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Birmingham’s Pushkar is expanding.

Birmingham’s Pushkar is expanding.

Apr

We love Pushkar here at 69 Degrees, so we are super excited to hear that they’re in the process of expanding their venue on Birmingham’s Broad Street. They’ll be transforming Miss Latte Coffee Shop, next door to Pushkar, into a plush, new private dining area. The new arrival of the private dining area, which will be finished towards the end of...

The Dragonboat Festival returns to Birmingham.

The Dragonboat Festival returns to Birmingham.

Apr

The annual Dragonboat Festival will be returning to Brindleyplace for its 13th year this summer in a bid to find out which local business can face the elements and be crowned winner of the popular charity race. Taking place on Saturday 16th June on Birmingham’s Fazeley Canal, 22 teams from the city’s business community will compete against each other in...

Birmingham celebrates Songkran in style!

Birmingham celebrates Songkran in style!

Apr

This month, Thai Edge in Birmingham will be celebrating Songkran, the Thai New Year festival. Songkran takes place from the 13th – 15th April. The date marks the end of a 12-month cycle and the beginning of a new solar year, as the sun moves into Aries in April. Songkran is officially a three-day festival. On the first day, firecrackers are usually lit to...

TK Maxx Solihull holds the UK’s Biggest Clothes Collection!

TK Maxx Solihull holds the UK’s Biggest Clothes Collection!

Apr

TK Maxx situated in Mell Square Shopping Centre in the heart of Solihull has joined forces with Cancer Research UK as part of a nationwide campaign, Give Up Clothes For Good. From the 1st to 30th April, TK Maxx is urging Solihull shoppers and label lovers alike to give their cupboards a spring clean and give support to Cancer Research UK, specifically for the...

Curve’s ‘The King & I’ shows in Birmingham.

Curve’s ‘The King & I’ shows in Birmingham.

Apr

Leicester Curve’s acclaimed production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s smash-hit musical, The King and I comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Tue 1st – Sat 5th of May 2012, with Ramon Tikaram  playing the role of ‘The King’ and Josefina Gabrielle playing the role of ‘Anna’ alongside two teams of 32 local children. Split into a Red and Blue team, the...

The ‘NewBuy’ scheme explained…

The ‘NewBuy’ scheme explained…

Mar

Now the Government-led NewBuy scheme has launched, Anne Wallace, regional sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey Midlands, gives house hunters an insight into how the scheme is set to benefit them: If you’re struggling to make the move either onto or up the property ladder, and the idea of saving for a large deposit seems simply unachievable, then the...