Posts Tagged ‘ birminghamuk ’

Libraries Petition And Campaign by Birmingham Against The Cuts

Libraries are to open reduced hours, Birmingham Against The Cuts is organising protest.

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NUJ Public Meeting – "Crisis in Midlands Journalism"

With the BBC cuts, and those at the Post and Mail, is it the end for journalism round this way?

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An old punk’s elegy for The Old Wharf

Sad as another boozer bites the dust.

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Beside the B-side: The Lilac Time: ‘Street Corner’

Pete Paphides on a record that "is what it was like to grow up in the West Midlands in the 70s". mmmmmm

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Should Birmingham have a directly elected mayor? – Arguments for and against | a debate visualisation on Wrangl

BiNS is firmly in the 'Yes' camp, but this is an interesting way to present the argument.

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The Hungry Hobbit gets a nastygram

" local cafe a stone's throw from Sarehole Mill near to where JRR Tolkien grew up, has been threatened with legal action by lawyers working for a US film company. Wouldn't they be better employed chasing ambulances?"

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Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands – November 2011 by Russ L

"Cats, hares, tortoises, seabirds and bears of possibly a couple of different types – it’s animal month."

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The Event — Listings

Starts on Friday "Various Venues, Digbeth, Birmingham
". Art.

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Save Our Markets – Public Meeting

As part of the SAVE OUR MARKETS campaign, a public meeting will be held in St. Martin’s Church on Friday 14th October from 2pm – 4pm. Carl Chinn, local historian and newspaper columnist will be talking on the history of the markets and how important they have been and are to Birmingham’s communities. Michael Ward, regeneration and public policy expert, will be talking more generally about how important markets are for the UK. The campaign leaders will also be discussing what has happened so far. Please inform everyone you know who may be interested about the meeting, and ensure to sign the petition to save the Bullring Markets.

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BiNS is mostly by Jon Bounds a Birmingham based social web consultant, producer and writer., You can hire him to work on your social web campaigns or anything really—he's not fussy. Follow him on twitter or drop him an email.

There's also the odd bit of stuff from Danny Smith.

Feel free to send us anything you're interested in - or think we might be.

Is Brum Happy?

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