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Sarah Probert
Executive Editor (content)
0121 234 5186
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Birmingham
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Review: Midnight Tango at New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
Strictly Come Dancing favourites Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have wowed television audiences with their Argentine tango and so there was great expectation from this show.
Musician Courtney Pine remains an advocate for the joy of jazz
Retail & Consumer
Courtney Pine, Britain's enigmatic jazz musician, talks to Sarah Probert about legends, critics and taking Stevie Wonder's place at Wembley.
Review: The 39 Steps, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Retail & Consumer
Who would have thought it possible to produce a stage version of John Buchan’s classic spy thriller, maintain all the suspense and melodrama whilst having it performed by just four actors?
Songwriter Scott Matthews on the recording of his new album
Retail & Consumer
Award-winning musician Scott Matthews talks to Sarah Probert about finding his mojo and why his Midland home is the best place to record his latest album.
Theatre review:The Anatomy of Melancholy at Warwick Arts Centre
Retail & Consumer
Deciphering and adapting a weighty 17th century textbook on melancholy is perhaps not the easiest task for a theatre company to take on.
Review: The Night Queen at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Retail & Consumer
After a successful run two years ago, Birmingham theatre team Hoopla returns to the Belgrade with this majestic tale.
Review: The Gruffalo’s Child, at Birmingham Town Hall
Retail & Consumer
It was always going to be a challenge to bring the same magic from the book and the film of The Gruffalo's Child to a stage adaption.
Highlights of this week's classical calendar
Retail & Consumer
We are so lucky in Birmingham and our surrounding region to have such a wonderful kaleidoscope of musical events to tempt us.
Review: Steptoe and Son at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Retail & Consumer
It was always going to be difficult to re-create the magical relationship between Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Bramble as rag and bone men in the iconic sitcom Steptoe and Son.
Harvesting the fruits of the urban jungle with Alys Fowler
Retail & Consumer
Foraging for free food in the city is not about rummaging in bins but something much more rewarding, as Sarah Probert discovers.
Man appears in court charged with murder of three men following Birmingham riots
Economic Development
A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murders of three men who died after being struck by a car during this week’s riots.
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream at RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon
Retail & Consumer
Gamblers and prostitutes grace the stage of this modern day performance of Midsummer Night’s Dream as the audience enters the theatre.
Birmingham trains most overcrowded during afternoon rush hour, new figures reveal
Economic Development
Rush-hour overcrowding on some of England’s busiest rail routes is worsening.
Nine areas of West Midlands chosen as potential areas for local TV services
Economic Development
Nine areas of the West Midlands have been chosen as potential locations to launch local TV services, the Government has announced.
Review: RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream, at Stratford-upon-Avon
Retail & Consumer
There are plenty of strong performances in this enchanting production, but most notably from Lucy Briggs-Owen as Hermia.
Jersey: Discovering Bergerac's island
Retail & Consumer
Sarah Probert finds that Jersey has got it all – sun, sea, sand and a fascinating history.
Profits expected to come under pressure as banks reveal challenges of past six months
Economic Development
Judging by the slide in their share prices, results from Britain’s major banks will provide a snapshot of a gruelling first six months of 2011.
House of Fraser defying retail gloom
Economic Development
Department store chain House of Fraser has joined the list of upmarket stores defying the retail gloom as sales picked up strongly over the past three months.
The blue lagoon of Turkey
Retail & Consumer
The jewel in Turkey’s coastal crown attracts visitors by land, sea...
Three accused of ram raid at Balsall Common bank
Economic Development
Three men have appeared in court accused of carrying out a ram raid on a bank in Balsall Common near Solihull.
Bupa fined £100,000 for death of woman in Walsall care home
Economic Development
A care home company has been fined £100,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the death of a 91-year-old woman at a home in Walsall.
Bupa fined £100,000 for death of woman in Walsall care home
Economic Development
A care home company has been fined £100,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the death of a 91-year-old woman at a home in Walsall.
Doubts over financial benefits of high speed rail, according to independent report
Economic Development
There is a “degree of uncertainty” around the financial benefits of the Government’s HS2 high-speed rail project, an independent report prepared for MPs has said.
Worcestershire anti-war protester Brian Haw dies
Economic Development
Veteran anti-war campaigner Brian Haw has died after losing his battle with lung cancer.
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