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University to mark 21st anniversary
Today, the University of Wolverhampton officially marks 21 years since it received university status.
Boulton’s legacy
Published on 15 Jun, 2013 at 22:41 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Local history | | No Comments
Book review: Alan Clawley reviews Matthew Boulton – selling what all the world desires
Tamed with a Smile
Published on 12 Jun, 2013 at 10:57 in Architecture, Birmingham, Education, Local history | | No Comments
In 2010 The World Monuments Fund added Dudley Zoo’s collection of 1930s concrete buildings to its ‘at risk’ register.
The Big Birmingham Vintage Bike Ride 2013
On Sunday 9 June, over 100 cyclists will take to the streets of Birmingham for the 3nd annual Big Vintage Ride.
Birmingham Lives Local History Fair 2013
The seventh annual Birmingham Lives Local History Fair takes place this coming Sunday, June 9th between 11:00-16:00.
Sound of the Street
Our resident raver Terry Wills reports on the current production of sixties musical Carnaby Street.
Special reunion to mark 50 years of Sutton Coldfield’s Arthur Terry School
Published on 5 Jun, 2013 at 9:44 in Education, Features, Local history, Sutton Coldfield, What's on | | No Comments
Half a century has passed since they flicked rubbers at each other from their desks, but up to 250 of a Sutton Coldfield secondary school’s first pupils are to reunite to mark its 50th anniversary.
Climb every mountain
Laurence Inman goes exploring heroism and wonders just who we should be celebrating.
Better This Time? Afghanistan as the “Graveyard of Empires” 1979-2014
The 25th anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal announcement by the Soviet Union
Reggae Kinda Sweet: Photography by Pogus Caesar
Film maker and Photojournalist Pogus Caesar to showcase a unique exhibition entitled "Reggae Kinda Sweet" from 3rd July to August 31st in Birmingham
Students reunited with World’s oldest computer
Students who used the world’s oldest computer during their time at the University of Wolverhampton have been to see it at its new home.
70th Anniversary of the Dams Raid
Peter Preston-Hough, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, writes on the anniversary of this famous event in RAF history.
Book Review – Birmingham: Then and Now by Alan Clawley
Published on 1 May, 2013 at 8:53 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Environment, Local history | | No Comments
Andy Goff has finally received his copy of Birmingham: Then and Now. He likes it a lot.
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.
Girls answer 40th anniversary reunion call
Published on 25 Apr, 2013 at 11:07 in Education, Local history, Most recent, Solihull | | No Comments
Scores of ‘Old Girls’ are planning to return to Solihull School on 22 June for a gala reunion to celebrate the arrival of the first female students 40 years ago.
Uni graduates’ short film up for top US festival award
A short film created by recent graduates of Coventry University’s media production course has been shortlisted for an award at one of America’s leading lifestyle film festivals.
Maggie: The Latest Howard Elston Exclusive That Will Shock and Amaze You
Our medical correspondent Dr HOWARD ELSTON reports on the latest events in the epoch-crunching Margaret Thatcher story
Saying goodbye to the Grocer’s Daughter
Laurence Inman’s acerbic commentary on the late Baroness Thatcher
Swordfish bites back
Steve Beauchampé likes his music... and his music shops. He's pleased to find a favourite alive and rockin'.
