In Blues We Trust
Andy Munro reports on a development of fan power at St Andrews.
Olympics: Tourism slump predicted
In a survey conducted amongst its members, the European Tour Operators Association has discovered that a major slump in leisure tourism bookings is underway.
Battered but not Brugged
Andy Munro’s account of Blues’ latest European escapade.
Making do
It’s not a very exciting slogan but ‘making do’ is probably what we will all be doing more of given the almost universal slowdown in economic growth.
Urban crisis workshop to discuss ‘very real’ security threats ahead of the 2012 Olympics
A one-day workshop will bring together world leaders in the field of emergency response to present and discuss new ways to manage urban-based crises and hazards.
Let them get crafty and eat cake
Carol Towns has been to the NEC.
Stechford youth worker awarded
The founder of a youth organisation based in Stechford has received national recognition for his contribution to the local community
Anita and Greta coming to Coventry
A great line up of shows and artists for next year at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Moseley Bog’s a winner
Ent wives may still be hard to find but Tolkien’s playground has benefited from a cash donation
A Special Talent
About which we talk to Specials bassist Horace Panter on art, teaching and not being Status Quo..
Will find sparks hunt for WWII casualty relatives
National Express West Midlands is hoping to reunite the family of a soldier killed in France in 1944 with his last will.
Firework Advice for the Fifth
With Bonfire Night approaching, West Midlands Ambulance Service have issued advice on how to have fun and stay safe.
New Exhibition at Gas Hall
A major contemporary craft exhibition opened in Birmingham at the weekend
Let them eat cake! NEC – part 2
To celebrate their Centenary year, Woman’s Weekly will be staging the first ever Make & Take area with Birmingham bakery Frost & Snow
Crafty days ahead at the NEC – part 1
Artists and Christmas shoppers will be in their element at the NEC this week
Two Forward – One Back
Terry Wills on Albion’s last game, and their next one
“Thank you Sutton Coldfield”
Local volunteers took to the streets of Sutton Coldfield to raise money for Compassion in World Farming
A chance to see EZIO
For one night only at The Glee Club
West Midlands Campaign for Better Transport: An invitation
Rail commuters from the West Midlands are being urged to come forward and bring their concerns about local rail services in the West Midlands to campaigners
West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats back at the Belgrade
Hit West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats is bringing the rock ‘n’ roll era back to the Belgrade Theatre’s Main Stage
NATO Jets Ready To Pound London Activists
By Flight Lt Howard Elston, our man embedded deep within Whitehall The banking industry is ready to unleash NATO jets on anti-capitalist protestors encamped outside St Paul’s Cathedral, I have learned. Sources deep within the MOD told me this morning that the airborne force, manned solely by Bulgarian (transitional) pilots are ready to strafe and…
Gentle On Our Minds: Glen Campbell Comes to Brum
Let’s see. There’s “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman” “Galveston”, “Rhinestone Cowboy” and ‘Gentle on My Mind.’ They’re songs that rumble and twang through your head as you’re driving, cleaning up the kitchen or letting your brain circle aimlessly in the late afternoon. You can love them or despise them. But they’re…
The Good, The Bad and The Dread Tour 2011
Still going strong after seventeen years, Dreadzone have carved a large niche and cult following. They’re on in Kings Heath this month
Coventry design graduate excels in ‘Dragons’ Den’-style car awards
A recent graduate of Transport and Product Design from Coventry University has made it through to the final six of the prestigious Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award, a ‘Dragon’s Den’-style competition for talented young automotive designers. Callum Nash, 24, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, put forward his radical idea for a new take on personal transportation…
If I Don’t Know You, You Are Like Air
Peter Sampson sends one of his occasional observatory letters from Beijing
Peacock and Gamble: Emergency Broadcast
Comedy duo Peacock and Gamble will be dishing out a laugh a minute when they bring their much celebrated show, Emergency Broadcast to The Public
Seagulls rain on Blues Parade
Blues were expecting to continue their winning run on Saturday. Andy Munro witnessed developments