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

Screengrab: No heroes in Altman-land

Richard Lutz takes aim at the best film on the box this week

Warwick University competition for business award

Young business brains vie to become 2014’s Science Entrepreneurs.

Award winner for Rep

Praise for “visionary” new appointment.

Howard: Something fishy in Scotland as Salmond heads for Westminster (maybe)

SIR HOWARD McELSTON, chief Westminster reporter for this website, interviews Scottish politico Alex Salmondface as he prepares to take over the world

Blues rocked at Blackpool

Blues unbeaten run ended on Saturday. Andy Munro watched.

Screengrab: Kubrick and the bomb

Richard Lutz sits down to his week-old tray of mince pies and picks the best of the movies on the box.

That Jersey Sound

Richard Lutz remembers how the Four Seasons were king-dogs of radio back in the early sixties. And, today, are staying alive with the musical that has gone ’round the world.

Birmingham hotel makes wishes come true

Hyatt guests can add Christmas magic to childrens hospital.