Local Music festival a resounding success
The first ever Lichfield Rocks festival raised over £2,500 for St Giles Hospice in Whittington.
Serving up a family size dose of George’s Marvellous Medicine
Hotel Teatro presents the fantastic well loved story, George’s Marvellous Medicine at Artrix.
The joy of trees
This week Laurence Inman is in an arboreal mood.
The Old Joint Stock’s 150th Birthday
Have you ever looked around this wonderful building? Time to do so.
Polar explorer encourages Birmingham businesses to get adventurous
A Midlands-based polar explorer is encouraging local businesses to take advantage of a new high-tech facility in the region.
Shappi Khorsandi: Live – UK tour 2013
Shappi Khorsandi is one of the hottest comedy prospects in the country. She is back with a brand new show for 2013: Live
Satnav warning following court case
Motorists are being urged by a road safety charity to concentrate at all times following the case of a driver who killed a cyclist while she was altering her satnav.
Suburban Birmingham from the Archives
This film from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) investigates Suburban Birmingham
Martineau Gardens wins Best Green Space Award
A Community Garden and oasis for wildlife, in Edgbaston, has been recognised as one of the best community run green spaces in the country
The keys to the coffin works handed over
After more than 10 years of fundraising and development, Birmingham Conservation Trust has announced that work is starting on the city’s newest heritage attraction.
Engineering pedal power
Engineers from Birmingham-based building services provider J S Wright turned to pedal power to raise an impressive £1,525 for the British Heart Foundation.
Charity cheque handed over to Mayor
A cheque worth over £1,000 has been presented to the Mayor of Wolverhampton in support of her designated charities.
The Big Give Garden Party
With no forecast of snow for the area, Sunday 28th July will be a good day to enjoy one of the glorious gardens of the Cotswolds.
New report – Don’t stigmatise the families of gang members
Young people join ‘gangs’ in response to a multitude of hardships and the role of the family should not be exaggerated or stigmatised, says a team of criminologists at London Metropolitan University.
Birmingham – an airport for Britain
Birmingham Airport has today published its response to the Airports Commission’s challenge to deliver aviation capacity in the long-term.
Birmingham Rep reopens 3rd September
Birmingham Repertory Theatre re-opens to the public following its major refurbishment with the sell-out National Theatre production of Alan Bennett’s new play, People.
40 years plus at Wolves Uni
A University of Wolverhampton member of staff has retired after more than 40 years of service for the institution.
Maureen Lipman returns to Birmingham Rep
Maureen Lipman returns to Birmingham Repertory Theatre this October in a brand new play by Oliver Cotton, Daytona.
Covent Garden heads to Brum
Retail Birmingham will be brightening the streets of the city centre with a month long programme of ‘Street Performance Saturdays’
Memo to all sections in Department of Health
Laurence Inman has seen a secret memo and, in true Wikileaks fashion, reveals its contents just prior to his arrest.
Teachers celebrate long service and say goodbye to their history boy
Dedicated teachers and staff who clocked up a combined total of more than 560 years at Aldridge School have said goodbye to the longest serving member of staff.
The Old Dance School – UK tour
Special home-town show for stunning cinematic folk septet The Old Dance School, as part of their UK tour, to be recorded for live release.
DE. CON. STRUCT.
DE.CON.STRUCT is a group exhibition, which aims to challenge gender norms and ideals.
Came the deluge
As forecast, the heat on Monday was followed by brief but heavy thunder storms.
More tech start-ups each receive £10,000 package
Four new start-ups have each received a £10,000 incubation package, enabling the launch of their tech businesses at Birmingham Science Park
Topping the league for new investment
The Greater Birmingham and Solihull region is one of the most successful in the UK at attracting foreign investment
Jobs boost at West Mids furniture maker
More local jobs are being created at Midland’s specialist seating manufacturer, Repose, following its most successful month ever.
Creative Network for young entrepreneurs
The Public in West Bromwich have teamed up with SWEDA, an organisation which champions youth enterprise, to develop a Creative Network for young people.
Regional Excellence in Tourism Awards – Now open for entries
The search to find the region’s tourism superstars begins in earnest this month
Family fun at Artrix with Dotty the Dragon
This family show, brings magic and fun to the stage at Artrix on Thursday 8th August, at 2pm.