Birmingham: UK’s TV capital
Britain has officially claimed the title of the world’s biggest exporter of unscripted television formats – and it’s not just London that deserves.
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Handblown Glass: A fragile industry
Hand-blown glass has been produced in Stourbridge since the early 1600s. Yet today all that remains of the once prestigious Stourbridge glass industry.
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Healthy ketchup in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton city council has become the first local authority in the West Midlands to introduce healthy, low-sugar ketchup into its schools. With lower.
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PM’s letter to veterans
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has written an open letter to veterans marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day tomorrow..
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VE Day: 80 years
Why it still matters in modern Britain Eighty years ago this Thursday, on May 8, 1945, the streets of Britain erupted in celebration..
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Hotel boss: Come to Brum
Following weeks of alarmist media coverage on bin strikes, the boss of one of Birmingham’s top hotels today reassured people booked to visit.
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End of customer service?
More than 75% of Britons are frustrated with poor customer service, yet feedback requests flood in after every purchase or delivery. Changing face.
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Colmore Food Festival
The line-up for this year’s Colmore Food Festival in Birmingham has been revealed. Thirty-one traders are set to take over Victoria Square once.
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Heatwave’s Roy Carter: Forever jamming
Roy Carter, guitarist from 1970s soul band Heatwave, turns 70 this summer – but he has the energy of a man half his.