Category Archives: Digbeth is Good

Arise, You Gallant Sweeneys! comes to Birmingham

I love it when a plan comes together!

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The Breakfast Club in photos

When local historian Richard Trengrouse emailed me to let me know that my favourite local Eastside Cafe was facing some difficult times and that he?d be breakfasting there each Wednesday morning to support them, I decided I?d join him. I … Continue reading

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myvillage.com

Today I picked up on the above post from 853 blog’s manager Darryl, apologising to his readers for altering his RSS feed and blaming ‘thieving myvillage idiots’: …unfortunately I?ve had to bring this into place because of abuse of the … Continue reading

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Digbeth is Good hacked by pr0n

Not a nice experience, this. At the last Social Media Surgery I was chatting to the lovely Ged Hughes, who’s done a brilliant job with her Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum blog – well done Ged! Anyway, she was asking me … Continue reading

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Me, talking on Rhubarb Radio

On 22nd Feb I joined Mark Steadman and Michael Grimes as a guest on their Rhubarb Radio Sunday Social show to talk about what I’ve been up to on Digbeth is Good.  We talked about things like The Rainbow?s current … Continue reading

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Helping out with Brum Twestival

Being the beautiful assistant (ahem) at Birmingham Twestival doesn’t stop you from winning some prizes, it seems.  If you can be bothered to watch beyond the first five minutes of this clip, you’ll see me win a cover of a … Continue reading

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If only I’d known

Finally, after weeks of nagging poor Pete Ashton like a fishwife for FTP access to the Digbeth is Good blog, he’s on it. So whilst I wait for every ISP in the world to change, and relish the prospect of … Continue reading

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FLIPing rubbish

On Digbeth is Good I recently write a post about Lizzy Piffany’s song I Hate Men after seeing her play it the Sunday Xpress in the Adam and Eve. I had tried to film it, but my crappy camera could … Continue reading

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Sowwy

Okay, so it’s time for the inevitable sorry blog post. John Mostyn said that 7 days is too long and a month is appalling. If that’s the case then well over three months is just downright cruel. I’m so sorry, … Continue reading

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