‘CCTV’
A couple of Sunday mornings ago I was sat in my flat in Digbeth and instead of the usual silence from the road below, I heard some dubstep beats coming from Green Street. Investigating,...
Tagged: Digbeth Coach Station
Colour the Coach
Digbeth-based artist Paul Parkin (aka ‘Jinxy’) recently launched the National Express Colour the Coach competition, calling on local children to draw their ideal holiday. The best pictures will be featured on one of National...
Metro Consultation for Digbeth
Centro is planning an extension to the Metro network, to link the HS2 terminus at New Canal Street with a proposed new multi-storey car park at Adderley Street. It is expected that up to...
Trams for Digbeth
Last Thursday 7th November, Chair of DRA John Gordon attended a Council meeting focussed on Maximising the Impact of HS2: “Digbeth Residents Association is broadly in favour of HS2, but we are keen to...
Development is good, but what about Digbeth?
The next few years will see a lot of upheaval in Birmingham City Centre. Birmingham New Street is currently undergoing a major facelift, Moor Street Queensway is being changed back to two-way traffic, and...
History of Digbeth Coach Station
We all know that Digbeth Coach Station was recently revamped (and changed its name to Birmingham Coach Station), but how much do you know about the history of the building/site? This picture of Spencer...
Billboards? 48Sheet them!
While using billboards as public art has been done before, in early April, 48Sheet (named after the number of sheets it takes to cover a standard billboard) will transform up to 100 of them...
Connaught Square for Sale
Last week it was reported in the press that Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (ROM Capital) will be selling the Connaught Square site. The 4.5 acre potential development is situtated across the road from...