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Coventry-born author Cathy Cassidy finds inspiration in cultivating friendships

Coventry-born author Cathy Cassidy finds inspiration in cultivating friendships, writes Lorne Jackson Read

160 years of the Royal Show

Jo Ind looks back on 160 glorious years of the Royal Show. Read

Love, espionage and Matthew Boulton

Chris Upton discovers a bizarre case of industrial spying during the days of Matthew Boulton. Read

Interest in bees and chickens soars ahead of final Royal Show

With more people keeping bees and chickens, interest in the last Royal Show is booming. Jo Ind reports Read

Jane’s blooming passion

If you should spend time in Jane Cowan’s effervescent company, don’t ever joke that floristry is surely just flower-arranging by a different name. Her look of disgust would turn any onlooker to stone. Read

Sarah Royal and her mission to get Birmingham to love its parks

Sarah Royal is the first people's tsar for Birmingham's open spaces. She talks to Jo Ind. Read

Blindness has been no handicap to actor Ryan Kelly getting dream job

Blindness has been no handicap to Ryan Kelly making his name in soapland. Roz Laws meets the trailblazing Archers actor Read

A fragrant trail at Coughton Court

Jo Ind reports on the Rose Festival which celebrates the 600th anniversary of the Throckmorton family at Coughton Court. celebrates the 600th anniversary of the Throckmorton family at Coughton Court. Read

No more Mr Ice guy from Robin Cousins

A former Olympic champion tells Roz Laws why he’s swapped skates for ballet shoes. Read

Ironbridge and the industrial revolution

This year is said to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Ross Reyburn examines its origins. Read

Guitar queen Jennifer Batten locks familiar

Guitar star Jennifer Batten tells Richard McComb about life on the road with Michael Jackson. Read

How Eric helped Russia beat the Nazis

An RAF hero tells Adam Aspinall about his part in a clandestine 1941 mission that helped save Russia from the Nazis. Read

Sharing out a public offering at Compton Verney

Compton Verney’s new director, Steven Parisienne, talks to Terry Grimley. Read

Growing passion for fruit and veg

There has never been more help available for people who dig up their colourful borders in favour of producing food. Jo Ind reports. Read

Clive Platman: The allure of Napa Valley wines is intoxicating

The allure of Napa Valley wines isintoxicating, says Clive Platman Read

Haunting theme

It isn’t only the spirit of Shakespeare that lingers in Stratford. Lorne Jackson talks to one ghost hunter about the town’s spooky heritage. Read

Falling about laughing

Ahead of his Birmingham appearance, comedian Michael McIntyre tells Roz Laws that showbusiness can have its downfalls...literally. Read

Thinking allowed

Ahead of his appearance in Birmingham, author Malcolm Gladwell shares the secrets of success with Alun Thorne. Read

My love rival’s a real hunk

Actor Simon Shepherd isn’t the only golden boy in his house. Roz Laws discovers the identity of the other man who shares his wife’s life. Read