BE FESTIVAL 2013
Fourth annual festival of innovative European theatre returns to Birmingham
Wolves Uni helping children in Costa Rica to learn English
The University of Wolverhampton has been working to provide underprivileged students the opportunity to learn and develop English skills.
Ofcom’s local TV multiplex operator to be based at Innovation Birmingham Campus
20 new jobs are being created for local people as a result.
Cradley extra care scheme kicks off
Work will commence on a landmark, £18m Extra Care scheme in Cradley, West Midlands after contracts were signed
More homes for former MG Rover works
St. Modwen has submitted a planning application for a new phase of housing in Longbridge, Birmingham.
Lord Mayor and CBSO join in launching new services from Birmingham International
John Lines cuts the cake and members of the CBSO played the music to give a send off to the new bmi regional Gothenburg service.
Nominations announced for Midlands Media Awards
Les Reid, of the Coventry Telegraph, has been nominated for four categories at this year’s Awards, which are being held next month.
Ikon Director prepares to open major exhibition of Iraqi art
Ikon Gallery Director Jonathan Watkins is preparing to open his most challenging exhibition to date – the official Iraqi Pavilion at the world renowned Venice Biennale.
This Week at the Robin
Veterans, tributes and a good cause are all at Bilston.
Birmingham – Where the world meets
Meet Birmingham has unveiled a new marketing campaign designed to attract more major events to Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull.
Question Time tackles employability in the Black Country
The political theatre of ‘Question Time’ came to the Black Country recently, when eighty Year 10 and 11 pupils grilled local business leaders on the subject of employability.
University to host fun day
The University of Wolverhampton is to host a family fun day as part of its 21st birthday celebrations.
One step closer to home
Dave Woodhall refuses to bite his nails on the penultimate weekend of Villa’s season.
Review: Last tango in Hill Street
Terry Wills reviews the Alexandra Theatre’s production of Midnight Tango.
Screengrab: The One Movie on TV You Gotta See….
007 and Holly Golightly on the tv? Richard Lutz has more
Confessions of a Middle Class Woman
Sheilagh Matheson on the secret stashes we all keep….
Howard: Big Football Shocker at Man U
Top sport sources have told our senior sports reporter Sir Howie ‘ The Boy’ Elston that Fergie will become the next Man United manager to sort out the club after years of intractable problems.
Birmingham Airport is Britain’s most accessible
New analysis shows that Birmingham Airport is Britain’s most accessible airport and should be used to alleviate pressure on overheated South East
Campaign to save the Long-Horned Bee
New research by the University of Reading shows that the West Midlands Long-Horned Bee is holding on to its northernmost stronghold and is restricted to just a few small areas.
Variety at The Belgrade
The Shaolin Warriors – Return of the Master, Vampires Rock, Motown’s Greatest Hits – How Sweet it is, Hold Back the Night, Counterfeit Stones and Queen of the Dance.
Stubblemelt headline Fitness Festival
Birmingham art rockers Stubblemelt have been announced as headliners for the Midland’s second Fitness Festival,
Coventry University seeks new governors
Coventry University will have a number of vacancies on its Board of Governors from September 2013, and is encouraging those who are interested to get in touch.
Highlights of Fierce Festival 2013 announced
Birmingham’s Fierce Festival returns this October with its distinctive programme of performance and surprising installations in public space.
Pride creates job boost for city nightclub
More jobs are being created at one of the country’s biggest gay nightclubs thanks to this year’s Birmingham Pride.
Personal and Executive Assistants overworked and underpaid, finds survey
Making plans for a Director’s wedding, locating 300 mink fur teddy bears and buying thermal underwear for the boss are just some of the more bizarre requests being carried out by Personal and Executive Assistants across the West Midlands.
Wolves Uni and judo, judo, judo
The British Judo Association has announced the selection of the University of Wolverhampton as the location of its new Centre of Excellence in England.
Passionate support for The Public
West Bromwich arts centre, The Public, has received messages of support from passionate fans following yesterday’s shock announcement by Sandwell Council reviewing the building’s use.
Roisin Conaty – Life Hunter tour
Roisin Conaty is an Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and star of BBC Three’s Impractical Jokers – and she’s on in Birmingham
Graduate creates informative website for wheelchair users
A website promoting accessibility for wheelchair users and those with reduced mobility has been launched by a University of Wolverhampton graduate in partnership with a Paralympics gold medal winner.
Wigan peers
The football season’s coming to an end and, at the Hawthorns, Terry Wills is starting to think it can’t come too soon.