birminghampost
Load mobile navigation
Around The UK
West Midlands
East Midlands
South West
North West
North East
Yorkshire & Humber
South East
East
London
Northern Ireland
Wales
Scotland
Expand
Sectors
Enterprise
Professional Services
Retail & Consumer
Economic Development
Tech
Commercial Property
Manufacturing
Ports & Logistics
Law
Finance
Expand
Climate
Opinion
Partner Stories
Follow us
Send me daily emails
Advertise With Us
Marketing Solutions
Finance Jobs
Legal Jobs
Business Support Jobs
Contact Us
About Us
Newsletter Signup
Contact Us
Marketplace
About Us
mynewsassistant
Beauty Box Subscription
Work for us
Advertise with Us
Competition Rules
How to Complain
Corrections and Clarifications
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Notice
AI Notice
Cookie Notice
Newsletter Signup
Syndication & Licensing
RSS feeds
© 2024 a Reach plc subsidiary
Chris Upton
Why uprisings don’t start at the bottom
Opinion
Chris Upton writes "In 1381 the down-trodden English peasantry, armed to the nines with sticks, marched on London, and demanded change."
Scientist spy passed on secrets to our Russian ‘allies’
Retail & Consumer
During the race to deliver an atomic bomb during the Second World War, one Birmingham scientist became entangled in a plot which would see him exposed as a Russian spy. Chris Upton reports.
A haunting tale of death and deception
Retail & Consumer
It is a plot that would be relished in a TV murder mystery. Chris Upton looks at a brutal killing in a village in Worcestershire.
Home from home for the Australian cricket team
Opinion
Chris Upton writes "Australian cricket is currently in disarray. The captain has crocked his back, while the volatile opening bat, David Warner, has been suspended."
Furnace symbolises the birth of the industrial revolution
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton looks at the industrial heritage of what was once the hottest spot in the Midlands.
The true cost of liberty in Russia today
Opinion
Chris Upton writes "The two locations on this planet that have given me that special tingle of walking straight into history have been downtown New York and Red Square".
Romantic poet Charles Lloyd's life drifted off to a sad end
Retail & Consumer
Unwilling to follow his father into the world of banking, Charles Lloyd set out to pursue his dream and be a poet. Chris Upton tells his story.
Crucifixion clock was Lichfield museum's star exhibit
Retail & Consumer
In the second part of his feature on a Lichfield museum, Chris Upton looks at the artefacts that were on display and where they finally went once the tourist attraction closed its doors.
Home truths for the fly by night cuckoo
Retail & Consumer
I’ve just heard my first cuckoo of the summer singing away in Tiddersley Wood, just outside Pershore.
Richard Greene's collection of interesting objects
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton looks back at Lichfield’s modest and unassuming librarian Richard Greene.
A flavour of Droitwich Spa's rich history
Retail & Consumer
Droitwich was once a town which was well worth its salt.
Landmark inn was the inspiration for writer's dark tale
Retail & Consumer
A former Worcestershire pub became the setting for a historical novel.
Chris Upton: Chorus of approval for the 'la la la'
Economic Development
It's the defining moment of any arena rock concert. The front-man (or woman) points his mic towards the crowd, and they carol back the words of some great chorus with joyful abandon.
The birthplace of the 'diversion of fair sex'
Retail & Consumer
The headmaster of a boys' school played a leading role in gender equality more than 300 years ago.
Chris Upton: Empty offices get to the art of the matter
Economic Development
Some years ago I went to that famous exhibition at Tate Modern, when they filled up the turbine hall with ceramic sunflower seeds.
Do you ever wonder where that far-off world has gone?
Retail & Consumer
A Shropshire museum has become the final resting place for some of our treasured household items from times gone by.
Chris Upton: A long road ahead for the high street
Economic Development
We might call it "the Gutenberg moment". From the instant that the Strasbourg printer created the first European printing-press in about 1439, the world changed.
Bourton House hides a sordid tale of adultery, betrayal and murder
Retail & Consumer
A beautiful Cotswold mansion hides a dark secret from the past.
Chris Upton: Thatcher had us barking - and chirping
Economic Development
When we first moved into Balsall Heath in the late 1980s there was a welcoming sign, painted on the railway bridge across Brighton Road.
Step inside a lost world - undisturbed, tranquil and magical
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton discovers two delightful secret gardens in Warwick.
Chris Upton: When the saints came marching in... to Cornwall
Economic Development
We have just this minute returned from one of our regular jaunts down to Cornwall to visit my mother-in-law.
Lord Clive's is a tale of triumph and tragedy
Retail & Consumer
The accumulation of wealth dominated the life and mysterious death of Lord Clive of India, writes Chris Upton.
Chris Upton: Bigotry or not - politicians fear one thing
Economic Development
"I see the River Tiber flowing with Bulgarians." You'll notice an adjustment to the line from Enoch Powell's notorious 1968 speech.
Chris Upton: Namechecks rare for English places in song
Economic Development
Why is it that the English fail to embrace their topography in music?
4
5
6
7
8