Liverpool band Black, fronted by vocalist Colin Vearncombe (pictured), filmed part of their monochrome video for the classic single 'Wonderful Life' on the Looping Star rollercoaster at Pleasureland back in 1987. Do you remember where the stylish ballad came in...
By Jenny Waddington A CITY-WIDE campaign to find more black and Asian foster carers is being launched in Coventry. As part of Black History Month, Coventry Fostering Service is launching a new appeal for more foster parents from ethnic backgrounds....
Congratulations to Paul Ince on becoming the first Black British manager of a premiership team in taking over at Blackburn Rovers. I for one couldn't be happier now that the man dubbed 'The Guv'nor' on the field is now...
As yet another Father's Day draws to a close, I'd like to extend my thanks to those who've made this an extra special day for me. My first thanks needs to go to my wife and son (the latter...
It was a very warm afternoon way back in August 2002 and yours truly had just finished interviewing cricket legend Sir Viv Richards for BBC Midlands Today. As I prepared to do my piece-to-camera, I reckoned that Birmingham was...
At last, we've got a TV channel to be proud of, BET- Black Entertainment Television! It's been going for ages in the States and now it's here. I was channel-hopping the other day, which I'm kind of prone to...
The word in the City of London is that our current woes at the pumps, petrol more expensive than dancing girls, diesel acceptable as a wedding gift that sort of thing, are down to the genius of three commodities traders...
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