Take four
Half Man Half Biscuit hit the M6 to Bilston. Dave Woodhall is an independent witness.
Annual golf day to aid charities held
Staff from the University of Wolverhampton have once again taken to the putting greens to raise over £1,000 for local charities.
Community unite in support for The Public
Hundreds of community members joined forces at The Public yesterday to demonstrate their support for the West Bromwich arts centre
The future’s not looking so good
Some people are just so off-message. Laurence Inman is one of those people.
Not with a whimper…
Terry Wills is still trying to get over Sunday at the Hawthorns.
Record breaking year for the West Midlands as 1000 employees Give and Gain
Over 1000 employees from across the West Midlands swapped their usual job at work for a day giving something back to their local community and schools recently.
Man City and The Yanks: We’re Talking Bigtime Now
Man City teaming up with baseball’s New York Yankess? Richard Lutz raises an eyebrow
AJW backs The Public
The mysterious Black Country ‘ghostwriter’, known simply as AJW, has backed The Public in West Bromwich.
Consumer price inflation slows
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 2.4% in the year to April 2013, down from 2.8% in March.
Green Shoots fund launched
A £1.4m University of Wolverhampton scheme funded by the Government to help economic growth and job creation is now inviting grant bids from regional businesses.
Manufacturing business confidence on the rise
Barometer reveals 12-month high in West Midlands manufacturing SME confidence
University programme first to offer training to cosmetics industry
A new study programme at Coventry University is set to become the first in the country to offer an accredited qualification to practitioners working in the cosmetic enhancement industry.
Labour challenge to control Walsall Council
Opposition councillors on Walsall Council will attempt to unseat the ruling coalition next week following, what they call, ‘a year of incompetence, inaction and increasing indifference.’
Students reunited with World’s oldest computer
Students who used the world’s oldest computer during their time at the University of Wolverhampton have been to see it at its new home.
Over 1800 beers featured in CAMRA’s new Good Bottled Beer Guide
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has launched the new edition of its famous Good Bottled Beer Guide, which this time features over 1800 bottle-conditioned beers.
The season now ending
Terry Wills is not a happy Baggie, even if he is about to see history being made.
Elvis has entered the building
Dave Woodhall talks to a singer who’s walking it like he talks it.
70th Anniversary of the Dams Raid
Peter Preston-Hough, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, writes on the anniversary of this famous event in RAF history.
God and his botherers
Laurence Inman isn’t impressed by the missionary’s position
In the field of opportunity it’s veggie time again
Anna Rose brings news of National Vegetarian Week and some thoughts on how easy it is to explore epicurian serendipity.
Wolves Uni helping children in Costa Rica to learn English
The University of Wolverhampton has been working to provide underprivileged students the opportunity to learn and develop English skills.
Cradley extra care scheme kicks off
Work will commence on a landmark, £18m Extra Care scheme in Cradley, West Midlands after contracts were signed
Question Time tackles employability in the Black Country
The political theatre of ‘Question Time’ came to the Black Country recently, when eighty Year 10 and 11 pupils grilled local business leaders on the subject of employability.
Screengrab: The One Movie on TV You Gotta See….
007 and Holly Golightly on the tv? Richard Lutz has more
Confessions of a Middle Class Woman
Sheilagh Matheson on the secret stashes we all keep….
Howard: Big Football Shocker at Man U
Top sport sources have told our senior sports reporter Sir Howie ‘ The Boy’ Elston that Fergie will become the next Man United manager to sort out the club after years of intractable problems.
Campaign to save the Long-Horned Bee
New research by the University of Reading shows that the West Midlands Long-Horned Bee is holding on to its northernmost stronghold and is restricted to just a few small areas.
Coventry University seeks new governors
Coventry University will have a number of vacancies on its Board of Governors from September 2013, and is encouraging those who are interested to get in touch.
Wolves Uni and judo, judo, judo
The British Judo Association has announced the selection of the University of Wolverhampton as the location of its new Centre of Excellence in England.
Passionate support for The Public
West Bromwich arts centre, The Public, has received messages of support from passionate fans following yesterday’s shock announcement by Sandwell Council reviewing the building’s use.