BE FESTIVAL 2013
Fourth annual festival of innovative European theatre returns to Birmingham
Ofcom’s local TV multiplex operator to be based at Innovation Birmingham Campus
20 new jobs are being created for local people as a result.
Nominations announced for Midlands Media Awards
Les Reid, of the Coventry Telegraph, has been nominated for four categories at this year’s Awards, which are being held next month.
Birmingham – Where the world meets
Meet Birmingham has unveiled a new marketing campaign designed to attract more major events to Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull.
Review: Last tango in Hill Street
Terry Wills reviews the Alexandra Theatre’s production of Midnight Tango.
Highlights of Fierce Festival 2013 announced
Birmingham’s Fierce Festival returns this October with its distinctive programme of performance and surprising installations in public space.
Personal and Executive Assistants overworked and underpaid, finds survey
Making plans for a Director’s wedding, locating 300 mink fur teddy bears and buying thermal underwear for the boss are just some of the more bizarre requests being carried out by Personal and Executive Assistants across the West Midlands.
Roisin Conaty – Life Hunter tour
Roisin Conaty is an Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and star of BBC Three’s Impractical Jokers – and she’s on in Birmingham
What’s On at Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Funknight, Bill Bailey, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Fascinating Aida appearing in Birmingham
Birmingham LGBT opens sports and fitness studio in Southside
Birmingham LGBT has added a new sports and fitness studio to its thriving Health and Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham’s Southside district.
Overground and Underwhelmed
Stage 1 of the £598m New Street Station redevelopment opened last week. The Birmingham press were impressed, the Birmingham Press wasn’t. Steve Beauchampé reports.
Award winning Birmingham project helps thousands
My Time CIC, a social enterprise owned by service users in inner city Birmingham, has helped thousands of people overcome mental health issues by offering a variety of learning opportunities.
GBSLEP Chair points to opportunity for growth in area’s global reputation
Harnessing Birmingham’s rising global profile could help areas across the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership’s patch to boost their reputation internationally
Birmingham company wins top award
Birmingham-based building services provider J S Wright has proved that it’s the best in the business.
Rachael Barker crowned Miss Birmingham 2013
Psychology graduate Rachael Barker has been crowned as the new Miss Birmingham.
Paris 1940s take a trip to The Jam House
Paris 1940s are taking a little ‘je ne sais quoi’ with them to popular live music venue The Jam House on Thursday 9 May.
Sir Bernard Zissman raises £16k with charity debatathon
Former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Sir Bernard Zissman has put his famed public speaking skills to the test during a debatathon which raised more than £16,000 for charity
Team building takes a different tune at The Studio
Corporate team building is set to hit a sweeter note following the launch of a new initiative at thestudio in Birmingham.
The march of automated meter reading
One of the UK’s leading independent metering specialists has signed a new agreement that will help it enhance its automated meter reading (AMR) range.
International Dawn Chorus Day; two dawns away
There are just two days to go until bird lovers across the world come together for the annual celebration of nature’s ode to joy when songbirds fill the air with music as the sun comes up.
Schoolchildren unveil new street sign for Selly Oak site
Pupils from Bournville School, Birmingham have unveiled a historic name for a brand new affordable housing scheme in Selly Oak on a former industrial site.
See It, Grow It, Taste It!
Martineau Gardens Spring Event, Edgbaston
CBSO announces 2013/14 Birmingham concert season
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announced its 2013-14 Birmingham concert season yesterday
Midlands Media Awards: Panel chaired by Sky News Managing Editor
Peter Lowe, Managing Editor of Sky News, is to be chairman of the judging panel for this year’s Midlands Media Awards, shortlisted nominations for which will be announced on Monday, May 13.
Stripped Down Theatre present Our Kylie’s Havin’ a Bab!
Having tackled and survived the family wedding, this is what happens next – the “having a baby” stage…
Leading charities for blind people move in to brib’s site in Harborne
Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind (brib) is welcoming two major national charities to its Harborne site.
Book Review – Birmingham: Then and Now by Alan Clawley
Andy Goff has finally received his copy of Birmingham: Then and Now. He likes it a lot.
Online success for Birmingham retailers
Online retailer WAE+ has unveiled sales figures for the first six months of its financial year, at £4.48 million, compared to previous six months at £1.4 million
Miss Birmingham 2013 final this weekend
The West Midlands’ most glamorous ladies will take to the stage this weekend in a bid to win the crown of Miss Birmingham 2013.
Birmingham to Brighton and back in 35 years
Heritage Silverware has restored and returned a piece of dining room history to one of Britain’s most magnificent hotels.