The Travellator: Messing about on the river
Our travel correspondent returns..again and again
This Week at the Robin
Antonio Forcione, Uriah Heep, T Rextasy and much more at The Robin
Good evening Stockholm – SAS moves to later departure time
Scandinavian Airlines is moving from a mid-afternoon departure to an evening flight from Birmingham airport
The streets aren’t paved with gold
Dave Woodhall reflects on what might have been.
Birmingham company secures £250k grant to help unemployed teenagers
A leading Birmingham training company has secured a £250,000 grant to help unemployed teenagers get a foot on the jobs ladder.
The Watford Gap
Andy Munro talks Blues.
Wolves Uni lays out plans for £25m science building
The University of Wolverhampton has laid out its plans for its new £25m science building at its City Campus.
New at Birmingham Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Here’s the latest events announced for the two venues.
Peter Tatchell is keynote speaker at The Unfinished Battle for LGBT Equality
Renowned human rights activist is to address staff, students and the public as part of a University of Wolverhampton event celebrating equality.
Celebrate Easter with Birmingham Bach Choir
The architectural splendour of St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham is the perfect setting for a concert of rarely performed music by Birmingham Bach Choir.
IKEA to sponsor major university sporting event
Coventry University Students’ Union has secured IKEA as the major sponsor for the upcoming annual Varsity sporting event between Coventry University and Warwick University.
Theatre Fever celebrates the best of West Midlands’ theatre
A two week celebration of theatre will highlight the best of West Midlands’ creativity this March.
Resident Artist for Arts and Crafts Gem
Winterbourne House and Garden is welcoming internationally renowned printmaker Sara Hayward as resident artist in a new project
Reopening season at Birmingham Repertory Theatre announced
Roxana Silbert, the new artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre, has announced plans for the theatre’s reopening season
Stomp and Holler
The dance floor’s down at Artrix on Friday, February 22nd
Putting new life in the coffin dodgin’ business
Midlands Co-operative Society has released a video of its one of a kind vehicle, the Rocket Hearse
State-sponsored culture
Alan Clawley finds similarities between Birmingham’s ‘modern’ developments and some of those post-war architectural monuments in Europe
Hundreds of apprenticeships up for grabs at jobs road show
Teenagers across the Black Country are being urged to visit a series of free road shows promoting apprenticeships where they can sign up for work with good quality training.
Giant flower sculptures light up arts centre
This February a spectacular collection of giant futuristic looking flowers light up the Black Country arts centre.
Sad Café make for happy debut at The Jam House
One of Britain’s best live bands Sad Café are set to make their Jam House debut in the biggest line up of legendary and emerging stars in the venue’s history.
Ikon Gallery marks 15 years in Brindleyplace
Ikon Gallery hosts a number of events next month to mark the 15th anniversary of its move to the former Oozells Street School in Brindleyplace
Coventry criminology students talk juvenile justice with top New York judge
A group of criminology students from Coventry University met with a leading judge and advocate for juvenile justice on a recent fact finding trip to New York.
Sugar treatment could sweeten healing process
The use of sugar to heal wounds by a University of Wolverhampton lecturer has been hailed as “revolutionary” by a patient who is receiving the treatment at a Birmingham hospital.
Hedda Gabler reimagined at the Rep
As part of its 100th birthday season, Birmingham Repertory Theatre presents the world première of Heather Gardner
Councillors barred from preventing cuts claim Walsall Labour
Walsall’s Labour councillors have been told they cannot vote down over £13 million in cuts
New photographic exhibition highlights gap ‘twixt rich and poor
The consequences of the stark gap between rich and poor in society is explored in a provocative new photographic exhibition entitled ‘The A41 Project
Driven to despair
On the day when the Office for National Statistics revealed that in the 2011 Census, driving was the most common form of commuting to work Laurence Inman so wishes it could all be different
New laws will deal firm blow to metal thieves
The Bill proposes wholesale changes to the £5.6bn scrap metal industry, the principle recipients of stolen metal
University marks 21st Birthday
The University of Wolverhampton is celebrating 21 years since it received university status during 2013
Healthy lollipop set to prove sweet success for local entrepreneur
A Stratford-upon-Avon mum turned entrepreneur is looking to revolutionise the confectionery market after launching a new hard candy product.