on, an eyesore, and a climbing frame all at once
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The history of the Nightingale club - from a private men's club to a safe space for all
Midlands News
The Nightingale is the oldest gay club in the city - and one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ venues in the UK
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10 wacky world records set in Birmingham
Fun Stuff
People have cleaned windows, parallel parked, and crushed eggs in Brum - and walked away with world records
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The Boar's Head in Perry Barr up for sale as new landlord sought for 'iconic' pub
Perry Barr
With seating for 240 guests, a tarmac car park for 80 cars and commercial kitchen with equipment, an estate agent believes the boozer is a steal
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The 1920s music star and pioneering gay man who died penniless - tell us your nostalgic tales of Brum
Nostalgia
Fred Barnes - a West End darling - tragically fell from fame and wealth to obscurity and poverty
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BRMB's MAFS-style competition in the 90s was brilliant and disastrous at the same time
Birmingham City Centre
In PR terms it was a runaway success - but the marriage didn't last
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Anger as centuries of city centre history depicted in 1966 mosaic mural left to rot
Birmingham City Centre
Community historian Professor Carl Chinn says that allowing a Venetian glass mosaic mural to fall to pieces is "deeply depressing" when it depicts centuries of city history
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Great old photos of Brum's beloved lost cinemas
Cinemas
Back when every part of Birmingham had a 'local' cinema
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Your memories of the old Bull Ring shopping centre
Bullring
The Fish Market, Woolies and the pubs all got some love
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Vick Hope's very famous exes, engagement to Calvin Harris and connection to Prince Harry
BBC
The BBC Radio 1 presenter and former Strictly star has dated some other high-flying celebs before settling down with the superstar DJ
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Relive one of Brum's most extraordinary days in 1998 in photos
Birmingham City Centre
World leaders, burning cars, human chains and park gigs - 16th May 1998 was bonkers
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These are the most important buildings in Birmingham
Birmingham City Centre
From a historical perspective, at least
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See the gorgeous Grand Hotel through time in the city centre
Birmingham City Centre
See the Grand before its modern makeover here
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How BBC Birmingham's new Tea Factory HQ kept the nation brewed up through war and recession
Digbeth
The factory endured World War, Cold War paranoia, strikes and recessions as it kept the national drink flowing
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Birmingham's first Caribbean Carnival filled the air with calypso and joy
Sparkbrook
Joy on the streets of Birmingham in 1969
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Pictures show how Solihull has changed in 50 years - and results might surprise you
Solihull
The snaps, which were taken on January 13 1973, show what the high street looked like almost 50 years to the day
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Tales from the brutal Big Freeze of 1963 in Brum and beyond
Birmingham weather
Frozen falsies, trucks crashing into themselves, and no football
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What 5 Wetherspoon pubs in Birmingham used to be
Wetherspoon
The pub chain has a habit of converting unusual premises into drinking holes
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When a Birmingham man claimed he'd been 'abducted' by 'Viking-like' aliens
Fun Stuff
A mysterious car accident, telepathy, and blonde-haired aliens
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Martin Lewis has delivered an important and poignant episode of the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show tonight. The financial expert and consumer champion has warned UK households over the importance of a Lasting Power of Attorney.
UK households to get £130 paid directly into bank accounts for cost of living
Your Money
32,000 households will benefit with more than £4 million worth of support is on its way to thousands of eligible households in Nottinghamshire from Nottinghamshire County Council to help cover the costs of food and energy bills this winter.
UK households to get £25 paid directly into bank accounts within days
DWP
UK homes could be entitled to £25 payouts amid the Cold Weather Payment scheme, which is back from the government and Department for Work and Pensions.
State Pension 2024 increase set to be hit by new triple lock adjustment
Pension
Pensioners may not be getting the rise they were expecting next April when the Chancellor announces it in the Autumn Statement
Martin Lewis urges every driver to get '100 per cent free' winter essential
Martin Lewis
All drivers have to do is sign up for the Halfords Club, the Money Saving Expert star revealed on Tuesday as he returned to the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show from 8pm til 9pm.
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The former I'm a Celeb star tragically died aged 64
Stamp Duty could be cut in the Autumn Statement as experts predict rule changes
The Budget
Reports suggest that the Conservatives are looking at some sort of Stamp Duty reduction with experts saying it would make it easier for older homeowners to downsize and free up larger family homes
National Insurance cut to give UK households up to £500 extra in their bank accounts
The Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to announce cut during Autumn Statement
'Significant' warning issued to 1.2 million British Gas, Ovo, Octopus, EDF energy customers
Your Money
The energy regulator and watchdog will review standing charges after calls from consumer groups and experts.
Mum of teen killed in camping crash tragedy says 'nothing will make this nightmare go away'
Shrewsbury
Wilf Henderson, Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen and Hugo Morris were found dead in a car
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Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis urges UK households to spend £82 immediately and says 'it's important'
Martin Lewis has delivered an important and poignant episode of the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show tonight. The financial expert and consumer champion has warned UK households over the importance of a Lasting Power of Attorney.
UK households to get £130 paid directly into bank accounts for cost of living
Your Money
32,000 households will benefit with more than £4 million worth of support is on its way to thousands of eligible households in Nottinghamshire from Nottinghamshire County Council to help cover the costs of food and energy bills this winter.
UK households to get £25 paid directly into bank accounts within days
DWP
UK homes could be entitled to £25 payouts amid the Cold Weather Payment scheme, which is back from the government and Department for Work and Pensions.
State Pension 2024 increase set to be hit by new triple lock adjustment
Pension
Pensioners may not be getting the rise they were expecting next April when the Chancellor announces it in the Autumn Statement
Martin Lewis urges every driver to get '100 per cent free' winter essential
Martin Lewis
All drivers have to do is sign up for the Halfords Club, the Money Saving Expert star revealed on Tuesday as he returned to the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show from 8pm til 9pm.
Birmingham City FC
Gary Rowett explains problem for Wayne Rooney and what he noticed about Birmingham City
Latest Birmingham City news from BirminghamLive includes the views of former boss Gary Rowett on Blues' struggles under their new manager, England and Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney
Stamp Duty could be cut in the Autumn Statement as experts predict rule changes
The Budget
Reports suggest that the Conservatives are looking at some sort of Stamp Duty reduction with experts saying it would make it easier for older homeowners to downsize and free up larger family homes
National Insurance cut to give UK households up to £500 extra in their bank accounts
The Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to announce cut during Autumn Statement
'Significant' warning issued to 1.2 million British Gas, Ovo, Octopus, EDF energy customers
Your Money
The energy regulator and watchdog will review standing charges after calls from consumer groups and experts.
Man fights for life after 'incident'
West Midlands Ambulance Service
Paramedics found a man with 'critical injuries' on Richards Street