UK foreign policy key to tackling extremism
Reyhana Patel dares to raise the possibility that UK foreign policy may be the real issue that’s ignored when tackling extremism in the UK
Black Country friends say ‘Balls to Cancer’ with 62.5 mile challenge
Four friends from the Black Country have completed a once in a lifetime challenge this weekend and raised over £6,500 for a local charity in the process.
ASK HOWARD: Vital Queries Answered by Our Award Winning Gardening Expert
HOWARD ELSTON, horticultural guru to the celebrities, answers the big questions that thwart our daily lives:
Second Chance, USA
Go on, re invent yourself. Half of America does, says Richard Lutz
‘Appy Days’ for motorists as Coventry firm helps to banish the parking blues
The age-old dilemma of trying to find your vehicle when parking in unfamiliar places or multi-storey car parks is now a thing of the past thanks to a Coventry innovation specialist
Better This Time? Afghanistan as the “Graveyard of Empires” 1979-2014
The 25th anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal announcement by the Soviet Union
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Boris Wang Sex Stetson
Martin Longley gets into Chinese jaw harp, Fellini soundtracking, Japanese metal and whaledrone saxophone…
Buy on the go with London Midland’s new ‘ticket office in your pocket’
Buying train tickets on the go has just got a whole lot easier, with the launch of London Midland’s new mobile ticketing website.
Screengrab: That Movie You Just Got To Watch on Tv This Week…
This week’s film on the box is a Caine classic, says Richard Lutz
Obama: Droning On
The US will cut back on drone attacks. But innocent victims still are under fire, says Richard Lutz
Enjoy yourself and stay safe
Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of what might, possibly, be some decent Bank Holiday weather.
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