Contemporary dance revelation Intoto Dance features at Artrix

Artix is welcoming the exciting Intoto Dance company for the first time on Saturday 8th June

Student reinvents the racing rulebook with zero-emission car

An automotive design student from Coventry University is proposing an ambitious plan to improve motorsport’s green credentials

Hooray for Bollywood!

Birmingham celebrates a centenary of Indian cinema next month, as the Bollywood 100 in Birmingham Festival comes to town.

Visage – Glee Club

New Romantic pioneers Visage bring their live show to Glee Club Cardiff and Glee Club Birmingham

Anna Rose and her asparagus tips

Anna Rose writes a timely reminder of a tasty product that requires fewer delivery miles to arrive on our menus.

UK foreign policy key to tackling extremism

Reyhana Patel dares to raise the possibility that UK foreign policy may be the real issue that’s ignored when tackling extremism in the UK

Black Country friends say ‘Balls to Cancer’ with 62.5 mile challenge

Four friends from the Black Country have completed a once in a lifetime challenge this weekend and raised over £6,500 for a local charity in the process.

‘Appy Days’ for motorists as Coventry firm helps to banish the parking blues

The age-old dilemma of trying to find your vehicle when parking in unfamiliar places or multi-storey car parks is now a thing of the past thanks to a Coventry innovation specialist

A real ‘peach’ of a show coming to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre

Roald Dahl’s very first children’s book and one of his most popular stories comes to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre

Better This Time? Afghanistan as the “Graveyard of Empires” 1979-2014

The 25th anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal announcement by the Soviet Union

Birmingham Playwrights to perform first public show in 23 years

Bringing theatre to the heart of Birmingham

Tammy gets a facial

After having, in recent weeks, amply looked after her insides, Tammy Facey decides it’s time to maintain her outsides for a change.

Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Boris Wang Sex Stetson

Martin Longley gets into Chinese jaw harp, Fellini soundtracking, Japanese metal and whaledrone saxophone…

Buy on the go with London Midland’s new ‘ticket office in your pocket’

Buying train tickets on the go has just got a whole lot easier, with the launch of London Midland’s new mobile ticketing website.

Stand proud

Tens of thousands of revellers joined in with the Birmingham Pride festival at the weekend.

Enjoy yourself and stay safe

Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of what might, possibly, be some decent Bank Holiday weather.

Just grand

Birmingham artists are celebrating the award of new funding

Take four

Half Man Half Biscuit hit the M6 to Bilston. Dave Woodhall is an independent witness.

Regular comedy night returns to The Public

A regular night of comedy, Sit Down, Stand Up, featuring five outstanding acts for just £10, returns to The Public in West Bromwich on 7 June.

Restaurant review: Fiesta Del Asado

You might think an Argentine restaurant would be out of place in Birmingham. Tammy Facey has been to check it out and is rather smitten.

Southside’s Rhinestone Rhino becomes fashion designer

One year after being unveiled in Birmingham’s Gay Village, the Rhinestone Rhino is celebrating its first milestone in the city’s Southside district by launching a merchandise store.

Belgrade Theatre: Unplugged in and around Warwickshire

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is being taken off the stage and into some unique settings within Coventry and Warwickshire, in order to meet new people and reach new audiences.