Judgestock returns to arts centre
West Bromwich students to take centre stage at Black Country music festival
Councillors calls for talks on failing school’s future
Labour councillors are calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the future of Grace Academy Darlaston after school inspectors found it is failing its pupils.
Misha B joins Olympic & Jamaican Celebrations in Birmingham
To celebrate the Olympics and Jamaica’s 50th Independence Day, community organisation CUSH will be hosting an all day, two part event deemed to be Birmingham’s hottest multicultural celebration for 2012, Black Exposure Live
Dirty Three – UK Tour, Glee Club Birmingham
Legendary Australian instrumental trio Dirty Three open their UK tour at Glee Club Birmingham in November
International conference looks at helping autistic people into employment
Coventry University will play host to the iSpectrum conference in June, where the use of serious games as a way to increase employability for those on the autistic spectrum will be showcased.
An appeal for a re-presentation of Sir Barry Jackson’s favourite Shakespeare play
Steve Holbrook forwarded a letter of appeal which we are happy to distribute….
Summer Fun
Cricket commentator and doyen of Test Match Special Henry Blofeld talks to Dave Woodhall
Residents protest at Tesco tree chop
Residents and councillors of Moseley in Birmingham formed a ring of hands to prevent the destruction of a 150 year old tree.
Thought for the weekend….
The first offering on matters spiritual from Birmingham Press reader Gordon Harley
Ikon awarded £240,000 to support development
Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery has been awarded a significant grant from Arts Council England to boost its fundraising and development work.
KOSUGE1-16: The Playmakers at mac Birmingham
New interactive installation to be produced by Japanese family in residence
A whiff of Big Screen hypocrisy
Former LibDem Councillor Martin Mullaney scents a whiff of hypocrisy over Labour’s decision not to show any Euro 2012 matches on Birmingham’s Big Screen.
Love Architecture, Love Birmingham
Birmingham celebrates the buildings & people that make the city
Advance Employment Partnership Event
Free expert employment advice is being made available at a drop-in day for employers and job-seekers with disabilities in Birmingham city centre next week.
Raw talent back home for Central Campus photography exhibition
Talented photography students from Central Campus will be showcasing impressive work from their final projects at an end-of-year exhibition at The Public this June
Coventry University student wins top engineering award
Coventry University student, Peter Hutyan, has won the Baroness Platt of Writtle Award for 2012.
John Madin Calthorpe Estate Tour
Book early; only 20 places available on Alan Clawley’s walking introduction to some of John Madin’s residential and commercial work
New Model Army victims of Walsall gear theft
Van broken into in the car park outside the Walsall Holiday Inn Express and a large number of items stolen
Belgrade Theatre brings poetry to life on stage
The Belgrade Theatre will team up with Midland Creative Projects and Bloodaxe Books to stage live poetry show Being Human,
Last Fancies: Situation at Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
West Midlands based theatre company Last Fancies presents a new, innovative theatrical experience staged throughout Wolverhampton’s Arena Theatre.
Birmingham Lives Local History Fair 2012
The sixth annual Birmingham Lives Local History Fair takes place this coming Sunday, June 10th between 11:00-16:00.
Andy Hamilton 1918–2012
Dave Woodhall pays tribute to a remarkable man
Clipper Race fleet salutes Queen in New York flotilla
Ten British registered 68 foot yachts participating in the world’s longest ocean race formed up into a spectacular ‘Parade of Sail’ in New York this afternoon
Ask the Council
Birmingham residents are to be allowed more open local government.
Coming up at The Kitchen Garden
Kings Heath’s Kitchen Garden Café has an eclectic mix of entertainment coming up this month.
The Editor’s peaks
An occasional comment on things he’s too lazy to write about…..
Rural enterprise fills public sector employment gap
A government minister, Thursday, hailed the entrepreneurial spirit shown by the rural economy, urging people to ‘unwrap gold’ and inhale the pleasure of sheer capitalism.
Last chance for a century to witness the Transit of Venus
For the last time until the year 2117 people around the world will have a chance to witness the transit of Venus as the planet passes directly between Earth and the Sun
Heritage – Who knows best?
The current concerns as to whether Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt was influenced by those with a financial interest in the outcome of his decision on BSkyB reminds Alan Clawley of the arguments used by Friends of the Central Library to challenge the decision that Hunt made not to list the Central Library.
Funding boost for heart researchers in Birmingham
Heart scientists in Birmingham have been awarded prestigious grants of more than £580,000 by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as part of a multi-million pound boost for research in the UK.