3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (284+ words) A bonafide masterpiece celebrating 60 years, Brian Wilson's answer to Rubber Soul began a back and forth with The Beatles that inspired Sgt Pepper! WILD SOUNDS: The Beach Boys Wilson's mental health was deteriorating but a fortunate by-product was his obsession…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (295+ words) A NEW parkland pathway could offer fresh views of a tucked-away listed Birmingham treasure if planning permission is granted. -KIRSTY BOSLEY News Reporter An artist's impression of the new community space in the High Street The creation of the so-called…...

3+ day ago  (482+ words) FROM THE CLASSIC "RAILWAY CHILDREN" TO "EAST IS EAST" OTHELLO QUEEN IDIA DERBY THEATRE East East DERBY Theatre has announced its full autumn season - along with a few shows for spring, 2027 - which includes a collection of shows for everyone, opportunities…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (307+ words) THE firm building a new town in the north of Bristol has signed a partnership deal with one of the region's biggest housing associations to make sure at least some of the homes will be classed as "affordable" for people…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (357+ words) THE new leader of the Reform UK group on Solihull Council has vowed to hold the Conservative administration to account. Solihull Reform group leader Councillor Samantha Gethen The group, which just a year ago had no councillors on the authority,…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (359+ words) HS2 could cost more than "100bn and may not open until 2039, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced. Work is well under way on the infrastructure of HS2, including the Bellingham Bridge in Birmingham The Cabinet minister told the Commons she was "angry" about…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (291+ words) POLICE have issued an appeal after a woman who had not been seen for 12 days was spotted in a Swansea bank. This story is from the May 19, 2026 edition of South Wales Evening Post. THE Welsh Government's new cabinet met for…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (419+ words) MUM DESPERATE TO LEAVE HOME FOLLOWING HORROR GUN ATTACK AS TWO MEN ARE JAILED Sharif Cousins, left, was jailed for 12 years and getaway driver James Gray was jailed for nine years A FAMILY spoke of their "constant fear" and desperation…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (603+ words) CARL CHINN, SOCIAL HISTORIAN & AUTHOR, DELVES INTO BRUM'S PAST FOR hundreds of years, our city has been defined by the fashioning of metal, something recognised in 1538 when John Leland passed through. After crossing the River Rea by the modern Digbeth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (302+ words) THIS is the first picture of a "predator" who attacked and killed a sex worker in Smethwick. Tanveer Singh went kerb crawling in a delivery van along Soho Road, in Handsworth, after drinking in a pub on August 11, 2025. He picked…...