HAD a great day at the Hay Festival, the legendary literature and arts festival staged in Hay-on-Wye, where I got […]
Lewis Hamilton on pole for new M24 Le Mans autosport attraction
FORMULA One legend Lewis Hamilton has agreed to be the patron of the new M24 motorsport museum, opening later this […]
Murder and mayhem at journalism’s last stand in Edinburgh
TO BE FRANK by Kevin Christie (The Book Guild, £9.99) CARDS on the table. I’ve spent most of a lifetime […]
Count Dracula is alive and well – and stalking the streets of Derby
FANGS for the memories! Tourism chiefs in a city dubbed the ‘dead centre’ of England have got their teeth into […]
Excess All Areas – the 70 songs that have shaped Eurovision
WHICH Eurovision song sparked a real-life revolution? Who gave ABBA nul points? And which Song Contest star suffered a wardrobe […]
The retired hitman, the psychic gardener and the ghost orchid
THE RETIRED ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO ORCHID HUNTING By Naomi Kuttner (Inkblot Publishing, £11.99) RATING: **** “HELLO, my name is Dante, […]
Bloomin’ beautiful – the Midlands biggest tulip field in pictures
I HAVE been tiptoeing through the tulips again at the bloomin’ beautiful visitor attraction that’s the biggest of its kind […]
Steppenwolf and Blur classics for Muppets rollercoaster takeover
IT’S the end of the rock and rollercoaster road for Aerosmith as a bunch of musical muppets finally kick them […]
University high-fliers captured on camera in falcon watch livestream
THEY’RE used to high-fliers at the University of Birmingham – but two in particular are reaching new heights. They’re living […]
Jazz Festival boss Jim Simpson honoured in national awards
BIRMINGHAM Jazz Festival boss Jim Simpson has been named this year’s Unsung Hero at the prestigious UK Blues Awards after […]
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