Sunday lunch at Hotel La Tour

Our roving eating machine, Tammy Facey, has been out and about scoffing once more. Here’s her latest mange tout….

Town Hall & Symphony Hall Listings

The Lock in, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Bellowhead, Billy Bragg, Sarah Millican and more coming to Birmingham

BHX welcomes Enterprise Zone announcement

Birmingham Airport has today welcomed The Chancellor’s announcement to give Birmingham’s economy a £2.8b annual boost

Birmingham fabrication company recognised by Honda for unique innovation

Birmingham firm Queen & Crawford has been recognised by Japanese giant Honda as leading innovators in the field of design and fabrication.

Success measured in meters for Birmingham company

Birmingham-based independent metering specialist celebrates ‘big birthday’ in style announcing 25% growth, five new jobs and plans for a significant investment drive.

Finding every child’s talent – The Fonz at the NEC

Henry Winkler will speak on the impact of dyslexia on students and learning during the School Leaders Summit at the Education Show 2013 next month.

Beauty comes to Fazeley Studios

Fazeley Studios was chosen by Clarins, the luxury cosmetics company, to host a three day training seminar earlier this year.

Good evening Stockholm – SAS moves to later departure time

Scandinavian Airlines is moving from a mid-afternoon departure to an evening flight from Birmingham airport

The streets aren’t paved with gold

Dave Woodhall reflects on what might have been.

Birmingham company secures £250k grant to help unemployed teenagers

A leading Birmingham training company has secured a £250,000 grant to help unemployed teenagers get a foot on the jobs ladder.

The Watford Gap

Andy Munro talks Blues.

New at Birmingham Town Hall & Symphony Hall

Here’s the latest events announced for the two venues.

Celebrate Easter with Birmingham Bach Choir

The architectural splendour of St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham is the perfect setting for a concert of rarely performed music by Birmingham Bach Choir.

Theatre Fever celebrates the best of West Midlands’ theatre

A two week celebration of theatre will highlight the best of West Midlands’ creativity this March.

Resident Artist for Arts and Crafts Gem

Winterbourne House and Garden is welcoming internationally renowned printmaker Sara Hayward as resident artist in a new project

Reopening season at Birmingham Repertory Theatre announced

Roxana Silbert, the new artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre, has announced plans for the theatre’s reopening season

State-sponsored culture

Alan Clawley finds similarities between Birmingham’s ‘modern’ developments and some of those post-war architectural monuments in Europe

Sad Café make for happy debut at The Jam House

One of Britain’s best live bands Sad Café are set to make their Jam House debut in the biggest line up of legendary and emerging stars in the venue’s history.

Ikon Gallery marks 15 years in Brindleyplace

Ikon Gallery hosts a number of events next month to mark the 15th anniversary of its move to the former Oozells Street School in Brindleyplace

Hedda Gabler reimagined at the Rep

As part of its 100th birthday season, Birmingham Repertory Theatre presents the world première of Heather Gardner

Driven to despair

On the day when the Office for National Statistics revealed that in the 2011 Census, driving was the most common form of commuting to work Laurence Inman so wishes it could all be different

Birmingham hunts for North American investors

Marketing Birmingham’s inward investment programme Business Birmingham is running a roadshow to target the region’s top investor, North America, during 2013.

Adopt a donkey this Valentine’s Day

A Birmingham-based donkey riding charity is calling on the fun loving public to adopt a donkey this Valentine’s Day to help raise vital funds

Turning up the heat on Birmingham: students and residents get the chance to ask their energy questions

Students at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham residents are being invited to put questions to Steve McCabe MP and a panel of speakers.

Birmingham vies for number one spot in VisitEngland’s 101 campaign

VisitEngland’s new Facebook app sets out to find the top 101 Things to Do Before You Go Abroad, and Birmingham is steadily climbing the ranks.

Love Stirchley More

An alternative Valentine’s experience celebrating Stirchley

How to Paint – at mac birmingham

Coventry University academics Craig Barber and Andrew Spackman, otherwise known as artistic duo The Habsburgs, present a new exhibition at mac birmingham.

10 point action plan for 2013

West Midlands manufacturers told to make 2013 a year of action, says MAS

It ain’t over until…

Andy Munro on another Blues late show.

Uncomfort zone

Dave Woodhall on why Villa might finally be starting to perform.