Steady Mercury
Martin Longley scribbles from inside The Red Lion’s maw, as Birmingham Jazz celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Birmingham businesses get broadband boost
Trade Park companies to access new technologies.
A cycling revolution
Insight on the future of cycling infrastructure in Birmingham.
Festival of Imagineers announce lead sponsor
Study Inn Group link with free arts programme.
Birmingham company in “powerhouse” merger
Metal printing firm to help create complex components business.
Open day at veterinary hospital
For a behind the scenes look at your family vet.
Black cats, broken mirrors and walking under ladders
Villa fail to win again. Dave Woodhall reflects ruefully.
A capital result
Andy Munro enjoys Blues’ latest win at Fulham.
Coming up at Artrix
Watch, listen and do it yourself.
Lights, camera, dereliction
Birmingham is being used as a location once again by Hollywood. This time, by one of movieland’s best directors. Guess why, asks Richard Lutz
Eleanor wriggly
The Fiery Furnaces came here in 2003, and now New Yorker Eleanor Friedberger returns without her brother. Martin Longley reports.
Drive Midlands launched following West Midlands success
265 jobs created in first 12 months.
Event to celebrate multicultural food growing in Birmingham
Locals invited to visit and learn.
Open lobby for airport hotel
New facility at Holiday Inn.
New boys shine for Albion
Terry Wills on a significant friendly at the Hawthorns.
Another record month for Birmingham Airport
August sees highest number of passengers.
Cape and Capability
New Artrix exhibition celebrates landscape gardener’s 300th anniversary.
Warm welcome assured for Frozen
Disney ice musical coming to Birmingham.
Ssetting the tone
Dave Woodhall talks to Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss, the most mis-spelt name in music.
DanceXchange launch new season programme
Fancy giving it a go? You can take part as well.
Major Chinese deal to boost Birmingham economy
Trade mission leads to new business agreement.
Birmingham BBC department launch skills scheme
Academy and Creative Skillset partner up for exciting new production training programme.
Lottery funding secured for young peoples’ war project
Arts group to tell story of industrial effect on WWI.
Shock exclusive: I will build a wall, says top emperor Hadrian
Roman leader says it’s time to keep out those pesky Picts, writes our defence reporter Sir Howardus Elstonius.
Prestige invite for Birmingham start-up
Kaido accepted on to Microsoft Innovation Programme.
Cutting edge TV
Barber shop launches You Tube channel.
Cracked Mirror
Labour MP Keith Vaz is under fire after a tabloid secretly recorded alleged trysts with male escorts. We’re all victims, says Richard Lutz
Birmingham Airport going for gold
Air Traffic Control Tower lights up for cancer charity.
That was the west wing that was …and other tales
Richard Lutz rummages through the waste bin of the last seven days.
Jobs boost for Greater Birmingham
West Midlands leads UK regions.