Wheels to Work Association launched
New Association representing UK travel to work schemes is launched at major London conference attended by Ministers.
Grass feeding butterflies defy deluge
Grass-feeding butterflies defied the second wettest year on record to enjoy a bumper 2012 across the UK countryside, according to a new scientific survey.
Bed blocking in Lichfield
Shoppers in a Lichfield furniture store this Saturday may find one of the beds temporarily occupied
£1000 prize up for grabs to mark ‘Think Local’ milestone
Companies in Staffordshire will be given the chance to win £1000 of PR and marketing support as part of a new campaign run by Think Local 4 Business.
Beer duty escalator takes its toll
3 million fewer UK adults visit the pub on a regular basis
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.
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.
Halfmoon Special: Lud’s Church
As the year draws to its close, join award winning poet Holly Corfield Carr on a circular walk through the dramatic mythology and geology of the Roaches.
Birmingham Bach Choir return to Lichfield Cathedral
Birmingham Bach Choir return to Lichfield Cathedral on Saturday 24 November 2012 for a well-timed performance of JS Bach’s seasonal Christmas Oratorio.
A song of Remembrance and Repatriation
A song of remembrance played all over the world but not in Birmingham – an author’s disappointment.
Whittlebury Hall a winner
Whittlebury Hall Conference and Training Centre, Hotel and Spa has been announced as WINNER of the 2013 Condé Nast Johansens MICE Award.
NHS fails to communicate effectively with patients and families, warns Ombudsman
‘Death is rarely an ideal situation for anyone’
Annual UK drug deaths fall by 14 per cent, while deaths related to outlawed ‘legal highs’ increase
Deaths related to a group of now-banned ‘legal highs’ rose sharply from 5 in 2009 to 43 in 2010, reveals a report on the latest UK drug death figures released today
Nick Hewer: Labour doing well in polls ‘entirely by default’
Businessman and TV presenter Nick Hewer has said he continues to remain deeply unimpressed by the current Labour Party and its leader Ed Miliband.
Recording conflict casualties: A vital effort that NATO must join
“Who is responsible for recording and documenting the names of the dead?”, asks NATO Watch director Ian Davis
Action for Ash
Ash dieback disease has been identified in Norfolk. The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country is appealing for help spotting the spread of the infection.
New campaign to help victims of child abuse launched
Cogent Elliott, one of the UK’s leading integrated creative agencies, has developed a powerful advertisement for the National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), based upon the Jimmy Savile revelations.
To Babar Ahmad & Talha Ahsan – We Have Failed You
Last Friday, the European Court of Human Rights made its final decision that British citizens Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan were to be extradited to the United States.
Skye’s The Limit: The 100th Munro
Richard Lutz takes to the hills in Northwest Scotland and is a very tired man
Petrol sales down
Petrol sales in the UK continued their steady decline during the first half of this year, the AA confirms from new government statistics.
Transatlantic survey reveals NATO has still to convince public that Alliance is essential for their security
The German Marshall Fund has recently released its eleventh Transatlantic Trends survey. It charts US and European public opinion on a range of transatlantic issues, including foreign policy challenges, support for NATO, the economy, and the rise of other world powers.
Gent Jazz Festival 2012 [part two]
The second weekend of the Gent Jazz Festival broadens its scope to funk, reggae and rock’n’roll. Martin Longley jumps, slumps and pumps…
Pakistan: “Fuel blind”
Pakistan must act now to resolve its continued debilitating power shortages that are grinding industry to a halt and robbing the population of a basic necessity warns Dr Kamal Munir
Staffordshire company with big plans for expansion
Expansion into global markets, streamlining of supply chains and a growing desire from customers to source from the UK will all be key factors in helping a Cheslyn Hay manufacturer more than double its turnover in the next three years.
Dyfi ospreys set for historic second brood
Ros Dodd reports these will be only the second brood of osprey chicks in 400 years in this area of Wales.
New HQ For Traffic Cops
Policing some of the busiest roads in the country has been made easier thanks to the opening of a new purpose-built headquarters.
Hot Off the Press: We Pick the Latest Oscar Favourite
Our arts correspondent, Howie Elston, reports from Hollywood on a timely movie that could grab the Oscar for best film.
The Big Session Festival moves to Catton Park
The long-established midlands event The Big Session Festival is moving to a new home at Catton Park, South Derbyshire
Light or wind? Does money talk?
Alan Clawley comes face to face with the realities of a ‘low carbon’ economy: “What’s in it for me?”
99 And Counting
Richard Lutz heads north- on a mission. The Gaelic names tumble from the tongue- Carn a Coire Boidheach, Sgurr Gaibhre, Liathach and Schiehallion. Those and about 280 others that collectively are the Munro mountains of Scotland. As Nigel said last month: ‘Climbing them all isn’t a hobby- it’s a sickness.’ I went up my 99th…