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Fishing for answers in Norway

Food Critic Richard McComb enjoys a food tour of Stavanger, Birmingham's culinary sister in Norway.Read

Simply superlative dining experience

Whether you are eating in a cool quayside restaurant, a royal palace, a cookery school, a culinary academy or an Iron Age hut, you can take one thing for granted about food in Stavanger – it will be exceedingly good.Read

Vintage Villa is a keeper

Sport-loving gourmands have the opportunity to snap up some original artwork and get a taste of fine food while raising money for children’s charity Acorns, writes Richard McComb.Read

Teaching the write stuff

Great writers aren't necessarily born but can be taught to fulfil their literary potential, finds Lorne Jackson.Read

Vanished civilisation

Chris Upton digs into a Roman enclave in the Midlands that survived the collapse of the empire and the ruin of the Dark Ages.Read

Street spectacle

Graham Young visits urban parkland that offers a rare sight in our built-up city environment.Read

Outdoors - Lee Bank Middleway, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2BJ.

You don’t have to get out of your car or off a bus to realise that Birmingham’s post-war planning decisions often defy common sense.Read

Lest we forget: The Birmingham Post and Mail's war dead

They made the ultimate sacrifice when they answered the call to arms. Richard McComb looks at the staff of the Birmingham Post and Mail who died in the 'war to end all wars'.Read

A little bit of Frankfurt

The annual German street market is making a welcome return to the city, writes Brett Gibbons.Read

Some grave goings on...

Grim tales of bodysnatching weren't just confined to London or Edinburgh, writes Chris Upton.Read

Post & Mail Roll of Honour

Staff of the Birmingham Post & Mail who died during the First World War. The names appear in the order listed on the memorial. Some details have been taken from 1911 Census.Read

Room for rock 'n' roll – the hotels of legend

What would our rock royalty do without hotels to smash up? Lorne Jackson meets an author who has followed the trail of decadence.Read

Slava Polunin brings colour to life

Slava Polunin lives in a world where childhood fantasy meets reality, but his wisdom cannot be denied, writes Diane Parkes.Read

Back to the Land Girls

The hit wartime drama filmed in the Midlands returns to our screens this month. Roz Laws caught up with the cast and crew.Read

Find a different port of call

Portugal is rightly famous for its port, but its fine wines should not be ignored, writes Clive Platman.Read

Barr Beacon of light

People have flocked to a Midland hill for centuries, writes Jasbir Authi.Read

John Bright the great reformer

John Bright was the Victorian MP who barely visited Birmingham – yet his support stayed solid in the 30 years he represented the town, writes Chris Upton.Read

Versatile RJ Ellory is in tune with his readers

Lorne Jackson talks to the Birmingham novelist who is now turning his hand to making music.Read

A fright every night in the Midlands

There are plenty of ghostly goings-on in pubs across the Midlands. Brett Gibbons seeks out a few regular haunts.Read

John Paul McGuirk makes the stars shine

For John Paul McGuirk, looking after Harvey Nichols' most important customers involves more than just a tour through the racks, as Jon Perks discovered.Read