Rep directors get behind Christmas challenge

Theatre board pledge their support for 2014 Big Give Christmas Challenge.

Christmas now trending in Birmingham

City announces campaign to showcase the best of Birmingham over the festive season.

Review: Shakespeare’s twin set

Richard Lutz takes in a twinning of two Shakespeare plays – one lyrical and the other a well-known classic.

Stephen Sutton to receive posthumous honorary degree

Late charity activist will be honoured alongside Ken Loach and Justin Welby.

Screengrab: What Maureen whispered to The Duke

Richard Lutz rifles through the tv listings to come up with a John Ford classic….begorrah

Unbeaten in three

Andy Munro watches as the Blues revival continues.

Shock new super regional council for West Mids – it’s official

Birmingham will combine with surrounding towns to become one unified council. Sir Howard Elston, our local authority supremo, reveals its new exciting name.

Swanning Around

Richard Lutz watches a vintage performance in Stratford.

Aiming Big

New networking group launched for property and building sector.

Review: My Perfect Mind

By Richard Lutz.

Dancers transformed into contemporary illustration for festival

Dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet have taken part in a unique art project to be unveiled at Eye Candy festival.

Baker Quits: Libdumb and Dumber

By Lord Howard Elston (DOA) our man under the table at Westminster cabinet meetings

Protect The Children

Richard Lutz tries to make sense of the child abuse inquiry fiasco

Wembley Worries

Richard Lutz watches the big beasts of the NFL at Wembley. And wonders….

Bike4Life Fest is back

2015 bikers day out launched.

Finance Birmingham helps boost engineering

£1 million loan helps secure Jaguar contract.

Coming up at Artrix

Forthcoming at the Bromsgrove arts centre.

Love and eight

Andy Munro thinks he may have reached the End of the Road.

Screengrab: On the prowl for Nick Coppola

Richard Lutz checks out the truly good films hidden in the TV schedules over the coming week.

Birmingham student shines in Peaky Blinders

Stardom on horizon for Harry.

Review: Solomon and Marion

Richard Lutz watches a post-apartheid masterpiece.

Howard Exclusive: Health patients to get cash bonus if they see a doc

Professor Lord Howard Elston (DOA), our medical editor and a retired brain surgeon, offers this latest report from the hallowed halls of medicine (UK style)

Screengrab: High Art, Very Low Art and Warren Beatty

Richard Lutz gets all continental and heavyweight for his movie choice on the box this week.

Howard: UKIP will “ban rock and roll” shockaroonie

Another exclusive report by Sir Howard Elston from a 19th hole bar somewhere in the blessed Home Counties

Blazing Comets

Gig and discussion to celebrate jazz in South Africa.

Friday Night is Balti Night

Richard Lutz sits down, rolls up his sleeves and digs into a new Balti Controversy.

World War living history lesson for Ironbridge

Visit a Pop-up First World War Field Post Office at Colalbrookdale.

Review: Of Mice and Men

Richard Lutz takes a pew to see the latest incarnation of the Steinbeck classic.

Screengrab: The Good, The Bad and Jack Palance

Richard Lutz goes gunning for the baddest cat in the west while in search of the TV movie of the week.

Airport lounge open for business

Drop-in lounge and meeting space available to air travellers and business people.