Cuddles, the Killer Whale of the Black Country
He was violent, Guinness-slurping and had a reputation for kissing bikini-clad women. Or was he?
The Dispatch
The New Newbury: Has the once-inadequate school managed to turn things around?
‘You’ll rarely have a school say, ‘Bring me an Ofsted inspection right now!’ But that’s what we’re saying’
The Hippodrome’s mammoth task
Can the theatre reinvent the musical for the 21st century?
Little Rome, Spaghetti and canals: our picks for an Italy-themed Birmingham Heritage Week
Plus, burst pipe chaos in Spark Hill
The Birmaissance: Is the Brum accent finally getting the respect it deserves?
It was once ranked as a the UK’s ‘least sexy’ voice, but thanks to TV gangsters and short-socked footballers, things are changing
Birmingham, the axe and the report that casts doubt on everything
We were told the city faced a £760m ‘black hole’. That no longer seems certain
The next generation of New Towns is coming — where could they go in the West Midlands?
‘Where hope is started and dreams can be borne’
In the corridors of the WMCA, Andy Street’s ghost lingers
Richard Parker on 110 days leading the West Midlands
Why are West Midlands GPs so angry?
We’re at a tipping point that could be bad for doctors and worse for patients
Michael Gove and the ‘fiasco’ — who broke Birmingham?
Plus, we interview the creator of a very Brummie movie
Arm wrestling is on the up — Can the Birmingham Bullets help the sport get a grip?
‘It gave me a bit of life. It gave me a bit of purpose'