Town and Country

Albion have had a successful week in two contrasting games. Terry Wills reports.

96 Hours

Dave Woodhall turns up to Villa Park as it opens for 2012-13 business.

Sweet Soul Music

Booker T Jones was at the Robin on Bank Holiday Monday. Dave Woodhall was watching.

The Watford Gap

Andy Munro on what’s going wrong at Blues, and how it should be put right.

A Hoot for the Owls

Andy Munro on Blues’ Wednesday, bloody Wednesday

More Birmingham Library memoirs: The economic case

Alan Clawley with a history lesson on Birmingham town planning and John Madin’s ’70s Birmingham Library

Much Wants More

Terry Wills explains why he was the only unhappy Albion supporter on Saturday.

Under new management

Villa’s bright new future didn’t get off to the ideal start. Dave Woodhall reports.

Drawing some comfort

Andy Munro reports on Blues’ first league game of the season.

Barnet Cut Short

Andy Munro reports on Blues’ Capital One Cup win.

Here we go…

Terry Wills looks forward to another season at the Hawthorns.

Royal Antwerp 3 Blue Twerps 1

Andy Munro on Blues’ pre-season.

The Old Etonian and the refugee

Steve Beauchampé still doesn’t like David Cameron, or much of the press.

Olympic News In Brief

Laurence Inman has made the mistake of actually watching coverage of London 2012….

Peace In Our Time : Army to ‘Take Over The UK After The Olympics’

Our security correspondent HOWARD ELSTON (OBE, DOA) unveils new plans to run Britain after The Olympics.

Crumbs From London’s Table

In the second of three articles about the ‘invisible middle’, Steve Beauchampé considers Birmingham’s involvement (or otherwise) in ‘the Great British summer’

“There is no such thing as alcoholism”, claims Laurence Inman

Only someone living on Mars for the last five years could fail to notice that alcohol consumption is increasing and that increased consumption (and availability) are leading to ever more serious problems.

Steady as she goes

So far Villa’s close-season has been unspectacular. Which is what Dave Woodhall was hoping for.

Wasting Police Time

Dave Woodhall looks at last week’s dramatic Megabus incident.

Keep Right On to the End of the Woes

Andy Munro catches up with recent events at St Andrews

Screengrab: Before Butch

Richard Lutz asks: “Breathes there a man with soul so dead who hath never said: ‘Boy, I groove on Butch and Sundance’? I mean, what a film and, gulp, it’s more than 40 years old and still sharp as a tack.”

Tale of Two Barclays: What Price, Money?

Two big Barclays stories pound away at Richard Lutz like dual sledgehammers proving what a skewered maddeningly tilted world we live in.

A fishy tale

Tammy Facey went shopping for fish…. and became embroiled in the Common Fisheries Policy.