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Chung Ying Central bloggers bites

January 25, 2017 in birmingham, food

Last week I was invited along to Chung Ying Central on Colmore Row in Birmingham. This is one of three restaurants in the Chung Ying group and I had never visited any of them, so I was excited to see what they had to...

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Lunch at The Fighting Cocks, Moseley

January 17, 2017 in birmingham, food

As I lived in Kings Heath for a while last year, I always used to go through Moseley on the bus when I was going to and from the city centre and I’ve visited a few of the pubs and restaurants in the area,...

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Pasta di Piazza in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

August 7, 2016 in birmingham, food

Although I’ve lived around Birmingham for over 20 years, there’s still so many places that I have yet to discover and I’m making it my mission to try out as many new restaurants as I can, so when I was invited to the press...

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Tortilla at Grand Central, Birmingham

June 26, 2016 in food

Last week I was invited along to Tortilla which is situated in Grand Central. Grand Central is the newly opened shopping centre above Birmingham New Street station. Amongst Grand Central’s shops there is John Lewis, Tiger and a MAC store. There’s also a very...

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The Stable, Birmingham

May 8, 2016 in birmingham, food

This afternoon I was invited to a bloggers’ event at The Stable on John Bright Street in Birmingham. Just a two minute walk away from Birmingham’s main New Street station, The Stable is a quirky pizza, pie and cider restaurant which was founded in Dorset...

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Event: The evolution of McDonald’s

May 3, 2016 in food, lifestyle

Last Wednesday I went along to a blogger event at McDonald’s in Small Heath, Birmingham. I’m not a f McDonald’s regular but I do love the odd double cheeseburger and chocolate milkshake so I thought it would be a great opportunity to go along,...

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Brunch at Malmaison Birmingham

April 1, 2015 in food

I was recently given the opportunity to visit my favourite place in Birmingham and write about it for a new project. It didn’t take me long to decide where my favourite place is! I first visited Malmaison’s brasserie last year when they invited a...

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Paris on a budget: Where we ate.

November 9, 2013 in food, travel

I thought I’d put all my foodie photos into one blog post rather than on the individual days. I had some amazing food while I was in Paris but surprisingly, I didn’t eat one croissant or baguette. Weird. Le Village Ronsard On the first...

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Hayley’s Famous Cookies recipe!

July 7, 2011 in food

Today is my last day off until the 21st! I fell asleep after Waterloo Road last night and woke up at around 10 this morning so I had 13 hours sleep! I decided to be productive, seeing as I feel bad about wasting my...

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A weekend in London to see My Chemical Romance. It A weekend in London to see My Chemical Romance. It was bloody hot but there’s something about Wembley Stadium that just makes every gig I’ve ever been to there so special. 

#longlivetheblackparade #mcrmy
This is your sign to go on Reddit and find yoursel This is your sign to go on Reddit and find yourself an immigrant who lives by the sea with a sausage dog and several pigeons, whose favourite band is also your favourite band. If she has another friend who also wants to be your friend, that’s a bonus. 🩷
Download 2026 was amazing 🔥 🎤 28 bands seen 🥾 91 Download 2026 was amazing 🔥 

🎤 28 bands seen
🥾 91,417 steps walked 
⛺️ 5 nights camping with my Download family 
🛒 4 trips to the Megastore and 6 pieces of merch purchased
☀️ 2 slightly sunburnt legs 
🪣 263 bucket wees in my tent (approx)
🎫 1 Camping Plus ticket purchased for next year 

#downloadfestival #festivalseason #download2026
⭐ Slam Dunk 2026 - the best one yet! I managed t ⭐ Slam Dunk 2026 - the best one yet! 

I managed to see 11 bands, win VIP tickets for next year, bump into the singer of my favourite band and avoid getting sunburnt. 

#slamdunkfestival #slamdunknorth
Hear me out - Birmingham in the sunshine is just a Hear me out - Birmingham in the sunshine is just as nice as any other big European city. If you ignore the accent, you could easily be in Porto or Budapest. Maybe.
Nothing beats going for a curry and seeing Creeper Nothing beats going for a curry and seeing Creeper in a small venue with your friends and getting home for 10pm. 🦇 

Creeper at The Asylum, Birmingham 
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April 18th 2026
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