Volunteers wanted for indie festival
Organisers of the Now We Are Weekender taking place at The Public are seeking a number of volunteers to assist in the running of the festival.
Christmas trees turned into cash
Over 420 tonnes of green waste was collected throughout January for which Veolia Environmental Services donated £5 for every tonne.
Climate Week at mac birmingham
To mark the launch of Climate Week 2012 (12-18 Mar), mac birmingham will be screening The Age of Stupid
Lifting the Lid on Menwith Hill
“His findings are a challenge to officialdom but they are presented with the calm authority of the academic requesting that his thesis be given fair consideration”
Hexham Book Festival announces 2012 programme
Andrew Motion, Tam Dalyell, Polly Toynbee, Brian Sewell among those announced for The seventh annual Hexham Book Festival
Smoking a no-no for lovers
People in the West Midlands hoping for Leap Year marriage proposals today may be disappointed….
Birmingham: ‘City of the Future’
Birmingham Friends of the Earth present the ‘City of the Future’ event, 20th March at Birmingham’s Council House
Celebrating Stirchley’s Hazelwell Lane
Join the people of Stirchley in a celebratory walk and laying of floral tributes commemorating the life of a once vibrant street.
Manufactured Truths: Where Are We Going?
By Richard Lutz Steve comes to my house – to my drive actually – to carry out essential body work on my 11 year old Honda. Someone ripped a mega-chunk out of it in a car park. From the damage it looks as if an SUV the size of a spaceship savaged it. Steve goes…
Sustainability Spring Fair
A family day of fun and a chance to learn about sustainability issues.
Birmingham Sports & Recreation
Dave Woodhall reviews a new nostalgic book release
On Toon
Brendan King is delighted to be proved wrong about Wolves new caretaker-manager.
Coventry and Warwick students rise to the Big Challenge
Students from Coventry and Warwick took part in the Big Challenge last weekend
This week at the Robin
A drum solo will take up most of it!
On the Ropes
What have Alex McLeish and a heavyweight hopeful got in common? Dave Woodhall explains.
What paradise will be like
Alan Clawley has seen Paradise and would prefer it stayed lost.
Blues lose way in forest
Andy Munro reports on Blues’ games against Nottingham Forest.
On The Box: This Week’s Films On TV You Just Got To See
On the day that the Oscars are given their final brush up, Richard Lutz offers up the latest on tv movies
Walsall Labour report Lib Dems join Tories in attack on the most vulnerable
Lib Dems and Tories on Walsall council joined together last night to vote through a budget that will reduce social care in the borough by £22 million over three years.
Award for City Halls
Two city centre venues have been praised for their good staff relations.
BBC star Keith Jack brings Joseph back to the Belgrade
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit family musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, is making its way to Coventry
West Mids businesses to network at co-operative lunch
West Midlands business people, interested in finding out more about the co-operative enterprise model, are being invited to a networking lunch
Fierce Festival are seeking participants
Fierce Festival are seeking participants for the performance/installation, ‘Gifts of the Spirit: Automatic Writing’ by live artist, Ron Athey.
Entrepreneurial advice on show
Ever fancied running your own business? You may be interested in an offering at the NEC
Barnsley Storming
The Blues bandwagon carries on rolling. Andy Munro reports.
Homeward Bound
Terry Wills either looks forward or dreads the Albion’s upcoming home games.
Mills Thrills
Dave Woodhall watches an extraordinary talent.
Film ‘12 at Warwick
Here’s some releases you won’t find at your local multiplex.
Rehabilitation work recognised in Wolverhampton
Local agencies praise the efforts of ex-offenders in the city.
Moseley Farmers’ Market wins again
Moseley Farmers’ Market on the outskirts of Birmingham has been named the 2012 UK Farmers’ Market of the Year