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Left in the dark – with the Christmas lights ON Nov 20 2009

WHEN our Christmas lights switch on made the national TV news last Saturday, you knew it wasn’t to congratulate Birmingham City Council for doing such a fine job.Read

Magikstar put call out for new talent Nov 20 2009

A GROUP of people behind some of the biggest club nights in Birmingham are on the lookout for new talent to help them create their own music.Read

Showing deeper side of Scrooge Nov 20 2009

SCROOGE may be the quintessential Christmas killjoy but actor Peter Polycarpou is aiming to bring out a sensitive side to the Bah Humbug! character.Read

Enemy take centre stage Nov 20 2009

IT has been quite a year for Coventry trio The Enemy.Read

Light shines on Yusuf’s dream Nov 20 2009

A LONG-HELD ambition by The Artist Formerly Known As Cat Stevens to write a stage musical has been realised – and Birmingham fans will be among the first to see a preview.Read

Second album is therapeutic Nov 20 2009

AMERICAN sensation Ingrid Michaelson looks set to repeat her Stateside success in the UK thanks to a new album and a tour that plays Birmingham O2 Academy on Sunday.Read

Oh yes Niki is in panto! Nov 20 2009

X FACTOR star Niki Evans is learning to fly for her first panto.Read

Film Review: The Twilight Saga - New Moon *** Nov 20 2009

A YEAR after Twilight launched Hollywood’s lucrative journey through Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling books, along comes the eagerly-anticipated sequel.Read

It's far too hot here to be chilled to the bone Nov 13 2009

AS EXHIBITIONS go, Birmingham’s latest attraction is something of an eye opener – a series of dead bodies and diseased organs laid bare for all to see. Wow!Read

2012 (12A) **** Nov 13 2009

GERMAN director Roland Emmerich likes to destroy things and, when he’s on target, he’s brilliant.Read

A Walk in the Park: Touchwood in Solihull Nov 13 2009

THE name Touchwood sounds like it could be a park... until you add the words ‘Shopping Centre’ afterwards. And then you might think it’s anything but.Read

Great Lake Swimmers are making waves Nov 13 2009

HAVING missed out on a prize at the Canadian Music Awards in September, Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker is hoping for a better result at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.Read

Harry Brown (18) *** Nov 13 2009

COR BLIMEY, Guv’nor – Michael Caine has become a gun-toting pensioner out for revenge in an 18-rated thriller.Read

Moby live at Gatecrasher Nov 13 2009

INTERNATIONAL music star Moby is coming to Gatecrasher Birmingham tomorrow for a rare, one-off live set.Read

Wood ready for granny challenge Nov 13 2009

AFTER more than 40 years adapting and writing shows for children, David Wood knows only too well that you cannot take short cuts. So he admits to a few challenges when adapting Roald Dahl’s tale George’s Marvellous Medicine for Birmingham Stage Company.Read

Moyet merrier in recent years Nov 13 2009

SHE’S had hits with Yazoo and as a solo performer but Alison Moyet admits the last few years have been the most enjoyable.Read

JLS are switched on for Christmas Nov 13 2009

THINGS got slightly crazy when boy band JLS switched on Manchester’s Christmas lights.Read

Urban Walk: Art Deco tour sheds new light Nov 06 2009

IT’S pointless trying to work around these autumnal evenings when darkness draws so early.Read

A Walk in the Park: Highgate Park Nov 06 2009

GIVEN the extraordinary number of parks in and around Birmingham, the biggest frustration I have with this column is that I can only ever be in one place at once.Read

Film Review: A Christmas Carol 3D - The Imax Experience (PG) Nov 06 2009

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DON’T tell Scrooge – but Christmas is coming 48 days early this year!Read

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