The Midlands Media Awards is this year to take place at The Holte Suite, Aston Villa FC’s prestigious hospitality centre.

Media and creative professionals from across the West Midlands helped put Birmingham on the map as the new Carnival Capital last week, at a special event organised by the Birmingham Publicity Association (BPA).

Peter Lowe, Managing Editor of Sky News, is to be chairman of the judging panel for this year’s Midlands Media Awards, shortlisted nominations for which will be announced on Monday, May 13.

Les Reid, of the Coventry Telegraph, has been nominated for four categories at this year’s Awards, which are being held next month.

The Birmingham Look Book – a go-to resource for journalists designed to raise the profile of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull with national and international media

A £1.4m University of Wolverhampton scheme funded by the Government to help economic growth and job creation is now inviting grant bids from regional businesses.

The sudden shutdown of all channels of Greece's national broadcasting company by the Greek government is 'unacceptable for an EU democracy', says West Mids and Warks Lib Dem MEP Phil Bennion.

A Year 13 student from Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) has secured a role with international news network, Russia Today.

Richard Lutz takes his pew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatrefor that most famous of revenge plays.

Richard Lutz looks back in langour at the past seven days

Richard Lutz takes his pew for the Ben Johnson classic that caustically sends up his fellow Londoners of 1610.

Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero - that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz

Richard Lutz gets lost in Shakespeare country.

Richard Lutz plunders his archive to remember what happened last week.....

Richard Lutz is buried by another seven days.

Richard Lutz takes the long route through another lost week.

What better way to celebrate the potential arrival of warmer months than with a Halfmoon Walking & Writing Workshop over Cannock Chase.

The University of Birmingham is set to host its first Arts & Science Festival to showcase the wealth of ideas, research and collaboration across its campus.

“Maximising your Return on Investment from a Good Idea”

With the age of literary correspondence dying, it seems more important than ever to provide spaces of warmth and comfort in which writers can not only retreat

Leaders from some of Europe’s largest companies will be gathering in Birmingham to discuss the role that open innovation and collaboration can play in boosting the economy

Madin walking tour led by Alan Clawley Starting at Five Ways Station, 10.30 am, 22nd June 2013

Financial advisers from across the West Midlands attended a course on auto enrolment yesterday – the new regime for workplace pensions that has begun to roll out.

How Welsh National Opera is helping city music students

The Midlands based rail champion, Campaign for Rail will be holding its inaugural Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Atrium, Moor Street Station

Birmingham conference aims to improve arts access for disabled youngsters.

Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.

Local ambulance chiefs are reminding bikers not to turn a minor mishap into something more serious.

A Birmingham based medical charity is giving you the opportunity to double your donation and help save lives around the world

A charity concert has raised £700 for the Edgbaston-based charity Ammalife.

Donors needed at Birmingham Donor Centre due to low stocks.

Richard Lutz remembers Mike Wakelam, a major force in medical research who died suddenly of a suspected Covid-19 infection.

"Help us to help you get the treatment you need across Birmingham and Solihull."

Aim is to make festival accessible to all.

Birmingham graduate offers advice to budding film makers.

Richard Lutz takes in a long eulogy to the Mafia life.

Blue plaque unveiled in honour of Madeleine Carroll.

A fairytale castle on the Welsh coast is a monument to Victorian escapism, reports Marsya Lennox

David Cameron would like us to believe that the pain inflicted on us by the government after the banking crash will be more bearable if we believe him, writes Alan Clawley

Ros Dodd reports these will be only the second brood of osprey chicks in 400 years in this area of Wales.

More from Sir Howard Elston, our man almost at Westminster.

"Birmingham's business community has lost a quiet hero," says Mayoral candidate.

Erdington High Street FHSF business case set to be approved for submission

Sir Howard Elston, our diplomatic reporter, watches a circus of ambiguity, deceit and governmental stupidity.

The body, which has not yet been identified, was discovered around 8am yesterday (Thursday 4) in the Birmingham & Fazeley canal near Tyburn Road junction with Wheelwright Road, Erdington.

Our recent story about proposed developments at Acocks Green has drawn a reply from local campaigner Julie Larden

Thousands of people cheered Queen Elizabeth II during a trip to Stamford and Burghley House earlier this month

Polish artist to create new work.

Birmingham Rep to bring theatre into Erdington homes.

Advice course for sufferers to begin in Erdington.