Readings and free books for World Book Night Bloxwich
The 23rd of April is Shakespeare’s birthday and St George’s Day, so what better day to pop into Bloxwich Library for a free book (or to borrow one!)
Seven Reasons Why Mrs Thatcher Saved Our Great Nation
Our house historian HOWARD ELSTON (OBE) explains why Baroness Thatcher will always really be remembered in Uk-land
Maggie: The Final Act But Enter Sir Mark Stage Right
Britain steels itself for Mrs Thatcher’s funeral. But her son is there as chief mourner, warns Richard Lutz
Charity calls for West Mids businesses to support national volunteering day
Youth clubs, primary schools and the Birmingham Institute for the Deaf are calling for local businesses to sign up for Business in the Community’s Give & Gain Day,
Italian karate trip for James gets a kick start
An Aldridge karate gold champion is in a class of his own after impressing staff at the secondary school he’s set to move up to.
Students’ cultural exchange to Jordan helps schools and impresses royalty
Students from Coventry University have returned from the trip of a lifetime which saw them volunteer to help rejuvenate a deprived school in Jordan
Alumni reunion to mark special birthday
Graduates from the University of Wolverhampton are being invited to a special reunion to mark 21 years since the institution became a u
Engineering bright sparks launch electric drag race world record attempt
A former Coventry University student is setting his sights on breaking the record for the world’s quickest electric motorcycle.
Outgunned
Terry Wills reports from the Albion’s game with Arsenal.
Maggie: The Latest Howard Elston Exclusive That Will Shock and Amaze You
Our medical correspondent Dr HOWARD ELSTON reports on the latest events in the epoch-crunching Margaret Thatcher story
Saying goodbye to the Grocer’s Daughter
Laurence Inman’s acerbic commentary on the late Baroness Thatcher
Tune In, Vote Tory
Steve Beauchampé doesn’t like what he’s hearing on the airwaves.
Martin Longley hunkers down at two of NYC’s finest jazz haunts…
New York Sounds: Dizzy’s Club And The Iridium
A Night in the Ukraine with Maggie
With that Margaret Thatcher movie now on our screens, Richard Lutz remembers an interview when Maggie’s spin doctor lost his spin
Give the dog a label and make it snappy
A Wombourne inventor is enjoying global success after creating a new animal innovation that could prevent over 1 million dog bites ever year.
CAMRA announces the UK’s Top 150 Local Real Ale Pubs
The West Midlands region’s winners are…..
Coventry PR firm beats off the London agencies
A Coventry PR firm has beaten off stiff competition from four London agencies to secure its biggest ever client win
Of doubtful benefit
Laurence Inman is not in a hopeful mood, despite receiving good news
Cockney pride
At the Hawthorns, Terry Wills is getting that end of season feeling.
Professor receives fellowship to research men’s health inequalities
An academic based at the University of Wolverhampton has been awarded a Winston Churchill Travel fellowship in the area of medicine and health.
Biking Through Burma: High Hopes, Doubtful Prospects
Sheilagh Matheson has returned from a month’s trip to Burma, travelling by bike, boat, bus, tut-tut, rickshaw, train and Honda 50
Pinball wizards launch Degree Show at Coventry University
Coventry School of Art and Design kick started its annual Degree Show at the weekend with a game of human pinball in the city centre’s Broadgate Square.
Walsall among the first to host new swimming experience
Swimmers at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus will become some of the first in the UK to try a new swimming experience developed by fitness experts.
‘Bedroom tax’ protestors take to streets
Labour party councillors and supporters dressed in pyjamas braved the freezing cold and snow to protest against the ‘bedroom tax’ which comes into affect this week.
Burma By Bike: Through the Lens
Australian photographer Pete Delaney travelled with Richard Lutz and friends between Rangoon and Mandalay by bike. Here are some of his pictures
Tamworth innovators getting to grips with generation
One of the biggest breakthroughs in controlling electricity distribution for decades is being developed in the heart of the West Midlands.
Hawthorns halted
Terry Wills on two England teams, and the Albion during international week.
New partnership with Walsall FC
A new agreement has been signed between the University of Wolverhampton and Walsall FC to provide fitness and psychological support to players.
Scoop: Miliband for Arsenal
Our sports reporter Howard Elston (DOA) returns from his enforced stay in an Iowa penal institution to give us the latest shockeroo of the year.
‘Stunning’ Phantom production at Solihull School
The Phantom of the Opera musical, which pupils performed in the Bushell Hall over five nights, received a standing ovation from the 600 strong audience