Summer at Ironbridge Gorge

There are two special events taking place this month at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge.

Croatia joining EU is victory for British vision of a wider Europe – Bennion

Local Lib Dem Euro MP Phil Bennion has welcomed Croatia becoming the EU’s 28th member state this week as a victory for the British vision of a wider Europe.

CBSO announces new appointments

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announced two senior appointments today in the newly created positions of Director of Marketing & Digital and Director of Development.

Keep your Chinn up

Andy Munro adds to the growing controversy about Carl Chinn’s dismissal from Radio WM.

Design concepts from Cov students on show in London

Students from Coventry School of Art and Design are taking part in the UK’s most important graduate design exhibition this week.

MP extols the principles of the Social Value Act

Helping social enterprises make the most out of new directives on local government procurement was the aim of one of the biggest social enterprises event ever held outside London.

Hoar Cross Nursing Home celebrates the summer in style

Residents, family, friends, staff and local people were walking on sunshine last weekend as Hoar Cross Nursing Home put on the biggest Summer Fayre in its history.

800,000 years of human life beneath our feet

2013 Festival of Archaeology encourages public to get ‘hands on with history’

Stirchley attack – suspect named

Police are also appealing for anyone who saw the attack in Stirchley to come forward.

Donkey Summer Fair and dog show for Birmingham charity

The Donkey Sanctuary’s Donkey Assisted Therapy Centre in Birmingham is holding a Summer Fair and fun dog show on Saturday 13th July

Local jobs boost expected as British manufacturers source more UK components

British manufacturers are to hire more staff to cope with an expected surge in demand caused by a “re-shoring” of production to the UK.

Psychology conference to focus on online matters

A conference investigating the issues surrounding social networking on the internet is to be hosted by the University of Wolverhampton.

E-tailing success story for Birmingham on-line retailer

WAE+ has been named the second fastest-growing e-tailer in Europe by Internet Retailer in its annual report on European on-line retailers.

Bank staff swap office for garden to help hospice

Volunteers from RBS swapped their office for the outdoors on Thursday, June 13, to spend the day sprucing up the gardens at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice.

Smethwick fire update

A number of injuries have been reported in one of the Midlands’ biggest-ever peacetime blazes.

Declare war on Chinese lanterns

Andy Goff doesn’t like air pollution and he doesn’t like Chinese lanterns.

Prime Minister gives green light to university scheme to aid forces’ dependents

A University of Wolverhampton scheme to provide opportunities to service dependents has been funded by the Government.

When the state steps in

Alan Clawley looks back at the controversy surrounding the old and new Birmingham Libraries.

The People’s Palace is not for profit

New Central Library: Founding a Friends Group, Thursday 4 July

J S Wright apprentice wins top training award

An apprentice with Birmingham-based building services provider J S Wright has been recognised as the best in the business after winning a top national award.

Sutton charity a winner from Solihull juniors efforts

Solihull Junior School pupils were so impressed by their visit to a local children’s charity that they made an Olympian effort to support it.

Luke Concannon and Jimmy Davis at Glee

Midlands musicians Luke Concannon and Jimmy Davis will be playing a co-headline hometown show at Glee Club Birmingham

This week at the Robin

If it’s blues you want , this is the place.