Sent back to Coventry
Andy Munro offers his view of Blues’ passage into the FA Cup fifth round.
Mini Breaks – Crossing the border
Dave Woodhall’s been to Bonnie Scotland – and rather likes it.
A Heavy Cloud Called Murdoch
You can’t escape the News Corp empire, says Richard Lutz The politico-media weather? Stick a hand outside your personal bubble and there’s a threat of heavy cloud cover caused by a High Pressure system called Rupert Murdoch. Firstly, we have the inevitable phone hacking story. His ex editor – Andrew Coulson of the crummy News…
WEMBERLEE! WEMBERLEE!
Andy Munro is a very happy Blues fan.
Terry Wills’ Baggies notes
Before the start of the season with all four of our local clubs playing together for the first time in the Premier (sorry wrong title) ‘Greed League’ the inevitable question was being asked; “Can they all survive, and eventually prosper together in the top flight?”
Moorpool Skittle Alley – 100 not out
One of Britain’s most curious and unusual sporting venues has reached its centenary.
Yes to fairer votes – a debate
Question Time Style Debate on Changing Politics chaired by Adrian Goldberg
UNICEF hails Oscott Manor School
An award-winning Birmingham school could provide lessons for us all.
A load of Man Ure
Andy Munro gives us his opinions on what’s going wrong at St Andrews – quite a bit from the sounds of it.
One week in Aston
Dave Woodhall talks about recent developments with all the smugness you’d expect from a Villa supporter whose team seem to have finally started to get things right.
Nothing for the weekend
Can there be anything more blatantly commercial than ‘Valentine’s Weekend’? Dave Woodhall thinks not, either.
The Elston Report: Blair to become Cameron Media Boss
David Cameron has acted swiftly after the departure of his media whizz-kid Andy Coulson by immediately hiring in another press boss for Downing Street.
Is This the Unkindest Cut of All?
By Richard Lutz The radical surgery being carried out on the NHS has thrown up a wide range of criticism in the past fortnight. And more will surface as Britain takes in the official announcement finally made by the government earlier this week. The dust will settle and many huge decisions will be revealed…
The weekend starts here
Tribute bands are not usually to be encouraged, but……..
Here’s the Birmingham Press guide to some of the live acts that are performing in the area over the weekend.
Brum gets ready for the Year of the Rabbit
The FREE Annual Birmingham Chinese New Year Celebrations will take place on Sunday 6 February, from 12.00 noon to 4.30pm in the Arcadian Centre in Birmingham’s Chinese Quarter.
It was 29 years ago today…..
The team which bought the biggest prize in club football to Birmingham is set to be awarded another honour.
New NHS and military trauma centre opens at QEH
A new joint NHS and military trauma and microbiology research centre which should improve the treatment of around 20,000 people who suffer major trauma each year has opened today in Birmingham.
Fewer West Mids drink drivers recorded
Nearly 200 drivers who choose to drink while under the influence were caught by West Midlands Police in their annual Christmas and New Year crackdown
Folk for Free at Symphony Hall
Fancy listening to some quality free music? There’s an entertaining mix of folk, jazz and world music in the Symphony Hall foyer bar over the next few days
Bent into place
Dave Woodhall looks at Villa’s new record transfer.
Thinking of Blackpool
Terry Wills is doing just that…..
Never again
Birmingham will be commemorating this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day at the Town Hall on Sunday 23 January, at 2pm.
Are you one of Pan’s people?
Birmingham City Council are head-hunting!
The Howard Elston Report: ‘NHS Patients To Operate On Each Other’
Another Howard Elston Exclusive The government today launched its new thrust to modernise the NHS. Describing the health service as one of ‘the crown jewels of the country’, Prime Minister David Cameron said the new initiative would include allowing patients to carry out operations on each other to save cash. ‘This will save, we think, £533m…
Thinktank new gallery gets go-ahead
Thought Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum couldn’t get any better? Think again!
Update on re-opening Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations
Network Rail has published the West Midlands & Chilterns Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) Draft document which is presently out for consultation and will influence the timetable for when the Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations will re-open.
The return of the Staffordshire Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard will be coming home this summer.
Brummies need to get out more
When it comes to getting out and about, Dave Woodhall wonders whether we deserve any better…….
2011- Here We Come (sort of…)
I return to Planet Earth and there are thousands of requests for my personal predictions for 2011.
Birmingham’s Moseley Road Baths update
Birmingham councillor and Cabinet Member for Leisure Sport and Culture, Martin Mullaney, has issued an update on the condition of Moseley Road baths……
