Local heritage attraction turns the clocks back to 1912

Visitors to Winterbourne House and Garden will be invited to step back in time on Saturday 26th May, with a family event full of entertainment that evokes the Edwardian age.

New project to help businesses bring the region’s rich heritage to life: digitally

A unique new project to help businesses bring the region’s cultural heritage to life through the use of new and exciting digital interactive technologies is being launched at the University of Birmingham.

Noses in the Air for new WW2 Documentary

The stories behind iconic World War Two art and images are told in ‘Nose Art and Pin-Ups’ – the latest documentary film to be released by Coventry video experts Whirlwind Productions.

Birth of a Library

Alan Clawley brings us a potted history of John Madin’s Central Library in Birmingham.

Conscientious Objectors’ Day

An event in celebration of Conscientious Objectors and those who claim the right to refuse to kill.

Sarehole Mill: A mill once more

Martin Mullaney reports that Sarehole Mill should, hopefully, be a genuine flour mill in time to cash in on its links with JRR Tolkien

Paganel Archives recording past times

On 20th March 2012 Paganel Archives will be launched with Heritage Lottery Support.

Sad loss of old tree at Moseley Bog

One of the oldest trees in Moseley Bog nature reserve has to be felled next week.

Playing fields under threat?

Not according to LibDem councillor Martin Mullaney. Here, he explains proposals for a way to improve facilities.

Birmingham: A jungle for suffragettes

Researchers have discovered fascinating facts relating to the suffragette’s involvement with travelling menageries such as the Birmingham Jungle

Celebrating Stirchley’s Hazelwell Lane

Join the people of Stirchley in a celebratory walk and laying of floral tributes commemorating the life of a once vibrant street.

Birmingham Sports & Recreation

Dave Woodhall reviews a new nostalgic book release

Justice delayed

Dave Woodhall on why the pub bombs inquiry should take place.

Andy Kershaw: 97 and Counting

Dave Woodhall spoke to a champion of world music and many things besides, Andy Kershaw, ahead of his upcoming UK tour.

New hope for historic Birmingham building

The Golden Lion, a former Deritend public house, has been languishing in Cannon Hill Park since it was moved to make way for a dual carriageway.

Birmingham: Drowning in strategies

Alan Clawley thinks It’s sometimes hard to believe, but, somewhere in the bowels of the City Council, our great city is being planned.

Stirchley: Hazelwell Lane In Memoriam

Celebrating the life of a once vibrant lane, soon to be lost due to development.

Artworks celebrate Stirchley’s history

Artworks celebrate Stirchley’s history and point to the making of new prosperity : January – April 2012

Never Again

Details have been announced for Birmingham’s commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day

Stand Up if You Love to Stand

The idea of standing at Premier League games is once more in the news. Dave Woodhall argues the case for.

A sad tale from WWII

Tony Lennox, editor of Warwickshire Life, shares a personal connection to a dark chapter in history.

Digitising communications history

Coventry University awarded £745K to digitise the history of telecoms in the UK.

Oooh! I could bless a fruit tree

‘Wassailing’ is not a question asked of one showing signs of excess cider intake.

The plight of Midlands’ film industry

John West writes more on the failure of Birmingham’s burghers to capitalise on the potential of a Midlands film industry.

The making of Stirchley Park

Three workshops will be taking place in Stirchley Park over next month for local people interested in discussing the park’s future.

A miller’s tale – Sarehole and sluice gates

Plans are afoot to give JRR Tolkien’s childhood playground a new lease of life – and generate some electricity.

Birmingham war memorial to be restored

Martin Mullaney reports that work is to begin in the coming weeks to restore the South African War memorial in Cannon Hill Park, Moseley.

Moseley Road baths: Another update

The re-opening date for the Moseley Road Baths in Balsall Heath has been pushed back yet again

Boxes within boxes

Alan Clawley’s review of the Stuart Whipps Exhibition– ‘Why Contribute to the Spread of Ugliness?’ at the Ikon Gallery until 5 February 2012

Celebrate Stirchley with Stirchley Prospects

Stirchley, south Birmingham, is a primarily residential area with a declining shopping street – but change is on the way