THE out-going Lord Mayor Anita Ward described her year as Birmingham’s First Citizen as a whirlwind of inspirational visits, military duties, royal tours, official ceremonies and sporting contests.Read
IMAGINE owning your very own Lord Mayor, complete with chains and regalia. You could get them to officially cut the ribbon on a new sofa, or welcome visitors to your house.Read
THE worst-kept secret in Birmingham politics is that council leader Mike Whitby fancies a go at being elected mayor should the city vote yes in the May referendum.Read
BAGGIES footballer Simon Cox has a reputation as one of football’s Mr Nice Guys but this chivalry was sorely tested when he experienced his own ‘Brief Encounter’ moment on a train.Read
OLYMPIC gold medal-winner-turned 2012 Games ambassador Jonathan Edwards spoke enthusiastically about the Cultural Olympiad at its Birmingham launch event this week.Read
TELLY golden couple Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley could be reunited this weekend for the first time since the pair waved their final goodbyes to Daybreak viewers some weeks ago.Read
CENTRAL Television’s Keith Wilkinson has been around almost as long as Arthur Scargill, it seems, but even a veteran broadcaster of his experience is prone to the odd gaffe.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S planning committee has learned the meaning of ‘irony’ after it was pointed out that a tree preservation order report ran to a hefty 12 pages.Read
HEALTH chiefs are appealing for help in christening a state-of-the-art centre for expectant mums to give birth among the supermarkets and shops of Walsall town centre.Read
