Gig Review: David Byrne/St. Vincent, Symphony Hall

Gig Review: David Byrne/St. Vincent, Symphony Hall, Wednesday, August 28th 2013. The former Talking Head brings his latest project to Birmingham. Steve Beauchampé reports.

Walsall councillors seek assurances over school policy

Former pupil speaks of dangers of homophobia in schools.

Devotedly hopelessly

News of a new production at Birmingham Rep.

WAE+ – a reply

Following on from a story we published recently we have received this letter, which is reproduced unedited.

Flypasts announced for Battle of Britain weekend

RAF Museum announces star attractions.

Two jailed for million pound fraud

CPS employees set up taxi scam to defraud the public purse.

Celebrities sign up for run

Trott and Purnell go Head 2 Head for BUPA Great Birmingham Run.

HOWARD: Exclusive Interview with Barack Obama About Syria

HOWARD ELSTON, our international editor, interviews President Barack Obama about Britain’s decision not to bomb

Nic back?

Terry Wills on news from the Hawthorns.

Museum makes appeal to black RAF personnel

The RAF museum at Cosford is asking for help with a forthcoming project.

Cheating Financiers To Pay Up- Again

RICHARD LUTZ explains why today-29th Aug- may be a good day for you and could mean money in your pocket.

Cadbury World catches dance fever

Olympic dancers are headed for Bournville.

Something unique this way comes

Dave Woodhall’s view of the new Library of Birmingham.

Anonymity and the web

Jean Brant, Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton, on a worrying trend.

Coventry art scheme unveiled

Artists invited to apply for residency programme. Coventry School of Art and Design is offering practising artists free access to its studio spaces and facilities as part of a national residency programme. Artists Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) is a nationwide scheme run in conjunction with art colleges across the country in which the participating…

Ironbridge Gorge to take part in Museomix

Innovative collaboration for local attraction.

Wolverhampton women in wartime

Lecturer to give talk on Home Guard battalion.

Unions support for HS2

Scrapping would be “the grandest folly of all.”

Encore for Annie

Terry Wills reports on the latest production of the musical Annie.

Keeping up with the Jones’

The ‘real’ Brummie family have been unveiled.

This week at the Robin

New stuff, older stuff and the godfather of tributes.

HOWARD EXCLUSIVE: £100m Westminster Signing On The Cards

As the all important transfer window shuts, our diplomatic editor SIR HOWARD ELSTON (DOA), gives us the inside dope on a political spending spree that’ll see new faces on both sides of the Commons this coming autumn