This Week at the Robin
Some legendary names and some who might be one day.
Birmingham Jazz Programme Autumn 2012
A run down of who’s lined up for the Birmingham Jazz Programme, Autumn 2012
The weekend starts here
Dave Woodhall discovers the hidden attractions of a Friday night in Lye.
#BigupBirmingham gains pace
The city’s #BigupBirmingham campaign continues to grow with new billboard posters appearing across the city yesterday (Friday 24th August).
Arts Council funds Flip
FLIP Festival and Light House Media Centre have been successfully awarded Grants for the Arts funding
A Hoot for the Owls
Andy Munro on Blues’ Wednesday, bloody Wednesday
More Birmingham Library memoirs: The economic case
Alan Clawley with a history lesson on Birmingham town planning and John Madin’s ’70s Birmingham Library
University of Birmingham welcomes Chinese Embassy visitors
The University of Birmingham hosts Counsellor Shen Yang and three other representatives from the Education section at the Chinese Embassy, this week.
Forgotten great lives, number 367
Laurence Inman continues his quest for a healthy body and, it seems, has found the one he would have liked: Percy Cerutty’s
It’s Never Too Early
Started your Christmas shopping yet?
Much Wants More
Terry Wills explains why he was the only unhappy Albion supporter on Saturday.
Help for stuck students
Help is available for students who don’t know what to do next after receiving their GCSE results.
Season of comedy at mac Birmingham
This autumn, mac birmingham has a rib-tickling line-up of comedians, guaranteed to put a smile on the grumpiest of faces; including Jo Caulfield, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Simon Munnery, and Mark Thomas.
New charter to deliver better regulation for businesses
Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership is pioneering a new relationship between business and local regulators to help encourage economic growth.
Ghoulish goings-on at the Garrick
Lichfield Players open their new season shortly with Tiptoe Through The Tombstones, a spoof thriller by Norman Robbins.
The Glee Club Stand-up Comedy Course
Award-winning comedian James Cook is leading a two day stand-up comedy course this September at the Midlands’ premier comedy club.
Money for Light House
Wolverhampton Centre for the National Trust makes important donation to Light House’s fund-raising efforts
Birmingham Jazz new season puts the ‘Club’ back into Jazz
The newly independent Birmingham Jazz is putting its membership at the centre of its activities with its new autumn season.
Flash: A Queen tribute
Flash, formerly Queen on Fire, will be returning to The Public in West Bromwich on Saturday 15 September, after a sell out show in 2011.
Watch The Helicopter Quartet
Watch The Helicopter Quartet from Birmingham Opera’s sold out production of Stockhausen’s extraordinary opera Mittwoch live, exclusively on The Space
Twitter a hit for uni applicants coming to Coventry
Students seeking a place at Coventry University since A-level results day have been more active than ever on Twitter according to the institution’s social media statistics.
Charity launches new safety guide for motorists
A Birmingham-based motoring safety charity has published a new handbook that aims to increase driver confidence, comfort and courtesy.
Comedy Festival returns with another stellar line-up
Birmingham Comedy Festival returns this October with yet another great line-up of top comedy talent. Acts include John Bishop, Hairy Bikers, Seann Walsh,
The Midnight Beast, Charlie Murphy and punk poet John Cooper Clarke
Under new management
Villa’s bright new future didn’t get off to the ideal start. Dave Woodhall reports.
Drawing some comfort
Andy Munro reports on Blues’ first league game of the season.
This Week at the Robin
‘Eclectic’ doesn’t begin to cover it.
Martin Longley makes his annual pilgrimage to the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium…
And here’s his review
More than skin deep
Alan Clawley fears that John Madin’s legacy is being obliterated from Birmingham’s architectural heritage
Showcase culturally connecting youth work this Youth Work Week
The National Youth Agency has launched a digital pack of materials in preparation for Youth Work Week 2012.
Thought for the weekend
Gordon Harley’s thought for the weekend on honesty and happiness.