Celebrity chefs love food and hate waste
Top chefs Glynn Purnell and David Colcombe will be joining forces with Birmingham City Council and Visit Birmingham to bring the Love Food Hate Waste campaign to Birmingham Food Fest
Donkey for a day
Store manager spends 24 hours as a donkey for local charity
Iron Age
Here’s a few ideas to keep bored kids occupied.
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 by winning a prestigious Green Flag Community Award today.
Turkish Airlines named Best Airline in Europe again
Turkish Airlines was celebrating success at the recent 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running, as passengers voted them as the best airline in Europe.
Scout7 acquires ownership of Xeatre.tv to create professional football’s global leader for scouting and recruitment
Birmingham Science Park-based Scout7 has acquired Open Source Factory – the developer of Xeatre.tv – for circa €1 million.
Glee for Sayle
Legendary stand-up Alexei Sayle has announced his first UK tour for 16 years and included in the dates is an appearance at Birmingham’s Glee Club.
WIN WIN WIN Misha B tickets
Win a pair of tickets to see Misha B perform live at the Black Exposure Live Concert 2012 at New Bingley Hall on Saturday August 4th 2012
Local TV aiming for economies of scale
Last week City TV invited local television bidders and consortia from across the UK to work together to develop economies of scale by collaborating on major elements of their respective local television applications.
Birmingham’s financial ‘black hole’ questioned – Part 2
Martin Mullaney was a LibDeb councillor until last May. He’s waging a campaign against the Labour administration’s claim that Birmingham finances were found to have a £21m hole in them when they came to power.
What’s On at The Kitchen Garden
Music, poetry and storytelling coming to the wacky venue in Kings Heath
Birmingham Royal Navy warship to act as Flame escort
One of the Royal Navy’s P2000 patrol vessels, HMS Exploit, has been honoured with an invitation to act as ceremonial escort for the Olympic Flame.
More elderly could benefit from drugs to prevent heart disease, study shows
Institute for Health Research drugs prescribed to more patients aged 75 and over will help to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease for that group.
Top Birmingham restaurant is banning mobile phones from the dinner table
A top Birmingham restaurant is banning mobile phones from the dinner table during Birmingham Food Fest, following the results of an etiquette survey, which was published this week.
Birmingham to host major UK film premiere
Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, is to host the UK premiere of Dr Seuss’ The Lorax in 3D at Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street on 22nd July 2012.
Become a Light House Ambassador
Light House on the look out for enthusiastic Ambassadors in unique scheme to build new audiences
Dress to get dirty in Digbeth
Learn more about contemporary art as you explore sculptural materials in a hands-on, artist-led, family workshop.
What’s on at Ikon Gallery over the summer
Ikon announces its Family, Learning and Events diary for the summer.
New life for Old Library
Fazeley Events have announced a new venue in Birmingham’s trendy Digbeth district.
United from Birmingham for 15 years
United Airlines celebrated the 15th anniversary of service between Birmingham and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, with a gate ceremony at Birmingham Airport today.
Olympic treat for Symphony Hall
Birthday celebrations are set to end in style
Advice from the Ambulance Service
West Midland Ambulance Service with some emergency guidelines.
Birmingham Council’s financial ‘black hole’ claim rebutted by LibDem
Former LibDem councillor Martin Mullaney takes issue with Birmingham’s Labour administration claim of a £21m hole in the council’s budget.
EZIO coming to The Glee
Don’t let the Tony Blair link put you off. EZIO are good!
The biggest philanthropic gift for undergraduate financial support in European history
The biggest philanthropic gift for undergraduate financial support in European history will underpin a major new scholarship programme at the University of Oxford
Coventry University students win the EWB Challenge
Coventry University engineering students recently emerge victorious after beating more than 2000 competitors to win first prize in the EWB Challenge, run by Engineers Without Borders UK
Learn about the heart and CPR at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Local people are invited to learn about the heart and CPR at a health talk taking place at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital next week.
What do YOU want from local television?
Here’s your chance to have your say on what you’d like to see on local television in Birmingham.
West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestine rights campaign calls for G4S to be barred from West Midlands Police services contract
Summer holiday activities at The Public
This summer an abundance of fun-filled activities, uplifting children’s theatre and free interactive exhibitions will keep the whole family entertained at The Public in West Bromwich.