A year in food and drink

Reporting back from 2023 UK Food & Drink Shows, held recently at the NEC.

Mobilise and Worcester Theatres present The INSANE Festival

Theatre, drumming workshops, zine making workshops, guided mediations and film shorts.

Aston Villa and the run-in now commencing

Dave Woodhall watches Villa beat Fulham and edge closer to Europe.

Maximizing Your Visibility: Tips for Maintaining Your Windshield Wipers

Helping with safer motoring.

Review: Musikstan

Andy Munro finds a fusion of music, culture and food.

Beatlemania returns to King’s Heath

Sixtieth anniversary of landmark gig to be celebrated.

Aston Villa and a point or two

Villa draw at Brentford, with Dave Woodhall watching.

Lemons 0 Tangerines 1

Andy Munro isn’t impressed as Blues go down to Blackpool.

The ongoing story of the Blues

Andy Munro writes about the latest potential owners at St Andrews.

Velvet Music Rooms goes Euro

All-day celebration of Eurovision Song Contest finals at top Birmingham music bar.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter plays Kitchen Garden Cafe

Laura Cortese and Dan Walsh bring one-off collaboration to Birmingham.

Major new artwork celebrating collaboration installed in Birmingham

First commission by Birmingham City University for £400 million city centre campus.

Rowett O Eustace 1

Blues win at Millwall with Andy Munro watching.

Review: Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto

Simon Hale enjoys the CBSO performing an old favourite at Symphony Hall.

Review: The Damned

Richard Nevin gets punk nostalgic at Birmingham Town Hall.

Aston Villa and another step on the journey

Villa beat Newcastle and Dave Woodhall is getting a bit carried away.

No north-east joy

Blues go down at Sunderland. Andy Munro watches.

Return to Wonderland – Escape Hunt Birmingham Central

An Easter holiday adventure, by Helen Annetts, Charlie Statham and Joe Statham.

The bEAT still goes on

From Balsall Heath to Orange County and back. Dave Wakeling from the Beat tells all.

One to miss

Andy Munro endures Blues’ goalless draw with Stoke City from afar.

B-SIDE Hip Hop Festival to return

Birmingham Hippodrome to celebrate fifty years of hip hop with ground breakin’ festival.

Improving Health and Safety in the Workplace

How to be alert to dangers.

Aston Villa and the command performance

Dave Woodhall and a couple of special guests watch Villa beat Nottingham Forest.

Sharing the spoils with the Biscuitmen

Andy Munro enjoys Blues’ draw at Reading.

Shakespeare’s birthday celebrated

The Bard’s Big Birthday Bash plus First Folio Frolics at Aston Hall.

Birmingham vinyl launch party for new album

Hockley Social Club to host local label event.

New Birmingham day festival launched

A celebration of diversity, inclusion and gender balance at The Mill.

Gamers to descend on NEC over Easter

Two days to go until Insomnia Gaming Festival.

Aston Villa and the upward ascent

Villa win at Leicester and Dave Woodhall is looking ahead.

Yardley residents continue fight to save green space

Campaigners produce video in fight to save playing fields.