I grew up half in Birmingham and half in Manchester – why the second city debate is pointless Saturday, March 28, 2026 birmingham manchester culture community upbringing citylife balti sohoroad northernquarter debate Just under 80 miles separate Birmingham and Manchester. A swift hour-and-a-half drive down the M6 gets you from one city to the other faster than you can watch Titanic twice. Yet, online debates rage endlessly over which city … Read More
Parking enforcement must precede bus priority measures on major Birmingham route, say councillors Wednesday, March 25, 2026 birmingham buspriority sohoroad parkingenforcement publictransport councillors trafficmanagement buslanes reliability infrastructure sport As Birmingham prepares to introduce the £15.5 million Cross City Bus Package 6 West, aimed at boosting the Number 74 bus route between Birmingham City Centre and West Bromwich, local councillors are stressing a crucial … Read More
Major Birmingham Route Set for Transformation with Bus Priority Measures Monday, March 23, 2026 birmingham westmidlands buspriority publictransport sohoroad a41 busroute74 infrastructure transport investment sport A significant new bus priority scheme is poised to improve one of Birmingham’s busiest transit corridors. The West Midlands Combined Authority’s Investment Board is scheduled to review the £15.6 million Cross City Bus … Read More
Discovering Soho Road: Birmingham’s Vibrant Heartbeat Tuesday, March 17, 2026 sohoroad birmingham community culture heritage handsworth diversity stories identity connection “Be safe,” were the words whispered to me just moments before I stepped into my Uber and headed towards what has been dubbed the “most hated street in England.” As the cityscape of Birmingham’s … Read More
Family of man killed in Soho Road hit-and-run confronts devastating reality, says Mayor Tuesday, December 16, 2025 hitandrun sohoroad birmingham westmidlands roadaccident police emergency community manhunt victim The family of a man fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision on Birmingham’s Soho Road is grappling with an “unbearable reality,” according to the West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker. The victim, believed to be in his 50s, … Read More
Man in his 50s fatally struck, woman injured in Birmingham hit-and-run Tuesday, December 16, 2025 hit-and-run birmingham sohoroad handsorth emergency collision police ambulance injury fatality A tragic hit-and-run incident on Soho Road in Birmingham claimed the life of a man in his 50s and left a woman in her 40s seriously injured. The pair were struck by a Vauxhall Corsa outside Pak Supermarket in Handsworth at … Read More