Review: The Provoked Wife at The Swan in Stratford
Richard Lutz takes a pew for a 300 year-old sex comedy that’s still alive and kicking.
Birmingham set for boost from Cricket World Cup
Tournament said to be worth £32.1 million from international visitors, ticket sales and matchday spending.
Milestone for Birmingham Airport passenger service
Millionth passenger uses self-service bag drop.
Two takes on Africa and the tale of the dragon
Richard Lutz dips into African theatre twice and finds a lost church.
Birmingham Airport gets set for Easter
Over 140,000 passengers expected through airport over the holiday period.
Nepal: Goodbye pink Chanel lipstick and other tales
Last week we published a piece about Nepal. Sheilagh Matheson, a recent traveller to the mountain nation, recalls an episode close to every woman’s heart…
Airline celebrates anniversary in Birmingham
Three years at Birmingham Airport for Qatar Airways.
Birmingham Airport announces electric bus contract
New deal part of commitment to reduce energy consumption.
Lichfield Festival 2019 – first events revealed
Theatre, music and street parades on offer in family festival.
Birmingham set for new Maldron hotel
Planning permission secured for city centre site.
West Midlands venues recognised in VisitEngland Attractions Accolades
Boost for the region’s expanding tourism sector.
Swans of Stratford
Richard Lutz saunters down to Shakespeareland.
Suite success for Hotel du Vin Stratford
First birthday celebrated with host of accolades.
A book for bedtime
Hotel seeks budding young writers for its new bedtime story book.
Birmingham Poet Laureate hits the heights
Poetry in the Penthouse launches at the Rotunda.
Cruise flights take off from Birmingham
UK’s only direct flights to Langkawi, Malaysia, launched.
Beneath blue suburban skies
Will Mapplebeck grabs the Beatles Express back to the sixties.
Air Arabia Maroc celebrate opening of Birmingham link
First direct service to Agadir launched.
Birmingham Airport reveals plan for the future
Airport to invest £500 million in ambitious growth plans.
Getting to the church on time
Richard Lutz peeks into two churches on walks near Birmingham.
Survey claims Birmingham travellers unprepared for passport changes
Holidaymakers urged to carry out post-Brexit ‘MOT’.
Award for Birmingham Airport bar
Bottega Prosecco Bar at Birmingham Airport wins Airport Bar of the Year award.
Edge of the world and other tales
To the margins of the isles – Richard Lutz heads for the Hebrides.
Birmingham Airport awarded Star UK Airport 2018
Recognition from travel industry follows large-scale investment in new customer facilities.
Warning over school trip protection
West Midlands schools warned to book ATOL protected trips, or parents could be out of pocket.
A gift from Poundland
Richard Lutz visits a favourite spot.
Figures reveal record visitor numbers to West Midlands
Region attracts 2.3 million visits in 2017, its fifth consecutive year of record-breaking growth.
In the Valley of Tig
Richard Lutz takes a wander through a small valley.
New Romanian route launches from Birmingham Airport
Wizz Air to expand its operations into Cluj.
Double delight for Turkish Airlines
Birmingham Airport to increase flights to Istanbul.