Updated 1:59am 26 May 2012

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Claire Hutchings

Restaurant Spy: Experimental Claire Hutchings is no flash in the pan

AT the age of 23 and with relatively little kitchen experience, Claire Hutchings was catapulted to fame when her innovative and beautifully-crafted dishes took her to the final of last year’s MasterChef: The Professionals.Read

The Queens

Restaurant Review: The Queens in Belbroughton

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THIS area is far from short of talented chefs, but Andy Waters ranks among the very best.Read

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Grindcore and Uran collaboration

THREE students from Birmingham City University have helped artists from different musical genres and cultures collaborate for the release of a single.Read

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Your community: Bearwood Shuffle gig

HOTLY tipped band 12 Dirty Bullets headline the third Bearwood Shuffle on Sunday in Lightwoods Park.Read

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Your Community: Moseley in Bloom open gardens

MORE than 20 private gardens will be open to the public during this year’s Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens Weekend on June 16-17.Read

Your community: TV company seeks Birmingham's big-spenders

BIG-spending Brummies are being sought for the Channel 4 programme SuperScrimpers.Read

Food review: Chamberlain's Fish and Chips, Oldbury

THE chip – beloved, weighed and sometimes even measured and colour-coded by my colleague Graham Young – can be a thing of great beauty.Read

Chung Ying

Restaurant Review: Chung Ying in Wrottesley Street, Birmingham

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ALL manner of unpleasant things have passed between my lips in my manic pursuit of authenticity at Chinese restaurants.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your Communities: Handsworth: Dancing for Sport Relief

HOLYHEAD School’s very own Let’s Dance for Sport Relief, organised by Head of PE Deb Tolley, was a roaring success.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your Communities: Attwood Green: Choir seeks new members

A NEW community choir in Birmingham, the Attwood Green Glee Club, has been meeting since January and is hoping to recruit new members.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your Communities: Digbeth: Search for models

VINTAGE shop Urban Village is launching a competition that will crown one Brummie the new face of their spring/summer2012 campaign.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your Communities: Walsall: Synchronised swimmers compete

WALSALL Synchronised Swimming Club is competing in the British Synchronised Swimming Championships in Gloucester this weekend – with six swimmers pitting their talents against the best in the country.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your Communities: Sutton Coldfield: Easter fun

SUTTON Coldfield kids are invited to showcase their ‘Egg-Factor’ in support of Birmingham Children’s Hospital at the an event on Saturday, March 31.Read

Hortons

Restaurant Review: Hortons in Solihull High Street

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THE humble rice pudding: a standard in the repertoire of any home cook and a comforting dish for all who relish soft grains bound together by a heart-clogging sauce of sugar, cream and butter.Read

Birmingham Mail

Your communities: Birmingham rep in hunt for Weoley Castle actors

BIRMINGHAM Rep is offering an opening for people who dream of treading the boards.Read

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Review: Waiting For Godot, at the Old Rep, Birmingham

THE earth may well be a bitch and we might be born astride of a grave, but don’t run away with the notion that Godot is a play of unremitting gloom.Read

Your Communities: Langley teacher honoured

FOOD and nutrition teacher at Langley School, Andrew Hartshorn, is one of only 12 teachers nationwide invited to join the James Dyson Innovation Award Scheme working party.Read

Your Communities: Kingstanding children's restaurant visit

CHILDREN in Year One at Christ the King Catholic Primary School visited Mother India restaurant in Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield.Read

Your Communities: Lichfield choir's concerts

ONLY two years after its formation, Lichfield Gospel Choir was highly commended for its performance at Buxton Opera House in the Choir of the Year 2012 competition.Read

Your Communities: Birmingham St Patrick's celebrations

A TROUPE of Irish dancers and musicians will take to the streets of Birmingham between 3pm and 6pm on Tuesday as O’Neill’s Irish pub brand continues its nationwide Join our Jig tour to raise money for local charity Cash for Kids.Read