Wine: New World or classic French?
Hotel du Vin hosts ‘Judgment of Birmingham’ dinner to decide what wines are best Thirty guests attended Hotel du Vin’s ‘Judgment of Birmingham’
Birmingham
Culture
Birmingham
Business News
Education
Pakistani student agency’s Brum base
Pakistani student recruitment agency opens new Birmingham office One of Pakistan’s leading student recruitment agencies opens a new office in Birmingham this week.
Life Sciences
Politics
MP: ‘Scrap VAT on defibs’
Government must scrap VAT on defibrillators to save lives, an MP said today. Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Conservative MP for Solihull West and Shirley,
Business News
Solihull
Seven times up Everest
A team of West Midlands bean-counters has raised more than £100,000 for charity by climbing Mt Everest seven times in 24 hours. Colleagues
Business News
Politics
£1.5bn Govt loan to JLR
Stricken JLR given loan so it can pay its supply chain Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to receive a government loan of up
Business News
Energy
Wolverhampton
Tomato Energy faces chop
Regulator threatens to stop debt-ridden electricity firm operating Embattled household electricity retailer Tomato Energy has been given three months to resolve its financial
Transport
12m passengers on Cross City
West Midlands Railway’s new Cross City Line fleet of trains carried 12 million passengers in the first year of service. The line, which
People
Shed of the Year 2025
The space-saving workshop of an engineer has been named Cuprinol Shed of the Year 2025. Mike Robinson, from Pumstead, southeast London, secured enough
Birmingham
Politics
‘Govt to bail out broke council?’
Opposition leader asks Chancellor to write off council’s debts Government must write off the estimated £4bn of debt racked up bankrupt Birmingham city
Birmingham
Leadership
Brummie Keith runs for NCDV
A history-making Brummie police officer turned justice and equality advocate is running the Windsor Half Marathon this Sunday to raise cash for the National