The Handsworth area of Birmingham was once a pleasant little village in the county of Staffordshire. But then pioneering industrialist Matthew Boulton chose Handsworth Heath as the location for his ...

Britain’s second biggest annual street party is coming to Brum again this weekend (June 22, 2014). Harborne Carnival is second only to Notting Hill - the largest carnival in the UK - in terms of sheer ...

The Birmingham Carnival with the theme of Emancipation takes place on Sunday 5th August at Perry Park, Perry Barr, Birmingham. The vibrant procession led by the new Carnival Queen starts at 12.30pm ...

The Birmingham neighbourhood is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and ...