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HAS BANKSY BEEN IN BRUM?
We've never been short on street art in Birmingham. Digbeth, for our money, is the most dazzling bastion of walled creativity out of the UK's many urban canvas hotspots. But Banksy has never graced our city. Or has he? Discovered today, before you were even eating your Shreddies, this piece went up on Digbeth's Gibb Street, picturing — as if you can't tell with your own eyes — a pig eerily caged beneath an upturned supermarket trolley. Has the world's most famous street artist finally furnished us with an original? Is it a comment on animal welfare? Well, yes, presumably that's exactly what the purpose of the piece is, whomever painted it. You'll find the artwork close to Ghetto Golf, next to the Peaky Blinders mural, if you're quick enough. These things often vanish as fast as they arrive.
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STAR MEETS SKY
Don't shoot the messenger, but chances are you missed something rather spectacular at Hampton Manor in July. Channel 4 Bake Off: The Professionals finalist and patisserie chef at Sky By The Water, Darryl Collins, hosted an extraordinary, one-off Afternoon Tea. Too bad, buddy. But in better news, Darryl, and his head chef Aaron Darnley have returned the gesture, inviting Rob Palmer, the head chef at the Manor's Michelin-starred Peels restaurant, to make the return journey and cook with them at the Resorts World rooftop restaurant. And lo, three of Solihull's culinary kings will combine to form... CAPTAIN PLANET! No, no, that's not right. They've combined to produce a knockout of a menu for one-night only, September 29, including dishes like a double chocolate bomb with blood orange and Oreo crumble. It's £65 to secure your seat in the private dining room, including six courses and a welcome drink. Email meet@resortsworldbirmingham.co.uk to book.
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