LGBT month underway in Birmingham

Southside celebrates LGBT History Festival.

Drawing the sting

Andy Munro watches Blues draw with Brentford.

Kinver Edge and a trick of the light

Richard Lutz rides a storm on the Kinver escarpment.

Hippodrome commemorates landmark for director

Sir Matthew Bourne celebrates playing to over 2000,000 theatre-goers.

Tykes tamed

Blues win at Barnsley and Andy Munro remains confident.

Review : 2Faced Dance/Elmhurst Ballet School

Richard Lutz reviews two productions that reflect the healthy dance world in the West Midlands.

Review: Transatlantic Sessions at Symphony Hall

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a barnstorming night of Celtic connections.

Glen Matlock – good to go

Dave Woodhall talks to the legendary Glen Matlock.

Birmingham Jazz presents

Zoning in at 1,000 Trades.

Sir Howard asks: Quo vadimus, baby?

Sir Howard Elston, our sanitaryware editor, demands answers about the burning questions of the day.

Fish out of…

Dave Woodhall talks to prog rock legend Fish.

Review: Orchestre National de Lille

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a classic performance at Symphony Hall.

Flights of fancy

Sheilagh Matheson, our avian correspondent, reports on a village plagued by….. peacocks.

Mayan Tales: The windows to a heart

Stephen Cooke continues his amble through Mexico.

50 shades of you know what

Richard Lutz tours the geometry of a grey Evenlode valley.

Aston Villa and the last gasp

Villa beat Watford 2-1, with Dave Woodhall counting the seconds.

A touch of Steel

Dave Woodhall talks to comedian Mark Steel.

This cup of land

Richard Lutz explores 2,000 years of history in the Cotswolds.

Aston Villa and the surprise packet

Villa draw 1-1 at Leicester in the Carabao Cup semi-final. Dave Woodhall watches with pleasure.

Tourism board aims to boost region’s visitor economy

West Midlands tourism champions urged to apply for new board role.

Sir Howard: Right royal mess, Harry’s next move

Sir Howie Elston, our House of Windsor correspondent, reports from outside the gates of somewhere very posh on the Harry/Megan decision.

Birmingham Jazz presents

More quality music at the 1,000 Trades.

Aston Villa and the ongoing saga

Villa go out of the FA Cup at Fulham. Dave Woodhall reflects.

Aston Villa and the first flush of youth

Villa beat Liverpool 5-0. Dave Woodhall on a night that won’t live on in history.

Labour and the election: no Big Idea, no shared future, no narrative

Will Mapplebeck, a Tyneside political commentator, reports on the outflow from the election.

Two weeks, two walks, two winter days

Richard Lutz treks through the changes of winter.

Lemon aid

Comic Paul McCaffrey talks to Bruce Dessau.

Every good intent deserves another

Paul Mitchell explains the role not-for-profit collaborations can play in the modern world.

Review: Jools Holland at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

Richard Lutz survives a full assault of Jools Holland.

From Everest to Embleton, it’s a mountain of plastic, paper and polystyrene

Sheilagh Matheson walks on an award-winning beach but has to pick her way through a wasteland of rubbish.