This week The Dispatch will launch our big campaign. People have called it crazy, bonkers, a mad-cap crusade. It simply can’t be done, they said. Well, we’re here to prove the doubters wrong. Ok, no ...

Finding the perfect gift can be a challenge—especially for the person who has everything. But we’ve got you covered. Give ...

Half man, half beast, he stalks the landscapes at night ...

Visit schools across Birmingham to talk to pupils about online misinformation and teach them how to do their own ...

Against: once you’ve had to evacuate a pack of elves, you never see a Christmas market the same way again — Jess Berry Have ...

No! Look at the good stuff! The Victorian buildings in the city centre! A growing visitor economy worth £14 billion! Harper’s ...

A huge zoo based around Edgbaston Reservoir, complete with “pleasure grounds”: a stadium, cinemas, a water park and theatres.

Plane veering off the runway during Storm Boleo. Plus, why we’re feeling smug Dear readers — welcome to your Monday Briefing. We hope you’ve been safely cloistered away from the worst effects of storm ...

Kevin Johnson stands in the chamber of Birmingham city council and takes a deep breath. It is Wednesday 21 June 2006 and the communications specialist is here to give a presentation. He’s done this ...

The actor June Spencer recording early episodes of The Archers. The show has been part of this region for the best part of a century. We can't let it go now On Thursday evening, Birmingham writer Luke ...

Year-round, The Sharpham Trust hosts a variety of mindfulness and meditation retreats, all underpinned by the principle of reconnecting to nature. They’ve just announced a whole range of unmissable ...

Dear readers — welcome to your Monday Briefing. First up, we’ve had an incredible response to the news of our upcoming (and slightly bonkers) campaign to get 1,000 new paying subscribers in November.