A star returns – Birmingham Chamber’s Tony Bell, who once trod the boards for a living, has made a cameo appearance in The Archers.Read
Red wine - and dubious tales - flow at Dutton farewell bash
I crash the farewell party for Clive Dutton, Birmingham City Council’s regeneration guru, who is headed for London.more
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Along to the launch of the Great Birmingham Pudding Club at the Botanical Gardens – somewhat appropriate seeing I have looked like a pudding for quite some years now.
The event has been dreamed up by Clive Stone, boss of Redcliffe Catering – favourite pudding, his mother’s blackcurrant tart and ice cream.more
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John Bright: Digging the dirt on Dale's latest dirt-digging exploits
As he gets older, veteran hack Dale le Vack – a cohort of Andy Skinner at business news agency ASAP – is finding that his recall is becoming rather poor.more
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Lord Jones goes on holiday ... to a place called Digby
A Town Like Digby …more
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Tony Taylor celebrates his birthday in style
Birmingham businessman Tony Taylor has just celebrated his 57th birthday in style … and I thought he was 107.more
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Beirut lock-in was not what visitors were looking for
Talk about trying to save a few quid by making sure you don’t have to feed the opposition …more
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Ernst & Young win the John Bright Cricket Trophy
The overdue arrival of the British summer last week saw Birmingham accountants Ernst & Young win the John Bright Trophy with an emphatic 107-run win against solicitors Wragge & Co.more
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Great moustache, but it seems to hinder vision
Divorce lawyer with Else Solicitors, Michael Vale, has been voted one of the top moustache wearers in Birmingham.more
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Costa journey had us living on the edge
The final instalment of Crossroads in the sun – the ongoing holiday trials of Midlands businessman John Matthews and his mate Robin Bradshaw on the Costa Brava.more
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Your weekend cheer starts here
We’ve decided that Fridays – with the prospect of a well-earned weekend off – ought to be a day when we try to cheer everybody up with a few gags. So enjoy Friday fun time …more
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Costa Brava holiday proving to be a riot
This is getting like Crossroads in the sun – the ongoing holiday trials of Midlands businessman John Matthews and his mate Robin Bradshaw, sunning themselves on the Costa Brava.more
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Give me a drum roll …Read
The holiday trials of Midlands businessman John Matthews and his mate Robin Bradshaw, sunning themselves on the Costa Brava, continue.Read
We’ve decided that Fridays – with the prospect of a well-earned weekend off – ought to be a day when we try and cheer everybody up with a few gags. So enjoy Friday fun time …Read
High drama on a terror-touched holiday
Birmingham businessman Glyn Pitchford has been telling me of his High Noon as Basque terrorists brought carnage to Majorca.more
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Pair's rich widow hunt on Costa confusion
The holiday trials of Midlands businessman John Matthews and his mate Robin Bradshaw, sunning themselves on the Costa Brava.more
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The night we all got chatting to Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher is quite a lad.more
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Accountants Ernst & Young look destined to confirm their status as Birmingham’s leading corporate cricket team this week.Read
We’ve decided that Fridays – with the prospect of a well-earned weekend off – ought to be a day when we try to cheer everybody up with a gag so bad it is worth airing!Read