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Just Look Up!

I will put my hands up and admit I'm a bit of an architectural snob. Or at least, that I've been architecturally spoiled - growing up in Liverpool, which hosts the most listed buildings of a UK city outside of...

Posted by Fiona Ferguson on November 21, 2008 1:27 PM

A tribute to Andy Cole

Legendary hot-shot Andy (sorry should that be Andrew?) Cole has finally decided to call it a day and bring an end to a glittering career that saw him smash 187 Premier League goals. The former England man was often dubbed...

Posted by Andy Walker on November 11, 2008 6:21 PM

Tindall Street Press looking for short stories

Author of the wonderful 'What was Lost' Catherine O'Flynn is editing a new anthology for Tindall Street Press and she is looking for short stories for it by regional writers under the age of 35. Entitled 'Roads Ahead' the...

Posted by Susan Humphreys on November 10, 2008 11:07 AM

Willenhall youngsters describe Bonfire Night terror

By Barbara Goulden TWO of the three youngsters injuredwhen petrol was poured on to a bonfire have been speaking about their ordeal. One 12-year-old boy suffered 18 per cent burns to his face and hands and is understood to be...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 7, 2008 9:03 AM

Trams with plans: a golden opportunity for Geoff Hoon

In an interview with the FT today, the "new, enthusiastic" transport secretary Geoff Hoon says he has ordered a review to find infrastructure projects within his brief that can help Gordon Brown stimulate demand with a spending spree on public...

Posted by Mik Barton on October 30, 2008 1:33 PM

A Great Birmingham Run...

And I wouldn't be surprised if the Bupa/Great Run bods try to snap up Birmingham's newly inaugurated half marathon for their portfolio in future. Why? Other than it proves that when the city council put their minds to they can...

Posted by Emma Brady on October 27, 2008 3:22 PM

Welcome to the Diva Diaries...

Hi. Welcome to my diary. My Diva Diary... apparently. Why am I a Diva? According to www.dictionary.com "Diva" translates mainly as one of two things: A distinguished female singer A prima donna Well, as much as I would like...

Posted by Sarah Morris on October 24, 2008 11:14 AM

Seeing Brum as others see us

I have just read this article by Matthew Parris, the former MP and distinguished columnist, which was written during the recent Tory Party Conference. A significant chunk of those attending seem to have avoided Brum for the best part of...

Posted by Stuart Pemble on October 21, 2008 10:06 AM

How to calculate the cost of good publicity - Step 1: find back of envelope

A few weeks ago I wrote a column in The Post casting doubt on claims that events in the city actually generate the money which they are purported to generate. It was claimed, for example, that the Tory conference...

Posted by Richard McComb on October 14, 2008 3:47 PM

All Kinds of Puppet Strings

A fair old source of juicy gossip sprang into being at this year's Euro Bash in Birmingham - and tragically - Boom Bang a Blog was strolling around the Bullring when it was revealed (how slack). Don't fear -...

Posted by Jamie McLoughlin on October 9, 2008 6:17 PM

Spirits Of The Old Crown in Birmingham

The Old Crown in Deritend is one of a few remaining examples of Birmingham's medieval past. It's amazing that this building has survived considering how close it has come to being destroyed during its long life. It has seen...

Posted by Joanne Morris on October 7, 2008 1:00 PM

Oggie, Oggie, OGAE

You'll recognise the man on the right - it's Mr Danny Lynch, the intrepid soul who tried his damnedest to get some backstage gossip at last month's Eurovision Dance Contest in Glasgow for Boom Bang a Blog, but was...

Posted by Jamie McLoughlin on October 7, 2008 12:44 PM

Brum or Bust

Jury's Inn Birmingham: Welcome to the dream factory Boom Bang a Blog is very excited. Can you tell? Tomorrow, I shall board National Express's finest in order to spend an evening in Birmingham's Jury Inn where I shall join...

Posted by Jamie McLoughlin on October 3, 2008 9:46 AM

Birmingham is the UK's capital for the next week

Welcome policy makers, journalists, influencers, opinion formers....in short, everyone that the City of Birmingham has always wanted to get to see our city........and love it. Well here they are, thousands and thousands of them. The Conservative Conference is indeed causing...

Posted by Mohammed M-Hasan on September 28, 2008 2:22 PM

Murder frenzy

I got caught up in a bit of unwanted excitement earlier this week when my block of flats in Birmingham city centre became the focus of a national murder investigation....

Posted by Sam Thorne on September 17, 2008 12:06 PM

Birmingham: The home of invention!

BIRMINGHAM might be classed as Britain's number one regional city. But its achievements are frequently overlooked and character belittled by outsiders. They mock our Midland accents, they sneer at our concrete constructions and cringe at our to glam rock...

Posted by Fionnuala Bourke on September 16, 2008 2:31 PM

The Who's Who of brew

Rather like the minor celebrities and second-rank aristocrats who scurry to pick up each year's edition of Who's Who to see if they've merited a mention, arguably the major publishing event on the beerhunter's calendar is the release of the...

Posted by Steve Green on September 15, 2008 5:45 PM

Birmingham - The Uncreative City?

After writing a couple of months ago about Creative Republic I thought it about time I went along to an event. So last night I showed up at the Michael Wolff Masterclass in the so-new-the-paint's-still-wet Fazeley Studios in Digbeth. Wolff...

Posted by David Harte on September 10, 2008 2:13 PM

A hair-raising discovery

This has to be one of the most amazing things I have seen on the Internet for a while. Picture after picture of Birmingham citizens sporting hairstyles ranging from the surreal to the ridiculous are displayed on photo-sharing website...

Posted by Joanna Geary on September 9, 2008 5:33 PM

Liam Byrne's presentation to Cabinet

Liam Byrne's Presentation To CabinetView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: liam byrne) Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Minister for the West Midlands, delivered a presentation to the Cabinet when it met in Birmingham's International Convention...

Posted by Joanna Geary on September 8, 2008 6:07 PM