Second New Restaurant Brings Fresh Energy to Struggling Stephenson Street in Birmingham Sunday, April 19, 2026 stephenson street birmingham restaurants revival closures pasta cafe food retail Good news on the upper end of Stephenson Street, near Birmingham’s New Street Station, has been scarce—until now. After a long period of closures and vacant shops that left the street feeling gloomy, two new restaurants are … Read More
Residents Frustrated as DPD Vans Occupy Parking Spaces Overnight on Wattis Road Sunday, November 16, 2025 parking residents dpd vans permits bearwood enforcement sandwell frustration street Residents of Bearwood’s Wattis Road are growing increasingly frustrated as delivery vans from DPD have taken to parking overnight on their street, limiting spaces for local permit holders. On Wattis Road, motorists can … Read More