Arab League to Monitor US Politics
Howard Elston, our diplomatic editor, with an intercontinental scooperoo to shock the world
Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole
Join Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole for an evening of live music, dazzling performance and all the magic of dance.
Digitising communications history
Coventry University awarded £745K to digitise the history of telecoms in the UK.
What’s on at Town Hall/Symphony Hall
Further news from the two city centre venues
Of Welshmen and Windows
Terry Wills on Albion’s FA Cup win last week and transfers.
21 Today: Happy Birthday Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall’s 21st anniversary has begun, and there’s plenty to come.
Birmingham takes to the Silver Screen – Well, Maybe
Latest thing to go viral on Twitter? Yes, it’s Brummie movie titles. Richard Lutz takes The 3.10 to Yardley.
Stars in your eyes
BBC Stargazing and Dark Sky Discovery West Midlands invites you to two Regional Showcase Events
Living on the LITE side of life
A compelling and emotionally gripping play about skin lightening heads to The Public
Walsall Labour: “Enterprise zones must offer high paid, skilled jobs”
Walsall Labour is urging Council chiefs to grab the opportunity to bring well paid, long term jobs to the borough
Oooh! I could bless a fruit tree
‘Wassailing’ is not a question asked of one showing signs of excess cider intake.
Labour halt councillors’ allowance increase
Labour councillors voted against retaining an inefficient and costly system of paying senior councillors, as Tories u-turned on increasing allowances.
Battle of the sexes comes to the Belgrade Theatre with Nora
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre starts its Spring 2012 season in style with its production of Nora,
What to do with Christmas trees
Throughout January, Veolia Environmental Services (Birmingham City Council’s waste contractors) are encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas tree
New York Sounds: Trumpets (and a cornet) Ablaze!
Martin Longley polishes his bugle in NYC…
Radio-Free Birmingham
The area’s oldest-established commercial radio stations are to undergo a name change.
Investigative journalism now
Alan Clawley regrets the departure of Paul Dale from The Birmingham Post and wonders what the future holds.
Smart Cards for Local Buses
Public transport users in the region are finally able to use an easier way of buying tickets.
Football fans invited to debate impact of Premier League 20 years on
Football fans are being invited to take part in a live public debate on the long-term impact of the Premier League later this month
Angry shoppers back petition against councillors’ cash increase
Nearly 500 people visiting Bloxwich High Street on Saturday signed an emergency petition opposing Walsall Conservative plans to increase payments to councillors…
Coventry student’s design is tailor made for success
A top tailoring company is preparing to kit its customers out in the cutting-edge couture of a talented Coventry student
Is It Just Sweet FA?
Andy Munro gives us a Blues-eye view of Saturday’s local derby in the FA Cup.
Vieux Farka Toure
Vieux Farka Toure is one of the most hotly tipped guitarists to have emerged from Africa.
Why Weaken?
Dave Woodhall looks at FA Cup weekend and ponders…
An Alternative View
Our Wolves man Brendan King offers a view from the other side of the fence.
Lords and Ladies at The Lichfield Garrick
The Lichfield Players are preparing for one of their biggest productions in recent years – a dramatisation of Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett.
A People’s Cabaret
A People’s Cabaret is a great crossover event bringing the best political song, music and live storytelling to South Birmingham.
The plight of Midlands’ film industry
John West writes more on the failure of Birmingham’s burghers to capitalise on the potential of a Midlands film industry.
Meryl In New Shock Role As She Takes on Rupert
Howard Elston, our entertainment reporter, with a scoop to send movie fans scurrying for the multiplexes. Meryl Streep, ripe for Oscar awards with her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady, is set to play news boss Rupert Murdoch, Hollywood insiders told me last night. Speaking to Tinseltown’s movers and shakers, I…
The making of Stirchley Park
Three workshops will be taking place in Stirchley Park over next month for local people interested in discussing the park’s future.