Music from the depths of a river- and other tales

Richard Lutz gets to see the woods through the trees. 

Going off-map on the island of little places

Richard Lutz decides it’s time to re-consider 216, 191 and good old number 50.

Birmingham Airport increases April passenger numbers

Year on year growth sees seven figure barrier broken.

Review: The Provoked Wife at The Swan in Stratford

Richard Lutz takes a pew for a 300 year-old sex comedy that’s still alive and kicking.

Birmingham set for boost from Cricket World Cup

Tournament said to be worth £32.1 million from international visitors, ticket sales and matchday spending.

Milestone for Birmingham Airport passenger service

Millionth passenger uses self-service bag drop.

Two takes on Africa and the tale of the dragon

Richard Lutz dips into African theatre twice and finds a lost church.

Birmingham Airport gets set for Easter

Over 140,000 passengers expected through airport over the holiday period.

Nepal: Goodbye pink Chanel lipstick and other tales

Last week we published a piece about Nepal. Sheilagh Matheson, a recent traveller to the mountain nation, recalls an episode close to every woman’s heart…

Airline celebrates anniversary in Birmingham

Three years at Birmingham Airport for Qatar Airways.

Birmingham Airport announces electric bus contract

New deal part of commitment to reduce energy consumption.

Lichfield Festival 2019 – first events revealed

Theatre, music and street parades on offer in family festival.

Birmingham set for new Maldron hotel

Planning permission secured for city centre site.

West Midlands venues recognised in VisitEngland Attractions Accolades

Boost for the region’s expanding tourism sector.

Swans of Stratford

Richard Lutz saunters down to Shakespeareland.

Suite success for Hotel du Vin Stratford

First birthday celebrated with host of accolades.

A book for bedtime

Hotel seeks budding young writers for its new bedtime story book.

Birmingham Poet Laureate hits the heights

Poetry in the Penthouse launches at the Rotunda.

Cruise flights take off from Birmingham

UK’s only direct flights to Langkawi, Malaysia, launched.

Beneath blue suburban skies

Will Mapplebeck grabs the Beatles Express back to the sixties. 

Air Arabia Maroc celebrate opening of Birmingham link

First direct service to Agadir launched.

Birmingham Airport reveals plan for the future

Airport to invest £500 million in ambitious growth plans.

Getting to the church on time

Richard Lutz peeks into two churches on walks near Birmingham.

Survey claims Birmingham travellers unprepared for passport changes

Holidaymakers urged to carry out post-Brexit ‘MOT’.

Award for Birmingham Airport bar

Bottega Prosecco Bar at Birmingham Airport wins Airport Bar of the Year award.

Edge of the world and other tales

To the margins of the isles – Richard Lutz heads for the Hebrides.

Birmingham Airport awarded Star UK Airport 2018

Recognition from travel industry follows large-scale investment in new customer facilities.

Warning over school trip protection

West Midlands schools warned to book ATOL protected trips, or parents could be out of pocket.

A gift from Poundland

  Richard Lutz visits a favourite spot.

Figures reveal record visitor numbers to West Midlands

Region attracts 2.3 million visits in 2017, its fifth consecutive year of record-breaking growth.