Welcome to The Dispatch’s first ever good news edition:
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Hey Mac! Great photo. Pls can we feature it in Monday's Dispatch? Thanks.
Fantastic reporting from Moya and @robbiejourno.bsky.social on the Glasgow fire.
20 pledges to go.
We’re ready when you are.
They came back with tales of triumph, rumours of sabotage, and the best dog photos you'll see this year.
We sent the talented photographer Harry Mitchell and the roving reporter Fonie Mitsopoulou along with one brief: capture the weird world of Crufts 2026.
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Every year 20,000 dogs descend on Birmingham. Their owners come with one goal: to win.
⏰ We’re into the final stretch of our campaign to launch a new newspaper for West Yorkshire - and we’re now at 433 pledges.
In this week’s newsletter, @djstimms.bsky.social explains where things stand and why this final push matters.
One week to go to see if a new independent news outlet for Leeds and West Yorkshire will actually happen - if you'd like to see it and haven't yet pledged support for @leedsnewlocalpaper.bsky.social, please consider doing so.
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Less than a week left ⏰
A month ago we said: if 500 people backed the idea, we’d launch a new local newspaper for West Yorkshire based in Leeds.
Overnight, we’ve just surpassed 400 pledges 💫
That means we’re within touching distance - but nothing is guaranteed yet.
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Is Brum Pride in debt?
Does our city undersell itself?
Plus, an appeal has been set up for the funeral of the man stabbed to death in Alum Rock last week.
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350 pledges. 150 to go.
If we reach it, we launch 🚀
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🧵Plus, an appeal has been launched to pay for the funeral of a man stabbed to death outside a primary school in Alum Rock last week. Ali Ashmari, 30 and of no fixed address, was attacked on Bridge Road at lunchtime last Tuesday. A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
🧵The Dispatch understands that SJA does not comment on internal communications or discuss commercial matters publicly, but when we reached out to them they did not dispute the legitimacy of the screenshotted email.
“Unfortunately we will not be able to support the event this year due to the organiser’s considerable outstanding debt from previous events.
“Despite extensive efforts by our events and finance team over the past year to assist in clearing these payments, there has been no progress.”
🚨 Monday briefing is here🚨
🧵Today’s top story: Something curious is going on between Birmingham Pride and St Johns Ambulances. Last week, The Dispatch saw an email that appeared to have been sent from SJA to volunteers: (read below)
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🎉Nearly the weekend, head into it well informed. Catch up on what we’ve published this week by following the link below to our website. There’s a Monday Briefing to digest, as well as a story about Wolverhampton.
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On Wednesday, we published an article about the pedestrianisation of a popular street in Wolverhampton.
Plus, in the above article, our Brum in Brief.
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Catch up with what we’ve published this week:
Our Monday Briefing, where the headline was the battle for the budget (now passed).
There’s also a couple of bits on our to do list that could help you plan your weekend…
Great work by the dispatch. Certainly food for thought for pedestrianisation advocates like me.
You may have missed our Brum in Brief yesterday:
🗞️ A man in his 20s has died following a stabbing on Bridge Road in Alum Rock on Tuesday, which also left a woman with non-serious injuries.
💰Birmingham city council passed its budget on Monday.
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Another is a butcher, who has worked in the same shop for 21 years, he says the city in general has gone downhill following the loss of big chain names.
Amidst all of this, however, millions of pounds is being poured into regeneration.
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