Tag: Birmingham
Traditional food took centre stage for us in the birthplace of the balti
Birmingham has a host of places to eat and enjoy a small refreshment, from High Street favourites to local take-aways and pubs.
It may be considered the birthplace of balti, but we side-stepped that on our trip...
Volley good show at the Commonwealth Games
Australia, the conquerors of Scotland's women's beach volleyball team, eventually had to accept second best for the second Commonwealth Games running.Team Scotland hopes, blocker Melissa Coutts, aged 51, and her partner, Lynne Beattie, aged...
Birmingham, busy city where old and new jostle for attention
Birmingham showcased its industrial past and rich cultural diversity during the colourful closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.
Walking around Britain's second city only underlines those elements in the city's history. Now, the city council, who invested millions in the multi-sports...
Tartan Hearts broken by Canada in Commonwealth Games showdown
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: WOMEN'S HOCKEY: fifth/sixth place: Scotland 1, Canada 3; seventh/eighth: New Zealand 1, India 1 (India win shootout 2-1).
Scotland finished sixth in the Commonwealth Games women's hockey tournament in Birmingham after being beaten...
Scotland’s men in wooden spoon clash in Commonwealth Games
Victory for Ghana over Scotland men on Saturday (9am) would mean the Blue Sticks would take the wooden spoon in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament at the University of Birmingham arena (pictured).
Coach Derek...
Take a bow Birmingham but some landlords should be ashamed
Birmingham has rolled out the red carpet to welcome Commonwealth Games visitors from around the globe, but some of the city's landlords should hold their heads in shame.
We have heard horror stories of visitors...
Brave Scots edged by Hockeyroos in Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games: women hockey: Pool B: Australia 2, Scotland 0 (at The University of Birmingham)
Scotland will know if they are in the fifth/sixth play-off on Thursday morning after ruled being out of medal contention in...
Mixed fortunes for Scotland hockey at Commonwealth Games
Hockey: Commonwealth Games: Pool B: women: Scotland 11, Kenya 0: Pool A: men: South Africa 5, Scotland 4 (University of Birmingham).
Sarah Jamieson, Fiona Burnet and Charlotte Watson all netted doubles as Scotland thrashed group minnows Kenya 11-0 in...
Eadie prepares to face mighty Kiwis in Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games: Pool A (women): Scotland 4, South Africa 2
Jen Eadie (pictured in training) eyed Scotland's clash with mighty New Zealand on Saturday night in Pool A of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham but...
Athletics – Sainsbury’s British Championships – Day 3
Elite Scots come away from Brum with UK titles.
Lynsey Sharp (800m), Eilidh Child (400m hurdles) and Laura Muir (1500m) all won their respective titles in Sunday’s finals at the British Championships in Birmingham.
Laura Muir...
Athletics – Sainsbury’s British Championships – Day 2
Mixed fortunes for Scots on Day 2
Day 2 of the Sainsbury's British Athletics Championships in Birmingam was a mix of qualifying rounds and finals, depending on the number of entries. Most of the success came...
The Destroyers Hit Town – Get Ready For The Balkan Blitz
Fourteen piece mayhem Mega Agit-Folkers, The Destroyers, are on a mission to agitate your aunties and set Auld Reekie rocking with deranged dervish abandon, UK touring and promoting their debut album ‘Hole In The...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Glasgow Gig for The Hooves of Destiny
Glasgow's 'The Captain's Rest' plays host to the tour opening gig from Beth Jeans Houghton and her band The Hooves of Destiny, this Friday, 17 February 2012. Doors open at 8pm.
Described by The Guardian as “Vashti...
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