Alumni reunion to mark special birthday
Graduates from the University of Wolverhampton are being invited to a special reunion to mark 21 years since the institution became a u
Engineering bright sparks launch electric drag race world record attempt
A former Coventry University student is setting his sights on breaking the record for the world’s quickest electric motorcycle.
Outgunned
Terry Wills reports from the Albion’s game with Arsenal.
Spiffing good fun with The 39 Steps
Currently celebrating its sixth year on London’s West End, the Olivier award-winning comedy, The 39 Steps, will stop off at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre as part of a national tour.
Give the dog a label and make it snappy
A Wombourne inventor is enjoying global success after creating a new animal innovation that could prevent over 1 million dog bites ever year.
CAMRA announces the UK’s Top 150 Local Real Ale Pubs
The West Midlands region’s winners are…..
Vamos Theatre presents Finding Joy
Follow the story of Joy, creative, funny but losing her memory and her grandson Danny who decides to take on the role of her carer
Coventry PR firm beats off the London agencies
A Coventry PR firm has beaten off stiff competition from four London agencies to secure its biggest ever client win
Cockney pride
At the Hawthorns, Terry Wills is getting that end of season feeling.
Midlands ahead of the game when it comes to cloud accounting
The Midlands is edging ahead of the rest of the UK when it comes to cloud accounting, largely thanks to the efforts of local forward-thinking accountancy firm Askews.
Professor receives fellowship to research men’s health inequalities
An academic based at the University of Wolverhampton has been awarded a Winston Churchill Travel fellowship in the area of medicine and health.
Pinball wizards launch Degree Show at Coventry University
Coventry School of Art and Design kick started its annual Degree Show at the weekend with a game of human pinball in the city centre’s Broadgate Square.
All Aboard
It’s winter in 1852 on a train travelling between Birmingham and Cheltenham
Walsall among the first to host new swimming experience
Swimmers at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus will become some of the first in the UK to try a new swimming experience developed by fitness experts.
‘Bedroom tax’ protestors take to streets
Labour party councillors and supporters dressed in pyjamas braved the freezing cold and snow to protest against the ‘bedroom tax’ which comes into affect this week.
Blunderbus presents The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark
Plop was a baby Barn Owl. He was exactly the same as every barn owl that has ever been, except for one thing – he was afraid of the dark!
Hawthorns halted
Terry Wills on two England teams, and the Albion during international week.
New partnership with Walsall FC
A new agreement has been signed between the University of Wolverhampton and Walsall FC to provide fitness and psychological support to players.
‘Stunning’ Phantom production at Solihull School
The Phantom of the Opera musical, which pupils performed in the Bushell Hall over five nights, received a standing ovation from the 600 strong audience
Prince of Denmark: A Cage Fighter on Stage
The new Hamlet at Stratford is full-on muscular theatre: it is Hamlet as cage fighter, says Richard Lutz
Belgrade’s new play tells tale of sex, vodka and shattered dreams
Sons Without Fathers, which is a new adaptation of Chekhov’s first play – Platonov – will be on in April at The Belgrade Theatre
Student develops innovative business
An entrepreneurial student has launched his own business to help college leavers apply and prepare for university life.
The Travelator: Curious Places – Steampunk aka the MAD Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon
With the school holidays here our travel columnist writes about a place that’s a bit closer to home than usual, and well worth visiting.
Gritting a thaw point with Walsall’s Labour Group
A decision by Walsall Council not to grit any roads on Saturday 23rd March has been described by Walsall’s Labour Group as “bizarre”.
It helps if you can see where you’re going
TR Fleet and Specsavers link to promote safer driver
Companies respond positively to Coventry University’s business-focused approach
The Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University held its first annual open day for business on Wednesday this week.
Fay Hield and The Hurricane Party
Artrix is building up a reputation for staging gigs by some of the leading performers on the folk scene
Stage adaptation of Oscar winner’s novel to play at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre will spring into Spring with a week of drama, dance and music in March, leading with a combination of drama and circus in The Arrival
Wolves Uni to launch new regional office in Oman
The University of Wolverhampton is to launch a new regional office in Oman to build partnerships in the region and provide information and advice for potential students
The new age of Aga
Meriden based creative agency Cogent Elliott has developed a new campaign for the AGA Total Control cooker