Once, under the road at Old Square, I witnessed a man randomly set upon, beaten senseless, and kicked repeatedly in the head by a gang of about six men in football tops. A year or so later, I narrowly ...

We recently published an article by Dan Cave about BMAG’s latest show: an exhibition of art works by the comedian Joe Lycett ...

Huge news, readers: today we can announce that we have partnered with Postcode Lottery to fund 150 annual subscriptions to The Dispatch for 16-25 year olds. This is part of Postcode Lottery's ...

Joe Lycetts’ United States of Birmingham followed the pursuit of several Birmingham’s across the Atlantic in 2024, joining ...

Dear readers — we hope you had a great weekend. Welcome back, and an especially warm hello to the new members who joined our ranks over the past seven days. Thanks to you, we not only reached our goal ...

Dear readers — at the start of last year we wrote about the desi pub and its unstoppable rise. If you don’t recall, I’d urge ...

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) is perhaps the easiest of sci-fi author John Wyndham’s novels to love. You might ascribe this to its neat elevator pitch of a plot: one day, every woman in a village becomes ...

A gathering at OIKOS cafe. Photo courtesy of OIKOS. The Telegraph slammed the area and one local said it was on the ‘verge of civil war’. What's it actually like? Dear readers — you asked, The ...

In Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, the character Mrs Elton is scathing about some recent acquaintances. “They came from Birmingham, which is not a place to promise much, you know, Mr Weston. One has no ...

Is the American fast food joint a democratising force, offering cheap food for all, or an unwanted corporate presence threatening a hard-won independent economy? The thing about Stirchley is it’s ...