Should we talk to terrorists?
Debate to be held at university.
Landmark for Birmingham bowlers
Erdington Court Bowls Club 90th anniversary open day.
Charity bag packers help with shop opening
Sixth-formers support Sense.
HSBC to create head office of ring-fenced bank in Birmingham
Biggest property deal in the city since 2002.
Government boost for region’s roads
West Midlands wins £39 million extra cash for road repairs.
Innovation Birmingham expands Entrepreneurs for the Future programme
Three new start-ups join employee expansion.
Leamington performances for medical charities
Stars turn out for a series of Human Aid performances.
Traffic in towns
Alan Clawley looks at an eternal problem.
Fun from Cauldwell Children
Magical activity days in Tamworth and Cheslyn Hay will entertain and educate disabled children.
Sir Howard’s big bumper Q&A
Stumped by the Issue of the Day? Stopped in your tracks by the intrigues of this great big globe we live in? Ask Howard……
One in twelve
New theatre from Kali gives voice to victims of honour violence.
Birmingham cricket fan wins trip to World Cup final
Twitter following helps decide winner of MoneyGram’s 2015 Ultimate Cricket Fan contest.
Back to life, back to…
Dave Woodhall watches Villa return to form.
Moans and Wales
Andy Munro on Blues’ weekend trip abroad.
Anarchy in Birmingham
Fast-moving, all-action roller derby comes to town.
Jazz at the weekend
Album launch for jazz aficionados.
The Beat still goes on
Local heroes return home – or near enough. Dave Woodhall’s watching and listening.
Screengrab: The joke’s on us
Richard Lutz checks the TV listings to find next week’s movie gems.
Red branches in Kings Heath
Martin Longley was still feeling the Saint Patrick’s Day emanations two days after the event, with a stirring gig from Belfast’s Craobh Rua.
Ola to new dining concept
East meets west in Bullring development.
Howard intergalactic exclusive: solar eclipse shocker
Sir Howard ‘Rocketman’ Elston, confidante of the stars, reveals what you did and did not see in the sky today as scientists claimed it was a solar eclair.
Robin 2, Alabama 3
Welcome to Bilston. Or Wolverhampton, as main man singer Larry Love kept insisting. Martin Longley lost his way in the miasma.
Fly the flag
Last chance to design Birmingham’s flag.
You should be dancing
Terry Wills dons his white suit for the latest bout of Saturday Night Fever.
Holiday railway disruption warning
Check before you travel this Easter as rail upgrades continue.
Drummer men
Two events coming up at the Drum arts centre in Aston.
MP backs contact centre for elderly
Support for mission to tackle loneliness in older people.
Award for Black Country apprentice
PP Electrical Systems worker is Young Engineer of the Year.
Springboard for green disposal deal
Local company advises on waste disposal merger.
New work for Birmingham music group
German composer-in-residence prepares to premiere new work after tutoring from BCMG.