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Birmingham silversmith Theresa forges ahead

The delicate beauty of a talented young silversmith’s creations echoes that found in the natural world, writes Diane Parkes.Read

History detectives and their golden wonders

Two years after the Staffordshire Hoard was discovered, the painstaking work of cleaning, and uncovering its origins is still ongoing. Neil Elkes reports.Read

And so it came to pass...

Chris Upton discovers how the Black Country got its name.Read

Wildlife is feeling the heat

Matt Lloyd looks at the impact of one of the driest springs on record on the region's wildlife.Read

Birmingham counterfeiter who took on Isaac Newton and lost

A Midland scoundrel met his match after a game of cat and mouse with Isaac Newton, writes Chris Upton.Read

A taste of Italy

Clive Platman savours the fruitiness of the latest collection of top Italian wines.Read

Lasan's curry is simply streets ahead

Aktar Islam, a winner of BBC2’s Great British Menu, tells Richard McComb about the far-flung inspiration for his curried sea bass.Read

The Royal Show goes on

The traditional country show may be seeing a revival, after years of economic hardship.Read

New Audio RS3 is a blistering hot hatch

The fact that Audi has sold the entire UK allocation of its new RS3 model for both this year and next even before the first car has entered a British showroom speaks volumes about both its sales success and it’s imageRead

Digging up the past for a greener future

Alison Jones discovers the love and attention to detail that has gone into restoring some of the country’s rarest Victorian gardens.Read

The kindly asylum in Stretton

A 19th century project in an old farmhouse proved that correcting wayward youths did not have to be brutal, writes Chris Upton.Read

Radio stalwart Tom Ross won't sing the Blues

Little things like relegation will never be allowed to cloud the horizon of broadcaster Tom Ross, as Graham Young discovers.Read

Planting a seed

Alison Jones meets garden guru Alan Titchmarsh who wants people to make best use of their back yards.Read

Dunnington Court welcomes the public on Open Farm Sunday

Warwickshire farmer Derek Wilkinson is keen to show city-dwellers the ways of the country. Kat Baldwyn reports. Read

The ingredients do the talking at Matt Weedon's Gloucestershire hotel

Matt Weedon’s cooking graces an aristocratic country setting in the Cotswolds, finds Food Critic Richard McComb.Read

Danish perfection at the 'best restaurant in the world'

Emily Bridgewater enjoys an unusual gastronomic marathon at the world’s best restaurant – Noma.Read

Crafty gardening which always looks good on paper

Suzi McLaughlin is ‘growing’ a unique display made entirely of paper. Alison Jones spoke to her.Read

Birmingham's thriving independent film-making scene

In Birmingham, low budget movie-making is thriving as producers and directors come up with fresh ways to realise their visions. Alison Jones reports.Read

Book Review: Jonathan Wilson's The Anatomy of England - a History in Ten Maches

In his role as England’s international football head coach, Fabio Capello seems to be in a near-permanent state of over-paid underemployment.Read

Former Gardners World presenter Alys Fowler on keeping your hands healthy

Millions of gardeners are putting their green fingers at risk of serious skin disease, new research has revealed. Read