http://www.birminghampost.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Post no Authors Authors http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/11/11/birmingham-city-council-to-announce-winner-of-schools-transformation-project-65233-22223538/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/11/11/birmingham-city-council-to-announce-winner-of-schools-transformation-project-65233-22223538/ Work on the biggest transformation of secondary schools in Birmingham’s history is a step nearer with the announcement of a developer for the £1.2 billion scheme weeks away. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2008/11/05/carlsberg-closes-189-year-old-brewery-65233-22193444/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2008/11/05/carlsberg-closes-189-year-old-brewery-65233-22193444/ Drinks giant Carlsberg has announced plans to close a historic brewery in Yorkshire with the loss of 170 jobs. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/10/20/why-the-young-ones-is-old-hat-to-modern-students-65233-22076953/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/10/20/why-the-young-ones-is-old-hat-to-modern-students-65233-22076953/ Think of students and most people are likely to conjure up an image of dishevelled, anarchic activists personified by the 1980s hit BBC comedy, The Young Ones. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/10/17/gemini-s-glorious-part-in-post-history-draws-to-a-close-65233-22058194/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/10/17/gemini-s-glorious-part-in-post-history-draws-to-a-close-65233-22058194/ For more than 40 years he’s chronicled events big and small, pricking more than a few egos along the way with the caustic wit of his devilishly sharp pen. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/classical-music-birmingham/2008/10/16/ex-cathedra-revive-mendelssohn-s-original-elijah-65233-22057404/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/classical-music-birmingham/2008/10/16/ex-cathedra-revive-mendelssohn-s-original-elijah-65233-22057404/ It was last performed 162 years ago at Birmingham’s Town Hall but has not been heard since. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/more-columnists/2008/10/16/shahid-naqvi-desolation-and-lack-of-compassion-in-m6-horror-peep-show-65233-22049212/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/more-columnists/2008/10/16/shahid-naqvi-desolation-and-lack-of-compassion-in-m6-horror-peep-show-65233-22049212/ Did you see that video of those Swedish twins trying to commit suicide on the M6 last month? http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/15/birmingham-lunar-society-discusses-climate-change-65233-22044693/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/15/birmingham-lunar-society-discusses-climate-change-65233-22044693/ Climate change – myth or reality? It was a question that taxed some of the leading minds in the field when they gathered in Birmingham this week, as Shahid Naqvi reports. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/music-in-birmingham/2008/10/10/review-art-garfunkel-at-symphony-hall-birmingham-65233-22015048/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/music-in-birmingham/2008/10/10/review-art-garfunkel-at-symphony-hall-birmingham-65233-22015048/ Art Garfunkel reads out bits of his own poetry, he wears a ridiculously loose tie and dances like your English teacher at a disco. But this is not the point. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/10/09/neil-kinnock-offers-gordon-brown-some-leadership-advice-65233-22003976/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/10/09/neil-kinnock-offers-gordon-brown-some-leadership-advice-65233-22003976/ Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock visited Birmingham and urged Gordon Brown to show more of his “heart and guts” if he wants to win round the electorate. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/07/imams-come-to-uk-to-teach-islam-in-a-western-world-65233-21988054/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/07/imams-come-to-uk-to-teach-islam-in-a-western-world-65233-21988054/ American imams are being brought to Britain and Europe to show how Islam can be taught within a Western context. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/06/cardinal-newman-s-body-missing-as-catholic-church-opens-grave-65233-21974937/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/06/cardinal-newman-s-body-missing-as-catholic-church-opens-grave-65233-21974937/ Plans to move the body of a cardinal from Worcestershire to Birmingham took a new twist after his remains were found not to be in his grave. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/10/03/liam-byrne-given-new-role-after-brown-s-cabinet-shuffle-65233-21962252/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/10/03/liam-byrne-given-new-role-after-brown-s-cabinet-shuffle-65233-21962252/ Birmingham MP Liam Byrne has been given the role of cabinet ‘fixer’ amid the Government reshuffle that saw the surprise return of Peter Mandelson. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/30/council-backing-for-kings-heath-village-square-project-65233-21930606/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/30/council-backing-for-kings-heath-village-square-project-65233-21930606/ A bid to create a village-style square in Kings Heath, Birmingham, has come a step nearer completion after the city council pledged £400,000 towards the project. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/29/birmingham-private-islamic-school-s-bid-to-become-state-funded-65233-21923520/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/29/birmingham-private-islamic-school-s-bid-to-become-state-funded-65233-21923520/ A private Islamic school is planning to become Birmingham’s second state-funded Muslim secondary school. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/28/faith-school-confounds-critics-by-adopting-traditional-values-65233-21918947/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/28/faith-school-confounds-critics-by-adopting-traditional-values-65233-21918947/ It wants to become Birmingham’s second Islamic secondary faith school. Education Correspondent Shahid Naqvi goes behind the scenes at Al-Hira School in Balsall Heath. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/26/union-fury-as-teachers-personal-data-goes-missing-65233-21910746/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:37:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/26/union-fury-as-teachers-personal-data-goes-missing-65233-21910746/ An apology offered to teachers whose personal details were lost on a disc that vanished while being taken to a Birmingham office “does not go far enough”, a union has said. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/26/bishop-of-birmingham-joins-criticism-of-bankers-65233-21906818/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/26/bishop-of-birmingham-joins-criticism-of-bankers-65233-21906818/ The Bishop of Birmingham has added his voice to criticisms of bankers and traders and their contribution to the current economic crisis. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/24/scheme-to-help-poor-youngsters-get-to-top-universities-65233-21895667/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/24/scheme-to-help-poor-youngsters-get-to-top-universities-65233-21895667/ The universities of Birmingham and Warwick have been told by the Government to do more to ensure bright youngsters from poor backgrounds apply for their courses. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/24/black-country-teens-bring-real-life-traumas-to-the-stage-65233-21891456/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/09/24/black-country-teens-bring-real-life-traumas-to-the-stage-65233-21891456/ Crime. Truancy. Sexual abuse. Emotional disorders. Drugs dependency. These are just some of the issues in the lives of a group of teenagers who will stage a West End-style musical in Birmingham next month. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/18/go-ahead-given-to-city-academies-for-birmingham-65233-21851818/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/09/18/go-ahead-given-to-city-academies-for-birmingham-65233-21851818/ The first two city academies in Birmingham will open next year after the controversial plans were given the green light by a council watchdog.