Birmingham Active Citizens – it could be you
Ulfah Arts and Media is seeking 10 participants to experience a journey of leadership and social action to set up Birmingham Active Citizens
Glen Campbell – His Farewell Tour
Growing up in New York, we were drawn more to The Beatles or the Stones than to Glen Campbell
Making do
It’s not a very exciting slogan but ‘making do’ is probably what we will all be doing more of given the almost universal slowdown in economic growth.
A chance to see EZIO
For one night only at The Glee Club
West Midlands Campaign for Better Transport: An invitation
Rail commuters from the West Midlands are being urged to come forward and bring their concerns about local rail services in the West Midlands to campaigners
Gentle On Our Minds: Glen Campbell Comes to Brum
Let’s see. There’s “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman” “Galveston”, “Rhinestone Cowboy” and ‘Gentle on My Mind.’ They’re songs that rumble and twang through your head as you’re driving, cleaning up the kitchen or letting your brain circle aimlessly in the late afternoon. You can love them or despise them. But they’re…
Birmingham Director Jumps First Hurdle on the Road to the Oscars
Well, it is November so I guess it’s time to crank up the old Hollywood machine and get stuck into who gets the Oscar for this and the Oscar for that.
Protests pass off peacefully
The EDL and Unity demonstrations in Birmingham city centre have ended with few problems and minimal disruption to the city.
Restrictions in place ahead of protests
Access to parts of Birmingham city centre will be restricted today
Look into The Cube
Birmingham’s latest ‘landmark’ destination, The Cube, will host a VIP open weekend
‘Health Moobile’ coming your way?
Is it a van? Is it a cow? No, it’s the Moomobile, and it’s hitting the streets of Birmingham and the Black Country, to bring mobile healthcare to the area. A transit van with a difference; the Moomobile is painted as a cow on both sides, and even has its rear end decorated to match…
Past to Present
Dave Woodhall reviews some recently published photographic histories.
Birmingham’s ‘other’ Martin
Alan Clawley reveals a bit of history about one of Birmingham’s landmark buildings.
Fashionable Birmingham
Damian Marquez is helping to position Birmingham as a centre of sartorial elegance.
Birmingham runners in support of Alzheimer’s Society
Nearly 1,000 people will be donning their running shoes in support of Alzheimer’s Society on Sunday 23 October, as they take part in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run.
Review: One Man, Two Guvnors
Richard Lutz takes in One Man, Two Guvnors at The New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham starring tv comedian James Corden
Art exhibition in Birmingham
Paintings by Susan McClure
Oh What a Night
Dave Woodhall looks back at a few hours when Birmingham had all you could want….
Birmingham’s Grand Hotel to reopen
Preparatory work has commenced to refurbish and restore Birmingham’s Grand Hotel, with the popular landmark building set to reopen as a hotel once again
Stage set for Birmingham’s ambition to transform healthcare globally
How can the region get the best return on a major investment in healthcare?
The Magnificent Seven, plus…
Andy Munro gives us his good, bad and ugly of Brummie architecture
BBC’s Mary Rhodes steps out to fight dementia in Birmingham
BBC presenter Mary Rhodes joined people from across Birmingham on the Memory Walk
West Midlands Ambulance Staff Feedback Success
Local ambulance staff are pleased with the results of an investigation into patient experiences.
The Hole of Birmingham
Alan Clawley detects a hole where others see an amphitheatre in Birmingham
Stephen Merchant Stands Up
James Rampton interviews a man who is much more than Ricky Gervais’ sidekick.
mac birmingham needs you!
mac birmingham is in the final of the National Lottery Awards 2011 – and needs your vote to win.
Birmingham to get a good laugh
Birmingham Comedy Festival returns this October with another cracking line-up of comedic talent!
Birmingham’s Mayor gets on her bike
The Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Anita Ward set the wheels of a local initiative to get more people on their bikes in motion in Victoria Square earlier today
New Film Festival Launched
News of a new film event in Birmingham: West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival 2011
Bournville String Orchestra
Good music for a good cause is on offer at the local Barber this coming Saturday says Steve Beauchampé.