Lichfield

18:37, 5 OCT 2018

High Speed 2 High Speed rail and the environment

As High Speed Rail continues with its low speed development there has been a recycling of news about its ecological mitigation programme.

Black Country Say no (again) to the Western Orbital road

Plans have been revived to build the so-called Western Orbital road, needed, some say, to cut traffic congestion in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Rich List Rich List 2018: No.32= - Peter Horton and family

Hortons' Estate has been celebrating 125 years in business

Birmingham City Council Review of 2017 - September: Midland Metro extension, council leader quits and HMRC chooses new Birmingham base

More details of the city centre extension to the tram network were revealed in September including the exact locations of five new stops while city council leader John Clancy quit following the fallout from the bin strike

Cadbury Review of 2017 - April: £75m Cadbury investment, battle to save church and Big Art Project winner

Cadbury's owner Mondelēz International showcased the result of a £75m investment into the factory in Bournville which brought some Daily Mail manufacturing home and campaigners opposed plans to demolish a historic church

Walsall Artistic director George Vass reflects on 25 years at helm of festival

The Presteigne Music Festival has attracted world-renowned composers and artists over its 35 years. George Vass tells Christopher Morley about his highlights

Birmingham Hippodrome Glorious, heaven-sent music a 'sopranofest' says singer

As Welsh National Opera return to the Hippodrome with Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier, Christopher Morley talks to Rebecca Evans about the role of Marschallin

Lichfield 'Greatest hits' of a musical genius a Lichfield Festival highlight

Performer and director Damian Thantrey has been working on a project to bring the music of Richard Rodgers to the Lichfield Festival.

Birmingham Symphony Hall Piecing together of a long-lost Bach score

Paul Spicer, now in his 25th year as conductor of Birmingham Bach Choir, is looking forward to a special concert.

Worcestershire Bistrot Pierre to create 100 jobs with new restaurant launches

French chain which opened in Birmingham last summer is planning further expansion in the West Midlands with two new venues

Peter Horton Rich List 2017: No.29 - Peter Horton and family

Deputy Chairman of Hortons' Estate has seen his fortune increase by £0 million while dropping three places on the Rich List

Conservative Party Review of 2016 - May: Steven Knight moots new studio, Northfield Manor to be reborn and Ikea comes to city centre

The founder of TV hit Peaky Blinders said in May that he had held discussions with Paramount about launching a new studio in Birmingham while a fire-hit manor was to regenerated as a housing estate

Birmingham Town Hall Ex Cathedra's expedition to explore the New World

Ex Cathedra conductor Jeffrey Skidmore tells Christopher Morley about the Birmingham choir's journey to discover the baroque music of South America

Lichfield Former Stonnall inn has links to highwayman Dick Turpin

Wordsley House in Stonnall is reportedly the former Welsh Harp Inn, the birthplace of Dick Turpin's mate, Tom King.

Walsall Epitome of luxury and all box fresh properties in Aldridge

Cameron Homes has unveiled its flagship development of 14 exclusive five-bedroom properties at Bourne Fields, near Aldridge.

Sutton Coldfield Character homes are real barnstormers!

There are plenty of barns that have been transformed into living spaces fit for the 21st century family.

Post People Sutton Coldfield Chamber marks first anniversary

Sutton Coldfield Chamber has “exceeded expectations” in its first 12 months

Solihull Midland properties ready for a grand design

Here are a handful of properties that either already have planning permission to extend or there is plenty of scope for development.

Lichfield Review: Amuse-Bouche, I Fagiolini at Lichfield Festival

Jean Francaix's extraordinary Ode à la gastronomie is a tour-de-force, and I Fagiolini performed it with wit, precision and (when the music called for it) lip-smacking relish.

Lichfield Review: Manchester Camerata at Lichfield Festival

The opening concert of the Lichfield Festival featured two world premieres.

The Co-operative Dignity adds five crematoria to growing UK portfolio

Birmingham-based listed funeral group says sites - including in Lichfield and Shropshire - will expand footprint into new markets

Lichfield HS2 causes golf club to plan major overhaul

Construction of high-speed rail line will cut a swathe through 18-hole Staffordshire course prompting new plans for redevelopment

Lichfield Stoford unveils new development plans at £38m site

Birmingham developer is working Liberty Property Trust on the speculative project in Staffordshire

CP Bigwood Lots of quirky potential at biggest-ever CPBigwood auction

The latest CPBigwood auction will see more properties up for sale than the auctioneer has ever dealt with before.

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