Power to the black vote
Move to ensure minorities register to vote.
From a land of dancing skies
Richard Lutz chases the Northern Lights off the coast of Norway.
Finance Birmingham tie up to boost company growth
Expert fund adds to city’s offer for tech firms.
Review: Oppenheimer
Richard Lutz watches a tour de force that looks at the life of the father of the A-bomb.
Greater Birmingham excels at Downing Street investment event
£15 billion regeneration vehicle announced to bolster UK regional cities’ economic growth.
And nothing but the blues
There’s quality blues coming up at the Robin 2 from all aspects of the genre.
Screengrab: Sexy Brit
Richard Lutz runs down the top TV films of the week.
Howard: Je suis King Abdullah (RIP)
Sir Howard Elston, Grand Vizier of mid-east journalism, reports on the succession in Saudi Arabia, the fun-town of the world.
Playing the blues
Terry Wills on Albion’s past and future opponents.
Birmingham airport soars higher
Record number of passengers using BHX.
NEC sold in £307 million deal
Birmingham City Council has announced the sale of the NEC group to an equity company.
Beatles Fest 2015
Fab four at fifty-two.
Helping the homeless
Calling participants for Birmingham City Mission’s Sponsored Sleepout 2015.
Fox Boss Sir Howard Elston Stands by Birmingham race story
Sir Howard Elston, chief managing editor supremo for Fox Worldwide News, on why his TV station is correct in saying Birmingham is a “Muslim-only city”
Screengrab: Down and dirty with Belushi
Richard Lutz dives into the muckspreader of TV movies to emerge with one of the best gross out classics of the planet, ever (maybe).
Hippodrome presents a ‘relaxed’ panto
Birmingham Hippodrome will present a second Relaxed Performance of the UK’s biggest pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk
Oil on troubled waters
Richard Lutz wonders if our priorities are going down the drain
Death notice
Alan Clawley issues an invitation.
The ‘idiots’ who built the library
Alan Clawley remembers the opening of the Central Library.
Up for the cup
Dave Woodhall on the FA Cup and Villa winning.
Screengrab: Sailing By With Redford
Richard Lutz spots a disaster movie as the best film of the week on the box.
Review: The Shoemaker’s Holiday
Richard Lutz takes a pew for this comedy about conflict, class and cobblers.
Howard: Best news story of 2014
Sir Howard Elston picks the big news story of the past year.
Best film of 2014
Richard Lutz describes his film of the year.
Birmingham charity changes Chinese lives
Birmingham Chinatown businesses help Yunnan kids get Christmas smiles for life
Howard’s Big Question
You got a Big Question and have no idea how to google? Just ask Sir Howard and get the low down on everything
Howard’s big bumptious bumper quiz
Count down to the big day with our fun-filled festive quiz.
Birmingham Calling: All circuses but little bread?
Richard Lutz checks out the buzz about Brum.
Screengrab: Whatever’ll get you thru the night
Richard Lutz careers through the TV schedules to find the holiday movies you can’t miss (but probably will).
Howard: Barack on that BIG Cuba deal
Sir Howard Elston, our Hispaniola correspondent, lights up a big fat see-gar with The Prez and talks about bringing Havana in from the cold