New partnership for Brummies Speedway
Selco Birmingham Brummies fans will keep up to speed on all the latest club news this season thanks to a new race-day programme partnership.
Get ready for adventure with mac birmingham this half-term
mac birmingham has two great family shows to offer this February half term, along with a busy programme of activities to keep children of all ages entertained.
None down, two to go
Dave Woodhall on the activity, and lack thereof, inside Villa Park.
Go wild in the country
Dave Woodhall talks to TV presenter Michaela Strachan ahead of her forthcoming date in Birmingham.
Clipping the wings of seagulls
Andy Munro talks about Blues’ draw with Brighton.
Coventry Uni arts graduates amongst region’s top talent at new exhibition
The work of four Coventry School of Art and Design (CSAD) graduates has been selected for inclusion in a major new exhibition taking place this spring.
Midnight Bonfires & Friends at mac Birmingham
Following on from the success of One Beat Sunday last summer, mac birmingham presents Midnight Bonfires & Friends – a special night of new music from across Birmingham.
Midlands Co-operative Society announce strong trading over Christmas
Midlands Co-operative Society, one of the region’s largest employers, has announced strong trading over the Christmas period.
Rooms with a view at Winterbourne House and Garden
Winterbourne House and Gardens has a new range of fascinating rooms for the public to experience and explore following its full restoration to its Edwardian glory in May 2010.
Paper Aeroplanes – UK Tour 2013
Sarah and Richard of Paper Aeroplanes are heading out on tour with a new album
Cup of woe
Andy Munro watches Blues’ Wembley hopes disappear.
A winter’s tale
With Arctic conditions roaring in, Dave Woodhall wonders whether the city will be prepared.
What’s On at Town Hall & Symphony Hall
A very mixed bag been announced for the two prestigious venues – Elkie Brooks, Piaf, Michael Strachan, Bill Bailey, Ardal O’Hanlon… and more
Birmingham Rep celebrates a dramatic century
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company celebrates its 100th birthday on Friday, February 15th.
Local Coffee shop voted one of the best in the U.K.
More success for Six Eight Kafe.
Taylor is a welcome addition to Walmley Cricket Club
England wicket keeper Sarah Taylor is arguably one of the best female cricketers in the history of the ladies game and she could make history this summer by becoming the first woman to play men’s second XI county cricket.
State schools must offer compulsory qualifications in good manners and self control
State schools should offer compulsory qualifications in good manners and self control according to Dr Anthony Seldon
The art of the underpass
Alan Clawley shares some views of Birmingham’s semi-subterranean pedestrian history.
Tumbling dice
After another disappointing week at Villa Park, Dave Woodhall asks what’s going on and why no-one is answering.
‘Enemy alien’ returns to Birmingham
A Viennese mum brought her son to Birmingham recently to join in the 150th anniversary celebrations of her great-great-grandfather’s engineering firm – 98 years after the British Government branded her family as ‘enemy aliens’.
Blues lose terriers lead
Andy Munro reports on Blues’ visit to Huddersfield.
Witch doctor ordered to repay £28,500
A self-appointed witch doctor has been ordered to pay back £28,500 in one of the most bizarre cases of money-laundering West Midlands Police have encountered.
Budget cuts
Alan Clawley wades through the gloom and doom of budget cuts and asks why Sir Albert Bore is predicting the end of local government as we know it.
Apprentices travel to Ireland for work experience
A group of 20 apprentices from the Black Country are gearing up to work in Ireland as part of a cultural exchange.
Birmingham Rep announces regional writers and directors for first REP Foundry
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the 18 artists who will be part of its exciting new year-long programme, REP Foundry.
John Smith – Great Lakes album tour 2013
Singer-songwriter John Smith will be performing his new album Great Lakes at the Glee Club Birmingham
UK premiere of Philip Pullman’s I Was A Rat!
Philip Pullman’s classic children’s novel I Was A Rat! will premiere at the Old Rep Theatre, as part of Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s centenary celebrations
What’s on at The Kitchen Garden Café
A mixture of music, poetry and stories lined up for February at The Kitchen Garden Café
Another Birmingham Science Park success story
LUX-TSI has secured £430,000 investment to expand its facilities in Birmingham and at its Bridgend headquarters; creating new jobs and finding new markets.
mac Birmingham: Celebrating the diversity, excellence and range of drawing in the UK
The Jerwood Drawing Prize is the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK. You can see some at mac Birmingham.