Britain braced for Hurricane Bojo

Take to the storm cellars, warns our Westminster hack Lord Howie Elston.

With a little help from their Friend

Dave Woodhall watches Villa lose at Crystal Palace.

Art for folk’s sake

Steve Whitehouse enjoys the Moseley Folk & Arts Festival.

Potters with feet of clay

Blues beat Stoke 2-0 with Andy Munro watching on.

Guitar signed by Noel Gallagher up for grabs

Chance to win iconic souvenir at Birmingham shop.

Student facilities to be part of Commonwealth Games legacy

Plans unveiled for redeveloped Alexander Stadium to become new home for university’s sports courses.

Charity seeks professional advisers

Citizens Advice Birmingham seek new trustees to help deliver strategic vision.

Midlands firm moving the Beano for Christmas

Iconic Beano and Dandy albums hitting the shelves thanks to Birmingham company.

Britain: Broken, bedevilled, betrayed

Richard Lutz watches democracy go down the pan.

New Street station to host Sounds of the Midlands exhibition

National Album Day partners with Network Rail to launch album exhibition.

Ambulance service’s help for service personnel wins recognition

WMAS Armed Forces Employer Scheme strikes gold.

Community senior event set for Sutton Coldfield

Town Hall to host session aimed at elderly residents.

Bromsgrove firm floors the opposition

Falcon flying high in small business awards.

LandFlight saves popular bus route

Acocks Green-Solihull route to get new lease of life.

All change for Villa at Crewe

Dave Woodhall watches Villa ease past Crewe in the Carabao Cup second round.

Biffy Clyro to play exclusive Birmingham gig

Chance to see chart-toppers as never before.

Magnificent ‘Law’ Seven adopt pedal power

£15,000 raised for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Mayoral candidate appeals to youth vote

Liam Byrne launches a Manifesto for the Next Generation.

£1.2 million centre for city university partnership planned

New education hub to boost higher education access for Birmingham’s young people.

Swans on song

Blues go down 3-0 at Swansea, leaving Andy Munro disappointed.

Villa off the mark on a night to remember

Dave Woodhall enjoys Villa’s 2-0 win over Everton.

Hippodrome celebrates anniversary with new programme launch

Roll-up, roll-up for an all-singing, all-dancing new season at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Blues at the Robin

The Bilston delta turns it up a notch next week.

Collaboration aims to improve emergency services

Plans aim to take 111 service to the next level.

Hospice call for volunteers

Open evening for new volunteers at John Taylor.

Life Stories: The RAF and Me

New series of talks set for RAF Museum Cosford.

Food festival ready to hit Brindleyplace

Celebrate foods from around the world at Brindleyplace.

Tykes tamed by barnstorming Blues

Andy Munro enjoys a Blues win at home to Barnsley.

Help sporting events boost local businesses – claim

Local contractors key to boosting economic benefits of major sporting events, says new research.

Insomnia Gaming Festival returns this week

NEC to host UK’s biggest gaming event again.