WHEN Christmas Day arrives, you want a fully festive schedule and this year’s does not disappoint. The BBC leads the way with the return of Wallace and Gromit, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife and Gavin ...

THE BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome never fails to take pantomime to new heights and it literally did that with this year’s offering – Peter Pan. Billed on the programme as ‘The High Flying Panto Adventure’, ...

CELEBRATIONS were in order when a number of Solihull teachers were handed top prizes at the Pearson National Teaching Awards. The event was hosted by Gaby Roslin and guests included the Education ...

IT’S Christmas in Illyria and the fun is flowing. Pranks are played and mismatches threaten to scupper the meetings under the mistletoe. Admittedly, the plot of what must rank as one of the Bard’s ...

NOT MANY people know that the roots to the traditional pantomime we know today lie in ancient Greece and Rome and date back hundreds of years. The shows we enjoy over the festive season combine music, ...

The follow up to Hallett’s successful ‘The Appeal’ takes us back to Lower Lockwood and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. The group are busy ...

ZAK Parsons scored a brace as Knowle romped to a 5-0 victory away at local rivals Hampton who finished the game with 10-men. Parsons struck in either half while Odane Barnes, Tom Craine and Brandon ...

MIDLANDS Air Ambulance Charity is inviting supporters to help save lives across the West Midlands by participating in its ...

BIRMINGHAM and Solihull Bees produced a valiant performance in a high-scoring 59-33 defeat against league leaders Aston Old Edwardians. A patched-up Bees side came away with a try bonus point as ...

A SOLIHULL care home hosted a white wedding after one of its residents was forced to miss her grandson’s nuptials. The family of Val Graham were bitterly disappointed that she was unable to see ...

WITH the Christmas festivities under way, the Royal family’s favourite games to play in their spare time, from Charades to table tennis, have been revealed. Queen Elizabeth II It has been widely ...

HEAVENLY voices rang out at a Shirley care home as volunteers from Solihull Methodist church choir came together to celebrate Christmas with a carol service. Staff and residents at Fountains care home ...