Why Romney Lost and Obama Won
Obama is good news for the US, says Richard Lutz
Bromsgrove man gears up for rough cycle ride
Eleven British men are starting punishing cycle training in the build up to a 320 mile cycle ride from Vietnam to Cambodia between 9 and 22 November 2012.
Comedy Christmas Cracker returns to Coventry
This Christmas Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre welcomes the return of its annual B2 Xmas Show, which sees festive comedy musical, Crackers take to the B2 stage from Sat 8 to Sat 22 Dec.
New £3 million Midlands centre to tackle age related ill health
Professor Richard Dawkins will officially launch a new £3 million Midlands centre today to establish what goes wrong with our bones, joints, ligaments and muscles as we age
Annual UK drug deaths fall by 14 per cent, while deaths related to outlawed ‘legal highs’ increase
Deaths related to a group of now-banned ‘legal highs’ rose sharply from 5 in 2009 to 43 in 2010, reveals a report on the latest UK drug death figures released today
Crest Nicholson hosts open weekend to raise awareness of FirstBuy
Crest Nicholson is encouraging people hunting for their first home in Birmingham to visit its Park Central development for a special open day which aims to raise awareness of the government’s FirstBuy scheme.
Review: The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers on their 25th anniversary tour.
The Lynx effect arriving in Telford
A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter and her crew from 815 Naval Air Squadron will help bring a sense of perspective to this year’s Scale ModelWorld exhibition at the Telford International Centre
Thea Gilmore back in Bromsgrove
Following her successful first visit to Artrix one of Britain’s most enduring singer-songwriters, Thea Gilmore, makes a welcome return to the Arts Centre
Nick Hewer: Labour doing well in polls ‘entirely by default’
Businessman and TV presenter Nick Hewer has said he continues to remain deeply unimpressed by the current Labour Party and its leader Ed Miliband.
HROC Win Big at the CIPR PRide Awards
Birmingham based PR agency HROC is celebrating after winning five prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide awards – more than any other Midlands agency.
Aldridge school builds tomorrow’s engineers
Pupils were shown the works in a pioneering project aimed at making engineering come to life.
West Midlands Manufacturing SMEs predicting future growth
Manufacturing SMEs in the West Midlands are predicting an increase in sales over the next six months according to the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer.
Youth Work Week 2012 – Celebrating Youth Work’s Contribution to Communities
Youth workers and young people are coming together this week to showcase the impact youth work has in breaking community barriers during Youth Work Week 2012.
Getting appy under the bonnet with Bournville College
If you’re one of those motorists who don’t know their crank sensor from their coil pack there’s a device that could help remove a fear of simple car fixes
After the Lord Mayor’s Show
Andy Munro on Blues’ game with Ipswich
Messiahs and Madonnas
Dave Woodhall on Villa’s week.
The future of Walsall’s Green Spaces and Countryside Services
A new Facebook Group has been set up in response to local concerns for the future of Walsall’s Green Spaces and Countryside Services.
Accolade for fashion graduate
A talented fashion designer who set up a business with support from the University of Wolverhampton has won a prestigious award.
Artists invited to submit work to two unique digital open exhibitions
Submissions are currently being accepted for two unique open exhibitions; Touch Interactive 2013, for interactive artists and Screening 2013, for those working in film and video.
Review: Merry Wives of Windsor
A new production of Merry Wives of Windsor in Stratford is perfect, says Richard Lutz
The same old scene
Terry Wills watches Albion and has a familiar feeling
Gordon Harley’s Thought for the Weekend
Gordon Harley asks: “Do you have time stealers?”
Mafia Boss to Finance US Storm Recovery
Underworld king Tony Soprano digs deep to help his native New Jersey get back on his feet. This amazing report from our crime reporter Howie ‘Uncle Donuts’ Elston (DOA)
Review: Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter, jazz master, in Birmingham. Richard Lutz reviews it.
The Noise Next Door headline monthly comedy club
Highly acclaimed comedy five-piece, the Noise Next Door are the latest high flying act heading to The Public in West Bromwich.
Twenty jobs secured and 150 apprenticeships guaranteed
Twenty jobs have been secured and 150 apprenticeships guaranteed after a leading Birmingham training company won a major contract with the Skills Funding Agency.
BBC Radio’s Rob Nothman to give talk on sports commentary
Veteran BBC radio presenter Rob Nothman will be visiting Coventry later this month to present a special lecture entitled Fifty years of Radio Sports Commentary.
Andy Fairweather Low and The Low Riders cantering to Bromsgrove
Andy Fairweather Low’s pedigree is one that rock dreams are made of and he makes his Artrix debut on Thursday, November 22nd.
Hi Ho Silva
Dave Woodhall talks to American singer-songwriter Joe Silva.