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Jon Perks

Jon Perks

Saving Brum’s long business lunches from jaws of history

The long business lunch is back – or at least it will be if members of a new campaign have their way.Read

Saving Brum’s long business lunches from jaws of history

The long business lunch is back – or at least it will be if members of a new campaign have their way.Read

Chicago and Birmingham form strong links and friendships

Birmingham has been selling itself to the world at the Sister Cities festival in Chicago. Post magazines editor Jon Perks looks back at the week-long festival.Read

Chicago gets a Taste of Birmingham

Two of Birmingham's top chef's served up a treat in Chicago at the Sister Cities festival. Read

Chicago and Birmingham - two great cities with a lot in common

Two great cities – Chicago and Birmingham – are joining forces in celebration this week. Jon Perks, in the Windy City, reports on the partnership. Read

Chicago welcomes Birmingham to the sisterhood

Birmingham takes centre stage in Chicago this week, when the city brings a taste of its cultural, creative and commercial offerings to the third annual Chicago Sister Cities International Festival.Read

Review: Martha Wainwright at Symphony Hall

While Andy Abrahams was finishing last in Eurovision over in Serbia, Martha Wainwright was giving Brummies a sublime taste of Europe. Read

It's a Who's Who ensemble for Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright talks family, feelings and Floyd with Jon Perks.Read

Watch the birdie with Rory McGrath

Few of his fellow ornithologists might agree with Rory McGrath's views on birdwatching.Read

Personal tailoring will have the measure of you

Jon Perks goes to Gieves & Hawkes to investigate the advantages of personal tailoring.Read

Review: Elbow at Carling Academy, Birmingham

Elbow are one of the most underrated bands - and in Garvey they have a most charismatic frontman with one of the most distinctive and powerful voices.Read

What Kate Lawler did next

Kate Lawler isn’t your average ex-reality TV show contestant. She has a proper job. The Kerrang! Radio DJ spoke to Jon Perks about Birmingham, Big Brother – and boys.Read

Through the keyhole

There's certainly a sense you're walking in the footsteps of Loyd Grossman as you enter the show apartment at Crosby's i-land.Read

Kelly Osbourne: All grown up now

Kelly Osbourne has come a long way since she first appeared as a feisty teenager on MTV reality show The OsbournesRead

Review: Duffy, at the Glee Club, Birmingham

If there's a hotter venue than the Glee Club right now? This week it was the turn of Duffy, another of the new batch of fabulous female singers. Read

A Hot Chip party but the sound was fried

Hot Chip at Wulfrun Hall, WolverhamptonRead

Everything begins again with an E

Mark Everett, aka Eels frontman E, tells Jon Perks how he's cleared the decks for the next (hopefully uneventful) chapter of his life.Read

Heard the latest news - Editors are back in town

Jon Perks speaks to Editor-in-Chief Tom SmithRead

Author Profile

The Birmingham Post's Magazines Editor, Jon has been a journalist since the early 90s, working on a range of titles including The Birmingham Metro news, Sunday Mercury and most recently, What's On, SelectLiving and CityLiving, which he edited for more than three years.