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Brummie fave The Barton Arms is set to re-open! Re-opening on 24 August, this stunning Victorian public house and restaurant in Aston sadly announced it was closing earlier this year. However, it will be opening again later this month - which is great news for the city 🙌

Happy gay men appreciation day There’s lots of brilliant gays in the world who have done big and small, brilliant things If you had to pick a favourite homo-him from all of history and the present, who would you choose? #GayMenAppreciationDay

BBC Breaking News According to a 2021 United Nations report on femicide worldwide, 47,000 women were killed by an intimate partner or family member in 2020 alone.

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her partner over a land dispute. She was a symbol of strength, and now a victim of unspeakable violence. Her death is a stark reminder that misogyny kills. news.sky.com/story/rebecca-…

No words …..

I admire her for going public . It’s important . Why should she keep quiet . This kind of horrific crime relies on silence .

Delighted to be playing my tiny part in this. A statue on the Prom would be the ideal tribute to Terry Jones. Monty Python stars lead Terry Jones statue appeal bbc.com/news/articles/…

Let’s go! Brum Library Zine is coming. From 21st September zines will be freely available in every community library in Birmingham. 35 Brum writers celebrating our 35 amazing, unique, essential libraries. Join the fight against library cuts with Birmingham Loves Libraries 💘

This is a bit of a book cover isn’t it? Publication day three weeks today

This kind of gag is why I find it hard to quite Twitter altogether:

🎶 Many people remember walking into and stumbling out of Birminghams Que Club. We are screening the documentary all about Birminghams iconic venue “In The Que” at 3pm tommorow! 🎟️ Fancy catching it? Just head down tomorrow first come first served!

A law I helped create was the reason Giselle’s husband was caught. It exposed the stomach churning abuse of his wife. I have received hundreds of messages over the last 48hrs about it. Here’s how I feel: 🧵

Any suggestion that Birmingham's art should be sold to help the city council balance its books is for the birds. Arts & Culture is the lifeblood of Brum and the wider West Midlands. The sector needs protecting and growing, not sabotaging.

14 th September York 🔥 Burning Duck Comedy Club 🦆

Please protect arts education in the city it’s vital to well being and ingenious thinking and productivity in its broadest sense x Richard Parker

This is a national issue . The government can’t turn its back on local authorities . X please sign x

Barbara Nice: I Understand How Oasis Are Feeling entertainment-now.com/2024/09/barbar…