Gig review: Pete Williams at the Hare and Hounds
Paul Samuels reviews a night at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath.
Mayors: Referendum question contains crucial inaccuracies
Wording on ballot paper flawed.
Anyone Got a Straw?
Dave Woodhall reports on another seven days at Villa Park.
Summer in March, Snow In April. Is the Melting North Pole Icecap Ruining Our Fragile Planet?
We ask our resident Weather Guru Sir Howie Elston for the answer
Running For Ammalife: Parisian Style
Midwife Amie Wilson is running the Paris Marathon with her pal Sophie Webster to raise cash for this website’s official charity- Ammalife. It raises funds to save lives for pregnant mothers in developing countries. Here’s Amie’s latest report on the eve of the race. So we arrived safely in Paris, me from East Midlands…
Robins shot down to Earth (Just)
Andy Munro on Blues’ narrow escape on Saturday.
Mayoral referendum: Observations from Sunday’s Mayoral Debate
Dave Woodhall reports back on yesterday’s Mayoral ‘debate’.
Screengrab: From Jack Nicholson And Into The Abyss With Mad Max
Richard Lutz looks at the week ahead on the box for movies Screengrab comes to you this week from Scotland. And it’s indeed a pleasure to report that along with heather and tartan, this place also has television. So, it is a complete and unalloyed pleasure to go through the listings and send you my…
So much for the Mayoral Mandate
An argument regularly used to support the call for directly elected mayors is that whoever wins will thus have a mandate from the public to carry out their programme or manifesto….. the reality is not so straightforward.
Lest we forget
Sometime ago, while reading a copy of the British Legion magazine, I was struck by the words ‘Lest we forget’.
The Kings ov Leon return to The Public
The Kings ov Leon return
Students in Apprentice-style pitch to improve Coventry’s city centre
How to improve Coventry city centre? Ask undergraduates.
Equus comes to Coventry
London Classic Theatre’s production of Peter Shaffer’s psychological drama, Equus, makes its way to the Belgrade’s Main Stage
Charity Commission public meeting to focus on good financial controls
The Charity Commission is inviting charities, trustees and advisors to attend its next public meeting
The Lunar Festival
A new family orientated camping festival – The Lunar Festival – has been announced.
Localise West Midlands wins research funding
Birmingham-based thinktank Localise West Midlands has recently won funding from Barrow Cadbury Trust to research how to build a more decentralised economy
What’s on at The Glee Club
This months weekend comedy highlights include: Ian Moore, Gareth Richards, Jimmy McGhie and Rob Deering
Two Out of Three Ain’t….
Two Out of Three Ain’t….
Mayors: Blind Faith
Dave Woodhall continues the mayoral debate
Birmingham Central Library: Alternatives to demolition
The Friends of the Central Library are holding a symposium to consider the possible future for John Madin’s library
Mayors: An invitation to hear the pros and cons
The Birmingham Press invites you to a public debate on the city’s forthcoming mayoral referendum, due to be held on May 3rd.
Mayors: Birmingham Does NOT Decide
There has never been any evidence in Birmingham of a desire for a referendum on elected mayors.
Prizes Galore as Howard Joins Twitter
Sir Howard Elston has been signed up by Twitter bosses. And to celebrate, we are announcing a new prize draw for his followers After months of complicated legal negotiations, Sir Howard Elston and Twitter today announce, in a joint statement, that they are to combine forces in a campaign to deliver truth, justice and dubious…
We’re Forever Bursting Bubbles
Andy Munro reports from Blues’ visit to their old mates in the East End
Mayors – Serious Problems Need Serious Solutions
… it is not the gimmicks and political beauty contests that surround an elected mayor that Birmingham needs.
Dyfi ospreys set for historic second brood
Ros Dodd reports these will be only the second brood of osprey chicks in 400 years in this area of Wales.
An evening with Danny Dorling
Hear him explain how a more equal society is better for everyone.
Two Plus Two Equals….
Dave Woodhall on Villa at Eastertide
Why The Mayoral Referendum Matters
Steve Beauchampé takes a critical look at the ramifications of Birmingham electing a Mayor.
Unk: A Titanic Milestone From 100 Years Ago
This Sunday is the centenary of the sinking of The Titanic. But for Richard Lutz, it’s the 100th anniversary of something else. You can’t avoid it. It is everywhere. The Titanic industry is at full throttle and bursts over the horizon on the fifteenth of this month- a hundred years ago the passenger liner sank.…