With Brits set to spend a substantial amount of hard earned cash on celebratory snacks, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has provided a splendid opportunity for FMCG brands to roll up their sleeves and make a unique contribution to the nationwide affair.
mac birmingham may be 300 miles away from the Scottish capital but with this summer’s selection of Edinburgh Previews there’s a chance to experience the best of this year’s Festival Fringe before it’s even begun!
Community Garden Martineau Gardens and Arts Agency the Traditional Arts Team have joined forces to create the Martineau Gardens Storytelling Festival.
BHF urges schools and youth groups in the West Midlands to encourage fun exercise by signing up to Jump Rope For Heart.
Andy Munro on a successful Blues team.
Pride turns ‘speedgay’ this year thanks to the Selco Birmingham Brummies Speedway team who are gearing up to take part in the spectacular carnival parade.
“Why go to Venice…when you can go to Birmingham?” wins VisitEngland’s Travel Article of the Year
A major housing and regeneration project in the heart of Newtown, Birmingham has been recognised with a prestigious Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Award for the West Midlands.
Six of the 27 finalists in this year’s Midlands Designer of the Year competition are final year fashion students at Coventry University.
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is delighted to announce that it has been successful in securing a grant of £240,000 from Arts Council England’s Catalyst Arts fund under the Capacity Building Programme.
A major study of the closure of care home beds across Birmingham has shown that for the majority of older people affected the process did not have a negative impact on their lives.
Local theatre company “Don’t Go Into The Cellar!” are to bring a slice of vintage entertainment to Birmingham this June, to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee.
Touchwood is giving local residents the chance to unleash their inner musician with the offer of free music lessons in June.
The Head of the Foreign office will visit the Midlands this week to talk to people and organisations in the region who work closely with the department and its partners to further UK interests and values overseas.
There will be an extra “first” to celebrate when Team GB wins gold at the 2012 Games this summer
This spring a series of interactive exhibitions, ‘The Art of Motion’, launch at The Public in West Bromwich
What does Symphony Hall mean to you? Staff at the prestige venue are asking audiences, staff and musicians that very question.
Local heroes and local legends included
Coventry University continued its dramatic improvement in the national rankings this morning with a leap of 17 places
The region’s food lovers are set for a patriotic feast this summer.
St John’s Hotel in Solihull inspired blushing brides-to-be and their grooms when it held its first wedding showcase.
Birmingham will play host to the International Working Conference on Applied Industrial Symbiosis (IWCAIS), which takes place for the first time next month.
This June half term an abundance of cool interactive workshops, uplifting children’s theatre and free interactive exhibitions will keep the whole family entertained at The Public
The West Midlands force have reassured local people that the region’s policing will not be affected during the Games.
It’s not just Aston that’s (apparently) welcoming a Norwegian.
Jazz fans throughout the Midlands have been waiting to see what the next move for long-time promoter Birmingham Jazz will be.
With national Diamond Jubilee celebrations imminent, Bloxwich Library Forum is doing its loyal duty by joining forces with Bloxwich Library and Walsall Council to mark the historic event in style.
Baroness Hussein-Ece will be giving a free public lecture on the controversial topic of peace in Cyprus
Birmingham is gearing up to host the UCI BMX World Championships, which will take place at the National Indoor Arena (NIA) next week.
Elvis returns to the building. Steve Beauchampé reports…