There’s none as deaf as them as wanna be
The hearing of people working in the UK’s music and entertainment industry is being placed at risk.
Brum Womens’ Hospital in NEC study
Researchers developing new sensor for premature babies
WRVS wants your nominations
Charity calling for nominations to celebrate influential older people with support from Jenny Eclair
Birmingham’s missing urinal
Birmingham blogger Andy Mabbett is in search of a piece of Victorian ironwork that once served as a urinal the city.
The Alarm – Robin2
Dave Woodhall reports from the frontline of the great musical crusade.
Afghan forces not ready for security role, warns Oxfam
One of Britain’s leading charities, Oxfam, has warned that Afghan security forces are not ready to take over the responsibility
Backstage passing
We had a look around Symphony Hall and Birmingham Town Hall recently, and came across a few surprises.
The New Yorker
Pleased to see the end of OBL yet appalled at the behaviour of her compatriots, Jeannie Shapiro brings us an American’s perspective.
More on the Osama/Obama Drama
Osama bin Laden may have left the building, but it will continue to shake from the tremors he unleashed for a good while yet.
Electric Cars for City Council
Birmingham city council have continued their drive towards low carbon usage with increased eco-friendly transport.
Towers of power?
One way in which Birmingham’s civic and business leaders want to boost the image of the city centre is to build tall buildings, writes Alan Clawley.
Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cardenio: To Bard Or Not To Bard
Richard Lutz reviews Shakespeare’s lost play at Stratford.
Royal Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth: Too Tricky By Half
Richard Lutz takes his seat for the new season in Stratford
The Best Things in Life are Free
But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pay for them, says Dave Woodhall.
Book Review – Go Down to the Beaten – Tales of the Grand National
Birmingham-born author, freelance horseracing journalist and historian Chris Pitt has a new book out. Steve Beauchampé reviews it.
Tell me why….
Dave Woodhall has a question to ask.
The Undertones – 02 Academy
Mike Jeffries tells us about the ultimate pop-punk band’s latest visit to Birmingham.
Film Review – Killing Bono
The title’s great but what about the rest of it? Read on and find out.
Guilty Pleasure – Hugh Cornwell interview
Former Strangler and now solo artist Hugh Cornwell talks exclusively to The Birmingham Press.
Solar Power
With government backed Feed in Tariffs set to rise in April there is unlikely to be a better time to jump on the home-generated energy bandwagon that seems to be rumbling across the country.
Emergency Bikers
We meet the Birmingham-based stars of the Channel 5 reality show.
New York Sounds: Saxophonic Odyssey
Martin Longley journeys beyond with three of jazz music’s innovatory leaders…
Libdems ‘Caused Blues FA defeat’- Shock Claim Exclusive
By our football reporter Howard ‘Ace’ Elston An astonishing claim surfaced today that the Libdems caused Blues to crash out of the FA quarter finals. The allegations surfaced as Birmingham City narrowly lost to Bolton 3-2 on Saturday and failed to go through the semi finals. Nick Clegg, the former Mr Niceguy of the…
The Beat Goes On
Part two of our interview with Beat frontman Ranking Roger.
Beat it
Legendary Beat frontman and true Brummie icon Ranking Roger talks to The Birmingham Press.
Klose Enkounters
The work of Ray Davies, one of our finest songwriters, performed by his old colleagues. You can’t really go wrong.
Magical mystery tour
Dave Woodhall spends a day in Liverpool, and finds it’s nowhere near enough
Shock Report: How to Bypass the Despots and Sell Arms
By our defence reporter Howard ‘Ace’ Elston A top secret report from Whitehall has signalled a new way to stop selling arms to despotic regimes, such as Libya, but guarantee defence jobs back here in the UK. Westminster mandarins have developed a plan, codenamed Operation Killjoy, which will protect the future for employees who make…
So, how is David Cameron?
Steve Beauchampé enquires about the Prime Minister’s health
Birmingham ‘To Be Sold Off’-New Report Says
Another Scoop by our unflagging reporter Howard Elston The Coalition government is to sell off Birmingham in its latest gambit to save UK cash, I can reveal. New top secret documents forwarded to me at The Birmingham Press newsroom show that the Prime Minister, his Chancellor George Osborn and the Liberal democrat other guy say…