Our Friend Damien
Dave Woodhall pays tribute to one of our former colleagues.
The Royal Wedding: Exclusive News of the Honeymoon
Our Royal Reporter Sir Howard Elston sends us the latest from the wedding. Prince William and Mrs Prince William will honeymoon in Damascus according to my top-tip source inside Buckingham Palace. She told me: ‘They’re young and in love and always are up for a bit of a dare and a laugh.’ ‘Harry said to either…
Electric Cars for City Council
Birmingham city council have continued their drive towards low carbon usage with increased eco-friendly transport.
Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cardenio: To Bard Or Not To Bard
Richard Lutz reviews Shakespeare’s lost play at Stratford.
What’s on at Light House
The Light House has a packed program for May and June
Royal Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth: Too Tricky By Half
Richard Lutz takes his seat for the new season in Stratford
Killer Drone Flypast for Royal Wedding
Prince William and Mrs Prince William will enjoy a special air display when they leave Westminster Abbey
Pottering Around
Dave Woodhall doesn’t like Stoke City very much.
Sweet Caroline
Richard Lutz continues his trip through the United States and reports from the depths of the American South
Shut the Screws
I would never let a criminal into my house. I would call the police in case he robbed me, hurt my family or stole my property or my mind.
Exclusive: Lord Mayor ‘To Run for Newsreader Job’
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham has signalled he may run for ITV’s anchor spot on its Midlands news show.
April the First- And It’s All True
Richard Lutz flips the calendar over to April the First to see what’s happening on Planet Earth today.
Birmingham Town Hall/Symphony Hall
An extremely varied range of new shows has been announced by the city centre venues – Including John Barrowman
West Mids Arts Feels the Cold Wind of the Cutback
The Arts Council wielded its axe today in response to the government demand to chop back spending in the cultural world.
Coalition To Topple Gaddafi, Says Secret Source
Coalition air strikes will continue until the Gaddafi regime tumbles, an inside defence source has told me in a shock exclusive interview.
Guilty Pleasure – Hugh Cornwell interview
Former Strangler and now solo artist Hugh Cornwell talks exclusively to The Birmingham Press.
Birmingham Debates Voting Referendum
On Saturday 2nd April some of the region’s top authorities on voting reform will gather in Kings Heath, Birmingham, to present their perspectives
The Future of Birmingham’s Past
The Science Museum has just opened its ‘newest’ exhibit – a re-creation of James Watt’s Soho workshop with all its contents as found in 1924. Sadly it isn’t in Birmingham’
UN: Bad Guys Must Wear Black Hats
The United Nations today unveiled its plan to lessen confusion over who to support …….
Review: The Tempest at Stratford
Richard Lutz reviews a grown up production that isn’t child’s play
Fair Game – film review
Dave Woodhall offers a review of the political film biog starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts.
Libdems ‘Caused Blues FA defeat’- Shock Claim Exclusive
By our football reporter Howard ‘Ace’ Elston An astonishing claim surfaced today that the Libdems caused Blues to crash out of the FA quarter finals. The allegations surfaced as Birmingham City narrowly lost to Bolton 3-2 on Saturday and failed to go through the semi finals. Nick Clegg, the former Mr Niceguy of the…
Of Andy and The Arms Trade
Richard Lutz pitches in with a warning about the UK’s very own special representative for international trade and investment.
Murdoch ‘enters Tripoli’ and on verge of victory
Howard Elston, our very own really good reporter, files from the Libyan frontline.
Shock Report: How to Bypass the Despots and Sell Arms
By our defence reporter Howard ‘Ace’ Elston A top secret report from Whitehall has signalled a new way to stop selling arms to despotic regimes, such as Libya, but guarantee defence jobs back here in the UK. Westminster mandarins have developed a plan, codenamed Operation Killjoy, which will protect the future for employees who make…
Two Grit
Richard Lutz watches both versions of a classic western
Of Profits and Blood
By Richard Lutz The day Robin Cook died on a Highlands mountain, I was in Scotland too on the hills. I was lying on a hotel bed and saw it on the tv. I yelled over to my friend- we had just clambered over a bunch of mountains and were dog tired- and said: ‘I…
Birmingham ‘To Be Sold Off’-New Report Says
Another Scoop by our unflagging reporter Howard Elston The Coalition government is to sell off Birmingham in its latest gambit to save UK cash, I can reveal. New top secret documents forwarded to me at The Birmingham Press newsroom show that the Prime Minister, his Chancellor George Osborn and the Liberal democrat other guy say…
Wolves night out – What’s on at The Civic
Three shows which are sure to be sell-outs have been announced at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
What’s on – Birmingham Symphony Hall and Town Hall
Lyle Bignon tells us what’s happening at Symphony Hall and Birmingham Town Hall.