Ambulance service in public plea
‘Stay safe’ is the plea as the festive season begins.
ASK HOWARD; How About this 12/12/12 date?
Q: Do the Yanks refer to today’s 12th December 2012 date any different seeing how it is kinda freaky and weird-like when you put it in numbers.
Plans for city campus redevelopment revealed
The University of Wolverhampton has announced plans for a multi-million pound redevelopment of its City Campus.
Laurence Inman’s word on love
“Face the truth. No one is important. ‘Love’ is a word with many sides, not all of them up.”
Beer duty escalator takes its toll
3 million fewer UK adults visit the pub on a regular basis
Sideways Theatre presents The Snow Queen
The popular Sideways Theatre Company brings its production of The Snow Queen to the Arts Centre on Friday, December 28th
School celebrates glowing Ofsted report
Staff and students at Aldridge School are celebrating after inspectors gave them a glowing report, praising exam success and highlighting some outstanding teaching.
Chief government advisor visits University’s construction facilities
Peter Hansford, the UK government’s newly appointed chief construction advisor, visited Coventry University as part of his first week in post to see what the institution is doing to help drive forward the low carbon construction industry.
Martin Longley’s Tampere Jazz Happening review
Martin Longley journeyed to Tampere to eat reindeer and chase some adventurous jazz music…
Big Bucks At Starbucks
Turn your back on evil Starbucks shops. The bosses are pirates, says Richard Lutz
This Week at the Robin
Lots of guitars and a few pairs of dark glasses to boot.
We wish you a merry…
At this time of year there are many people unable to enter into what others consider the spirit of the occasion. Alex is one of them.
Belgrade to help visually impaired theatre-goers experience the magic of panto
Blind and partially-sighted theatre-goers can get up close and personal with the cast, set, costumes and props of the Belgrade Theatre’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty
Bloxwich theatre marks anniversary with Christmas Open Mic Night
A popular little theatre in Bloxwich, Walsall is marking the second year since its’ re-opening with a special Christmas Open Mic Night this Friday 14th
Aldridge students full of festive cheer
Music students will keep an unbroken Christmas tradition alive when they perform at a carol service supported by Aldridge School for more than 50 years.
Martin Longley’s gig review: The Cork Jazz Festival
Martin Longley’s quaff-of-choice certainly ain’t Guinness, but he still ventured across the waves to drink in the Cork Jazz Festival…
Christmas comes early for South African schools thanks to The International School
The International School and Community College, East Birmingham, generously donated their entire stock of redundant IT equipment to schools in South Africa this month.
No Waterloo sunset for busy Dudley business
A Dudley-based manufacturer has tapped into the spirit of the Olympics to record its best ever year and is now setting its sights on a £2m turnover and the creation of new jobs.
Coventry and Warwick students join forces to recruit donors for blood cancer charity
Students from Coventry and Warwick universities joined forces to host a donor recruitment drive for a leading blood cancer charity.
EXCLUSIVE MEDIA SCOOP: Editors Back Down Over Leveson Press Inquiry
HOWARD K. ELSTON (DOA) gives us the lowdown on those UK Fleet Street talks in light of Leveson. Here’s his report:
Police seek help in murder hunt
The death of a Birmingham man at a local beauty spot has led to a call for witnesses.
Stoked Up
Terry Wills on Albion’s defeat to Stoke.
That pregnancy, this curmudgeon
As the nation revels in the premature news that a young, newly married, couple are expecting a child, Laurence Inman has been pondering on likely names.
Royal Baby ‘Will Be Rich’ Regardless of Sex- Shock Statement
HOWARD K. ELSTON (CBE), our royal reporter-in-chief, gives us the latest on the great news about Wills and Kate and you-know-what
Calling skilled graduates
A new graduate led programme run by the University of Wolverhampton is looking for skilled graduates to work for forward thinking businesses in the region.
Teacher ‘taches raise ‘Movember’ dosh
A hair-raising approach to helping a good cause has paid off for a group of Solihull School teachers sporting the best ‘taches in town.
Comtec announces the world is open for trade with Britain
Leamington Spa based translation provider Comtec is reinforcing the message that the world is open for trade with Britain after experiencing growth of its own throughout 2012.
Will you send Christmas texts rather than cards this year?
Twenty years after the first text message, more than half of people prefer to text their friends rather than phone or meet in person
Butterfly survival blueprint unveiled
Restoring and joining up habitat will prevent threatened butterflies and moths in the Midlands from becoming extinct in the future, a groundbreaking report today revealed.
University of Wolverhampton launches new academies
Two West Midlands primary schools reopened today as academies under a new trust led by the University of Wolverhampton.