Visit Birmingham declares city ‘Open for Christmas’
New festive campaign launched by destination marketing agency – featuring local film star Julie Walters
Justin Moorhouse – Justin Time – UK Tour 2013
One of the UK’s most affable and entertaining comedians, Justin Moorhouse, will be bringing his new tour show Justin Time to the Glee Club Birmingham
Nerina Pallot – Lonely Valentine Club Tour 2013
Brit Award and Ivor Novello nominated singer Nerina Pallot will be bringing her Lonely Valentine Club tour to Glee Club Birmingham
City TV win local TV bid
CityTV has been awarded the licence to broadcast, on Freeview channel 8, as the local television station for Birmingham and the Midlands.
Indulge your passion for all things cake this weekend
Have you joined the nation and embraced the ever-growing trend for cake decorating?
Review: The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers on their 25th anniversary tour.
HROC Win Big at the CIPR PRide Awards
Birmingham based PR agency HROC is celebrating after winning five prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide awards – more than any other Midlands agency.
Review: Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter, jazz master, in Birmingham. Richard Lutz reviews it.
Twenty jobs secured and 150 apprenticeships guaranteed
Twenty jobs have been secured and 150 apprenticeships guaranteed after a leading Birmingham training company won a major contract with the Skills Funding Agency.
Why is the winner of the Australian Turner Prize exhibiting above a pub in Birmingham?
On the second floor of a pub in Birmingham, something very different is being attempted with an art exhibition.
Alison Baskerville ‘Makes Do’ with Winning Images for Poppy Appeal 2012
‘Make Do and Mend’ is an exhibition by award winning photojournalist Alison Baskerville. The exhibits will be on show at The Lake Side gallery, The Custard Factory, Digbeth, over Remembrance weekend.
£25k prize to be awarded to an indie games developer at Birmingham Science Park’s LAUNCH Conference
Birmingham Science Park’s LAUNCH Conference will see a digital gaming company awarded £25,000, plus the opportunity to develop its winning concept for PlayStation Mobile in conjunction with Sony.
Award Winning Birmingham Publisher Sold to London Firm
Birmingham’s independent publisher, Tindal Street Press, sold to a London firm. What didn’t happen to allow it to flourish?
Fancy a bite out this Halloween?
Fearful favourites Victorian specialist theatre company “Don’t Go into the Cellar!” are bringing a Halloween horror show that’s good enough to eat to The Old Joint Stock
Growing young gracefully
Dave Woodhall meets a comedian, and much more.
CBSO’s Nutcracker brings a touch of Russia to Birmingham
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is a seasonal highlight for many and, this year, the acclaimed CBSO Youth Orchestra and the stunning voices of the CBSO Children’s Chorus join forces for an exhilarating performance.
Lee Longlands celebrates 110 years in business
One of the West Midlands’ best-known retailers is celebrating a special birthday in style, with the launch of exclusive new ranges and plans to roll out a new e-commerce facility.
Birmingham Bach Choir needs you!
Birmingham Bach Choir is on the lookout for new talent from across Birmingham
Boxing Night
A local boxing champion is backing fund-raising for a young peoples’ charity
Dancing the Night Away
News of a photographic exhibition just opening
Quality of Health Conference 19th October 2012
Changing Our Lives, a West Midlands based self-advocacy organisation working with people with disabilities, is holding a Quality of Health Conference at the Midlands Arts Centre
Henning Wehn – Henning Knows Bestest – UK Tour 2013
German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn returns with his new show Henning Knows Bestest, coming to Glee Club Birmingham in February
Kicking Off at the Old Joint Stock
Birmingham, England: The Riots, 2011 / 2025
10 years of Super Sonic Festival
Ambitious Birmingham arts festival celebrates 10th year
Paul Foot – the comedian – at The Glee
Following last year’s sell-out UK Tour of Still Life, Paul returns with a brand new show to delight and amuse his connoisseurs – Kenny Larch Is Dead
Autumn Almanac: The Voice and the Lens
Autumn Almanac, Ikon’s annual weekend festival of music, returns this November with an exhibition and sequence of events exploring the treasures of the human voice.
Finance Fair puts social investment in the spotlight
Make the most of the rapidly growing social investment market was the key message to come out of the biggest Social Finance Fair ever held outside London yesterday.
Mr Bird’s Emporium
Tammy Facey has been out and about exploring Birmingham businesses – she’s found Mr Bird’s Emporium
Obama and Me: The Incredible True Story of a YouTube Sensation
The UK’s only American election YouTube Sensation has finally broken his silence and released a book about his adventure in 2008.
All aboard that’s going aboard!
Nightclub owners putting Birmingham on the map