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The lost restaurant chain of Berni Inns where you could get a steak for £6 and ice cream for 50p
Birmingham
Just about everybody went to a Berni Inn for a meal, with steaks, prawn cocktails and ice cream sundaes on the menu
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Buses in Birmingham through the years - from 1950s to today
Nostalgia
We take a look back at the buses across the region
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Birmingham in 1954 - how the city looked 70 years ago
Nostalgia
What Birmingham looked like 70 years ago.
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BBC The Archers in pictures as drama brews in 'real life' Ambridge
Worcestershire
As residents in the real-life village complain about 'swearing footballers' we look back at the real Archers
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Birmingham's Great Western Arcade over the decades
Great Western Arcade
Land Restaurant in the Great Western Arcade named among the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Britain
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Birmingham restaurants we loved in the past
Birmingham
Nostalgic look at the restaurants you might have eaten at from the 70s, 80s and 90s
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Birmingham in pictures in 1999 before the turn of the millennium
Birmingham
Not just another century, but another millennium ago
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Hollywood stars joining the fight to save Station Street - from Brian Cox to Ozzy Osbourne
Electric Cinema Birmingham
An online petition has garnered over 20,000 signatures to save Station Street from demolition
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What Birmingham looked like in 1964 - Bull Ring, hospitals, pubs and more
Nostalgia
Looking back on the city 60 years ago
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Secret dates, jam sandwiches and school trips - mayor hopeful promises to bring back Number 11 bus
Labour Party
The much loved Number 11 bus used to take passengers on a full circuit of the city - but it's now split in two halves, to the frustration of some Brummies. Labour mayoral hopeful Richard Parker has pledged to bring it back
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Looking back when Birmingham was the motor capital of Britain
Birmingham
Birmingham has always had a long association with the motor industry going way back to the beginning of motor cars
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Old pictures show how Birmingham used to look and some areas have hardly changed
Nostalgia
A nostalgic look back at Birmingham
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This Town, Peaky Blinders, Citizen Khan - the real filming locations that feature Brum on TV
Birmingham
The latest Steven Knight prime-time drama has put Birmingham at the heart of the TV schedules and a host of spots have featured on the small screen over the years
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Looking back at the old Birmingham tram network as Midland Metro continues to expand
Nostalgia
As conductors will no longer be on the Metro, we take a nostalgic look back at trams in the region
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UK workers told they can use 17 days annual leave and get 39 days off
bank holiday
Workers can get more than five weeks off by using a simple calendar hack - but you'll need to be quick to book your time off
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Pictures show when Birmingham pubs were the centre of the universe
Nostalgia
We take a nostalgic look back when the pub was the centre of everything
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Food we loved in the 80s and 90s in pictures that will take you back to being a kid
Birmingham
Some have changed there names but most have gone forever
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The long lost Victorian loos of Birmingham
Birmingham City Centre
We take a look at the old cast iron 'Temples of Relief' for when our forebears needed to spend a penny
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Landmark that beat the bulldozers and is now protected forever
Birmingham City Centre
Take a look back at the Rotunda through the decades as it remains a constant on Birmingham's ever-changing skyline
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Photos inside The Crown pub show 1970s graffiti, gig posters and old decor
Birmingham pubs and bars
The snapshots show what things are like inside 'birthplace of heavy metal' in Station Street, Birmingham
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Boots, M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury's - how Britain's biggest chains have changed over the years
Birmingham
The old logos we all loved as kids have changed forever - or even vanished from our shopping centres and high streets
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See inside secret underground city tunnel you will have walked over but never seen
Hidden Brum
A network of secret tunnels run beneath our feet in Birmingham
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Nostalgic Birmingham Brownies, Scouts and Cubs photos - see if you spot anyone you know
Nostalgia
A nostalgic look back at the groups over the years
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Popular UK crisps returning to shelves five years after being discontinued
Sainsbury's
And fans will be bursting with nostalgia at the launch and return of the divisive flavour, which sparked an outcry when it was axed.
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Midlands traffic and travel
Drivers urged to 'retrofit' their cars before June 1 or face £480 fine
New rules are being rolled out across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow amid the expansion of clean air and low emission zones.
Bedlam at Birmingham Hollywood Bowl as 'worst nightmare' teen twins attack birthday bash
Longbridge, Rubery and Rednal
Mark Joyce and Jason Joyce, both aged 17 at the time but now 20, inflicted grievous bodily harm to a dad who was forced to quit his £60,000-a-year job
Ryanair passengers warned to check if their seats end in 'B' or 'E'
Ryanair
Ryanair passengers have been urged to use the trick to ensure they are getting aisle or window seats, rather than the middle, which are typically 'B' and 'E'.
'Every' driving licence checked and one million face fine for breaking DVLA rule
Midlands traffic and travel
Analysis from car insurance specialist InsureDaily warns at least three per cent of road users were willing to travel with an expired driving licence last year.
House and car smashed up in ‘targeted’ Birmingham attack - but family does not know why
West Midlands Police
Car and house in Lyons Grove, Sparkhill, attacked in dead of night - but a family member said he did not know why they were 'targeted'
Midlands weather
'Get out of the sea' beach warning as families enjoy weekend heat
Hundreds were ordered out of the water at Barry Island, one of Wales' best known beaches, on Saturday afternoon
Burglar smashes into Sutton Coldfield restaurant in early-hours booze raid
Sutton Coldfield
Raider targeted Regards Indian restaurant in Boldmere Road and searched the premises before stealing wines and spirits
UK set for 'three months' of 'heatwave after heatwave' this summer
Birmingham weather
Weather forecasters and meteorologists have delivered their verdicts for the summer months ahead of the sixth month of the year, June, arriving next week.
Tourists visiting Turkey on holiday 'aren't happy' amid boycott calls
Turkey
Thousands of people have threatened a boycott over claims prices in Turkey were increasing 'faster than inflation'
Netflix UK axing 44 TV shows and movies next week - full list
Netflix
The streaming giant is set to axe a swathe of TV shows and films as June, the sixth month of the year, starts.
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Tesco
Martin Lewis' MSE urges Tesco Clubcard holders to spend 50p in 'next two weeks'
Tesco Clubcard vouchers are expiring - causing MSE to issue an urgent alert so shoppers are aware of Mr Lewis' trick to extend them.
Bedlam at Birmingham Hollywood Bowl as 'worst nightmare' teen twins attack birthday bash
Longbridge, Rubery and Rednal
Mark Joyce and Jason Joyce, both aged 17 at the time but now 20, inflicted grievous bodily harm to a dad who was forced to quit his £60,000-a-year job
Drivers urged to 'retrofit' their cars before June 1 or face £480 fine
Midlands traffic and travel
New rules are being rolled out across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow amid the expansion of clean air and low emission zones.
Ryanair passengers warned to check if their seats end in 'B' or 'E'
Ryanair
Ryanair passengers have been urged to use the trick to ensure they are getting aisle or window seats, rather than the middle, which are typically 'B' and 'E'.
'Every' driving licence checked and one million face fine for breaking DVLA rule
Midlands traffic and travel
Analysis from car insurance specialist InsureDaily warns at least three per cent of road users were willing to travel with an expired driving licence last year.
Holidays
UK tourists told to 'avoid' Amsterdam in Netherlands travel warning
The Hague in the Netherlands was voted the safest city in Europe, with a safety index of 79.9.
'Get out of the sea' beach warning as families enjoy weekend heat
Midlands weather
Hundreds were ordered out of the water at Barry Island, one of Wales' best known beaches, on Saturday afternoon
Burglar smashes into Sutton Coldfield restaurant in early-hours booze raid
Sutton Coldfield
Raider targeted Regards Indian restaurant in Boldmere Road and searched the premises before stealing wines and spirits
Primark 'Mr Brown' tannoy announcement that it 'doesn't want' shoppers to know meaning of
Primark
Primark shoppers have been told to be on the lookout for hearing the code, which is uttered by staff members in stores of the bargain fashion giant up and down the land.
UK set for 'three months' of 'heatwave after heatwave' this summer
Birmingham weather
Weather forecasters and meteorologists have delivered their verdicts for the summer months ahead of the sixth month of the year, June, arriving next week.