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Huge news: have partnered with Postcode Lottery to fund 150 annual subscriptions to The Dispatch for 16-25 year olds.
We’re always banging on about how important it is that local journalism is paid for, but we know younger people often struggle to afford a news subscription.
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The idea is to make quality local news available to younger readers in an age of AI slop and disinformation. Our thanks go to Postcode Lottery for making it possible. Head to this link to claim yours before they run out!
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Just over 30% of Avanti West Coast trains arrived on time this summer. Will nationalisation deliver "a railway that actually works"?
That's the top story in today's Brum in Brief 🚆
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Plus:
🎭️ 🎭️ Are the Birmingham arts lack of funding due to racism?
🥈 Burnham refuses to crown the UK's second city
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On Thursday, hundreds of cityfolk on their lunch breaks stormed the council building like insurgents. Why? The answer is simple. It’s the most culturally significant day of the year: International Day of Birmingham.
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There's only one man you need to speak to to understand the essence of IDOB: a delightful American named Randell H Spackman. Meet him in today's story:
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Last year, we wrote about the desi pub and its unstoppable rise. That article included the history, the politics, the culture, and even the role of the desi pub as a place of “multicultural intersection”.
We won't be bothering with any of that today.
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Today’s story is about us going to the desi pubs, eating the sizzlers and drinking the cobra. And then deciding which ones are best and ranking them.
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The ultimate city centre desi pub ranking
Six hopefuls fight for desi glory
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We're aiming to hit 2,000 paying members by Sunday!
With that in mind, we're offering fully-fledged Dispatch memberships for a fraction of what you'd usually pay.
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The discounts will be gone by Monday. Head here to sign up now:
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Joe Lycett's EVERYTHING MUST GO, on at BMAG until next Feb, is "a palette of bold, lurid colours and jaunty millennial sass" writes @danielcave_
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But, against a backdrop of criticism that the gallery is neglecting its 800,000-strong collection of works, is this show about art or about the pulling power of Lycett’s celeb? And what does that say about where Birmingham’s culture is?
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The Dispatch is turning 3! To celebrate, we are offering a short-term deal so we can get to more then 2,000 paying members by Sunday night.
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To get the discount - and access to all of our independent journalism - head here before the week ends:
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We are aiming to hit at least 2,000 paying members in time for our birthday next month.
For the rest of this week, you can get a full Dispatch subscription for £4 for the first two months, or, just £60 for a full year.
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It has almost been 3 years since I launched @brumdispatch (mad) and we want to get to 2,000 paying members by the end of this week.
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Art.Quarter was a creative hub in Digbeth and the UK’s first, fully-halal food hall. Two Thursdays ago, the business went up in flames.
Now concerning allegations by former staff members have emerged about Jordan Patel, the 48-year-old entrepreneur who founded the organisaion.
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But not everyone is sympathetic. A few weeks before the fire, a letter began to circulate. It outlined serious claim by more than 12 staff members ranging from: “threatening, coercive, intimidating and abusive behaviour towards women” to “significant unpaid wages”.
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