Grants awarded to 1,974 local football teams
Football Foundation gives £68,000 to help clubs re-open.
Extra hours for Cadbury World
Enjoy a summer choc-full of fun at Cadbury World.
Dress up for the Northern Belle
Luxury train to leave from Birmingham.
Local coach firm joins travel industry protest
Travel companies from around the country call out government over lack of support.
Hurst Street pedestrianisation plans set to boost trade
Hospitality venues get green light for street expansion.
The Dickhead Tapes: Secret Trump election vow
Sir Howie Elston, our White House snoop, reports on the unedited audio feed straight from the West Wing.
Rep links with food charity to provide meals
Partnership with Open Kitchens provides 9,000 meals for Birmingham children in poverty.
Running for the Yemen
Smethwick man raising funds to help charity work.
Joint funding helps Coventry arts sector during lockdown crisis
Lifeline for organisations and individual artists through Coventry 2021 Partnership.
Ombudsman issues complaints data for West Midlands councils
Children and education the most common cause of complaints.
Eco-activist faces prison for HS2 protest
Hearing set to decided fate of Extinction Rebellion member.
Paying homage at the Temple
Bernadette Jackson visits the Ivy Temple Row.
Blues and botany
Live music season extended at the Botanical Gardens.
Food bank appeal launched in Sutton Coldfield
Youth theatre pitches in to help food bank project.
Independent Birmingham film-making company continues growth
More than 200 films produced in the first six months.
Train companies step up fight against virus
Antiviral fogging machines in action on West Midlands Railway.
Agricultural link to industrial heartland confirmed
Growth Hub to connect Black Country manufacturing to the agricultural sector.
Aston Villa and the final whistle
Villa draw at West Ham and stay up. Dave Woodhall can come out from behind the sofa.
My lockdown list
Working at home, bringing up baby, Will Mapplebeck manages time to sail through a lockdown audio listening list.
Grassroots football heroes honoured in FA awards
Birmingham County FA announces winners of its 2020 FA and McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards.
Teenage South African stars win UK music scholarships
Birmingham music teachers provide distance learning.
“We feel trapped and can’t see a way out”
The personal impact the cladding scandal is having on the lives of Birmingham leaseholders.
Come in number twenty-two
Andy Munro comments on the latest news from St Andrews.
Trainers call for new manufacturing apprentices
Make UK to create the next generation of innovators with Government apprenticeship giveaway.
Birmingham International Station design ambitions unveiled
Crucial design stage reached for major connectivity project.
Still feeling Blue
Blues’ season ends with a 3-1 defeat to Derby County, leaving Andy Munro looking to the future.
Warning over future of region’s live venues
Birmingham and Midlands grassroots venues face imminent threat of closure – industry professionals.
Homeless project prepares for re-opening
Tabor House shows Covid-19 changes for Birmingham’s rough sleepers.
Birmingham charity appeals for virtual help
LoveBrum calls on runners to go the extra mile in half marathon challenge.
Local women in line for transport honours
Three Birmingham woman are in the running for prestigious transport awards.
