Record year for Birmingham Airport
Highest-ever passenger numbers as airport development begins.
Birmingham Airport to begin flights to Antwerp
Further routes to Belgium will start in February.
Additional flights to Hurghada for Midlands holidaymakers
TUI adds almost 5,000 seats to the Red Sea destination from Birmingham Airport.
MasterChef Pros finalist pops up at Staying Cool
MasterChef finalist launches exciting year for Staying Cool and The Wilderness.
Air India to launch new flight from Birmingham
Non-stop to Amritsar service set for launch.
Kenya Uncovered
Sweet wine, proverbs stitched into clothes, a 90km road race: Katy Dutko, an educational aid officer in Africa, offers a page from her Kenyan notebook
Local train passengers warned to plan early for Christmas
Advice comes as Birmingham gears up for record festive crowds.
Birmingham hoteliers enjoy best-ever summer
Sporting fixtures and cultural festivals help city’s hoteliers reach seasonal peak.
Canadian route from Birmingham announced
Airline to build on new Transatlantic flights.
Step into Christmas with new Birmingham Airports flights
Eurowings starting Christmas and New Year flights to Berlin.
More reasons to be cheerful
Talking to Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director of Graeae Theatre Company, who are presenting the musical based on the life of singer Ian Dury.
Breakfasting with the Bard
Discovering a Bard-worthy gem in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The cage in the hills
Richard Lutz is detained on his way down the River Ayr in Scotland
New hotel to land at Birmingham Airport
Hilton Garden Inn to be developed using innovative modular construction technique.
Another record month for Birmingham Airport
Month on month passenger totals continue to grow.
By George
Discovering an award-winning spot for a nearby short break.
Haircut and other stories
Richard Lutz wrestles with the wreckage of another week.
Birmingham welcomes the world for ICC Champions Trophy
Global broadcast coverage of Birmingham’s five fixtures set to reach more than two billion people.
British Airways take off from Birmingham again
Airline returns after ten year absence.
British Airways back in Birmingham
New schedules herald return to airport.
Where history sleeps
Richard Lutz gets lost in Shakespeare country.
Monarch takes to the skies
Low cost airline begins new routes from Birmingham.
Y viva Valencia
Simon Hale extols the virtues of the Spanish city.
West Midlands Growth Company established to promote region
New company to co-ordinate business and tourism assets to secure investment from around the world.
Shipston hotel named best pub in Warwickshire
County award sees recognition as part of anniversary celebration.
New partners for Birmingham St Mary’s hospice
Hotel tie-up revealed.
Ballad of The Arousal Cafe – and other tales
Richard Lutz combs the smoking ruins of another seven days.
Getting horsey in Herefordshire
Brooks Country House introduces vintage horseboxes as stylish glamping option.
Birmingham Airport celebrates two years of month on month growth
Record passenger numbers using airport.
False truth crossing and other tales
Richard Lutz meanders through another miasmic week