“Essential journeys only” as railway timetables change

West Midlands Railway urges passengers to only use the train when necessary.

Covid chronicles: Coconut magic

Richard Lutz reports on life in lockdown.

Covid-19 is a pussycat

We may be fighting a deadly enemy now, but Kate Spohrer argues that worse is on the way.

Lockdown leg stretch

Richard Nevin has a stroll through the city centre.

“Essential journeys only” advice from train company

West Midlands Railway reminds passengers to make only essential journeys this Easter.

Contactless plea from West Midlands Railway

Train company urges customers to ditch cash to fight coronavirus.

Boiled Coins

Richard Lutz looks back at a weird old week.

Living in a viral world

Richard Lutz re-adjusts to a life that has changed.

Staying Cool says thank you to NHS workers

Discounts for serviced apartments in Birmingham city centre.

232 miles of…

New book set to reveal the secrets of the M6.

West Midlands Tourism Awards 2020 – the results

Region’s best visitor venues honoured with awards in fifteen categories.

Cheers and Piers

Richard Lutz is blasted by a storm and blessed with a Google promise. 

Kinver Edge and a trick of the light

Richard Lutz rides a storm on the Kinver escarpment.

Birmingham Airport announces new charity partnership

Solihull Mind set to benefit from link.

More compensation for local rail passengers announced

New managing director admits performance “unacceptable”.

Birmingham Airport sees pasenger numbers up in 2019

Year on year increase as new routes added to schedules.

Flights of fancy

Sheilagh Matheson, our avian correspondent, reports on a village plagued by….. peacocks.

Mayan Tales: The windows to a heart

Stephen Cooke continues his amble through Mexico.

50 shades of you know what

Richard Lutz tours the geometry of a grey Evenlode valley.

Aviation Minister marks Birmingham Airport development

Work underway on £30 million departure lounge extension.

The long and winding road to Xtampak

Stephen Cooke, in Mexico, runs into a dubious policeman, a jungle and a lost city.

West Midlands’ conferencing offer lauded by industry survey

Birmingham voted best regional business tourism destination.

New technology on LandFlight buses

Contactless and tracking systems to aid passengers.

This cup of land

Richard Lutz explores 2,000 years of history in the Cotswolds.

Football – it’s not cricket

Andy Munro goes groundhopping in Goa.

Birmingham Airport welcomes new Greek route

Direct flights to Athens begin for summer.

Vienna added to Birmingham Airport destinations

Austrian Airlines launches new route to capital.

New trains are a step closer

Passengers offered first glimpse of new West Midlands Railway trains.

New Mercure hotel launched in West Bromwich

Refurbished hotel to draw on links with automotive industry.

Christmas spirit soars on Santa flight

Young people from Acorns Children’s Hospice enjoy a pre-Christmas treat with families.