G4S – When crime really does pay
Steve Beauchampé takes issue with government and corporate hypocrisy, tazered with a dose of racist malignancy within the private sector.
New PE teaching team puts girls on path to excellence
Solihull School has paved the way to sporting excellence for female pupils after expanding its Physical Education Department.
Birmingham Opera Company hitting the highs
Mittwoch Aus Licht by Stockhausen, a commission for the London 2012 Festival, produced by Birmingham Opera Company last August in a disused Digbeth factory has been shortlisted for the two top awards in the world of opera.
Wrestling With The Truth
Wrestling is being dropped from The Olympics. Richard Lutz remembers his high school career
Readathon day for Olympic Ellie
Swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds OBE was guest of honour when she went back to her old school in Aldridge to meet marathon readers.
Olympian boosts the takings
Olympic hockey star Sally Walton took a festive step forward to help Solihull School’s Parents Association achieve a new fundraising goal.
Free lecture tackles the challenges facing sport
A free professorial lecture being delivered at Coventry University on Thursday 31 January 2013 will address the major issues facing the global sport industry in the 21st century.
Brazilian Government and University embark on sports science partnership
The University of Birmingham has signed a sports science based agreement with the Brazilian Government this month.
Olympic Gold Medallists raced into the West Midlands
Olympians Geraint Thomas and Steven Burke attended the Black Country University Technical College’s ‘Accelerate Live’ event last weekend, inspiring students to learn about science and engineering.
Lessons from London, the road to Rio
International sports legacy experts will convene at the University of Birmingham this week to discuss the rationale behind hosting global mega-events and their lasting impact.
Coventry runner has victory days before Dublin debut
Endurance paid off for twenty-six-year-old Ben Jones who won the Coventry Half Marathon last week in preparation for his full marathon debut in Dublin at the end of this month.
Birmingham residents keep the flag flying for active kids this autumn
After an inspiring summer of sport across the UK the British Heart Foundation is encouraging schools, youth groups and nurseries to keep the enthusiasm
Olympic triumph for security firm
A Coventry-based manufacturer has played a crucial role in creating a secure and safe environment for one of the world’s greatest sporting events.
Olympic boost for Birmingham retailer, Lee Longlands
One of the West Midlands leading independent retailers today announced a 49% rise in sales since the Olympics started six weeks ago.
The Old Etonian and the refugee
Steve Beauchampé still doesn’t like David Cameron, or much of the press.
“Big Up Birmingham!”
Birmingham is officially the place to be – just ask the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt.
Olympics Hero set for Birmingham
Birmingham athletics fans will be amongst the first in the country to watch an Olympic gold medal hero in action later this month
Laurence Inman has some advice for Team GB
Laurence Inman has some advice for TEAM GB…..
Midland knitters take Birmingham by yarn storm
The lower columns on the exterior of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery covered with knit graffiti.
Bells to ring out at The Public in celebration of London 2012
The Public in West Bromwich are joining in with national celebrations to ring bells for London 2012 – and are seeking volunteers to join in!
Laurence Inman’s Olympic effort
Laurence Inman has been away – not so far from Olympia – and returns to find he should have stayed there.
City ambassadors ready to welcome the world as Games get underway
Coventry Ambassadors are ready to begin meeting and greeting visitors to the city this week ahead of the first football fixtures of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Now that’s what I call an athlete
Usain Bolt may be in town, but we’ve seen better before. John Russell tells the forgotten tale of the greatest runner Birmingham has ever known.
Howard Elston Reveals The Olympic Games’ TV Schedules
Howard Elston (OBE, DOA), our guest tv specialist, gives us the best on the box in the run up to The Great UK British Olympic Games held in London, England Monday: BBC1: 19.00- The History of The Games narrated by Sir Brad Wiggins. How Britain and the BBC, host to this year’s Games, played…
Brindleyplace rolls out the red carpet for its first ever film festival
The glitz and glamour of show business is heading to Brindleyplace next month as the estate hosts its first ever outdoor film festival.
Birmingham Royal Navy warship to act as Flame escort
One of the Royal Navy’s P2000 patrol vessels, HMS Exploit, has been honoured with an invitation to act as ceremonial escort for the Olympic Flame.
Will London 2012 ‘inspire a generation’ and be the first Olympics to deliver a participatory legacy?
The University of Birmingham is hosting an open debate at 11am on Friday 13 July.
When Birmingham Staged the Olympic Games
Did you know in June 1867, Edgbaston hosted Britain’s second National Olympic Games?
Ikon takes the Slow Boat to London
This July, Ikon’s floating exhibition space Slow Boat makes its longest journey to date, travelling from Birmingham to London’s Chisenhale Gallery along the Grand Union Canal.
Godiva Awakes first Gold Patron leads way in a mission for regeneration of local business community
Leading Coventry business recovery specialist, Cranfield, is inspiring other local companies to come together to support the regions involvement in the London 2012 Olympic Games.