Birmingham MPs call for more promotion of active travel

“We are not going far enough, fast enough” – claim.

Adopt a railway station scheme hailed a success

New lease of life for West Midlands rail line as volunteers step forward.

Birmingham gardens in line for national award

Martineau Gardens are finalists in Persimmon Homes’ Building Futures.

Eco-activist faces prison for HS2 protest

Hearing set to decided fate of Extinction Rebellion member.

Birmingham Tories slam council over clean air policy

Call for action on environment.

Student enterprise team from Lichfield reaches European finals

Green tents hope for international competition.

Into a technicolour night

Richard Lutz reviews images looking west each evening .

Birmingham Tories call for high streets help

Free parking and improvements to pedestrian access needed to sustain retail sector.

Digital spotlight on urban wildlife

Explore the wonders of urban wildlife with The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust.

Covid chronicles: Magnum force and a dark anger

Richard Lutz wanders through the Lands of Lockdown. 

Bees, bikes and battleship greys

Richard Lutz wanders through the Land of Lockdown.

Environmental group calls for action on COVID-19 recovery

Extinction Rebellion Birmingham to stand outside Council House calling for Citizens Assembly.

Residents renew fight to save playing fields

Appeal launched to help save Yardley community facilities.

Covid chronicles: Across the blue water

Richard Lutz continues his route through Lockdown Land.

Birmingham and the Black Country – an urban jungle

Environmental project shows extent of wildlife to be found in the region.

Covid chronicles: Coconut magic

Richard Lutz reports on life in lockdown.

Green boost for Black Country

Region awarded funding for zero industrial carbon plans.

Life in the time of Corona: Of farming and those facemasks

Richard Lutz, in isolation, watches the world go by. 

Covid-19 is a pussycat

We may be fighting a deadly enemy now, but Kate Spohrer argues that worse is on the way.

Lockdown leg stretch

Richard Nevin has a stroll through the city centre.

Boiled Coins

Richard Lutz looks back at a weird old week.

Living in a viral world

Richard Lutz re-adjusts to a life that has changed.

West Midlands Tourism Awards 2020 – the results

Region’s best visitor venues honoured with awards in fifteen categories.

Gamers go green at Insomnia

Gaming festival’s eco village set for debut at i66.

Cheers and Piers

Richard Lutz is blasted by a storm and blessed with a Google promise. 

Kinver Edge and a trick of light

Richard Lutz rides a storm on the Kinver escarpment.

Tory fury at latest clean air zone delay

Leader calls for controversial charge to be scrapped.

Tories attack Clean Air Zone charge

Conservative group call for travel tax to be delayed following vehicle checking “fiasco”.

Treecycling scheme raises funds for hospice

Mayor helps collection as £85,000 raised.

This cup of land

Richard Lutz explores 2,000 years of history in the Cotswolds.