Guide's got your number
From where to buy flowers for a forgotten birthday, to finding an emergency plumber, a new guide published by Birmingham City Centre Partnership will make city living a whole lot easier for the growing numbers of residents in the city centre. more
Major Signing
Jon Perks presents a low-down on collecting memorabilia more
Penalty click
If the dead time between the English footy season and the advent of Euro 2004 is proving too hard to take, don't panic. more
Grease frightening
DIY embalming, bodysnatchers and OAP sex undefined welcome to the world of BBC Three drama Grease Monkeys. Jon Perks went on location in Birmingham to speak to two of its stars, Ahsen Bhatti and Karl Collins. more
The show will go on
Stacey Barnfield gets a sneak preview of transformations to a much-loved Brum landmark. more
Summer in the city
Bullring is Europe's most exciting shopping destination and so much more besides. This summer get ready for a festival feel with a programme of great musical acts throughout June and July. Stay in the city after work for music from 5pm until 8pm during the week and from 1pm until 4pm on Sundays. more
Kamile Ahmed
Kamile Ahmed, managing director, Shimla Pinks talks us around his favourite places. more
Maxim Velcovsky
Working in simple white porcelain, Maxim Velcovsky creates modern, functional and quirky ceramics with a humourous twist. more
It's good to be Free
Jon Perks joins the off-road jet-set with a 4x4 that has been modified to handle the mean streets too. Confused? Read on... more
Robert Beckford
The lecturer and broadcaster shows us round 'the most ethnically significant city in Britain'. more
A lifelong Bond
Secret agent James Bond has always been full of suprises. Honor Blackman, a Bond girl who was able to provide not only beauty but plenty of brains, still has a few revelations up her sleeve. She will be fronting The Best of Bond Music at Symphony Hall on Friday, May 21 undefined a celebration of the music that helped bring to life the 007 films. Annie Roberts reports on an actress who can still make a stir. more
Organised chaos
CityLiving is guided through a major declutter session with the help of Life Laundry presenter Dawna Walter. more
Toddle along to baby bonanza
It seems that being pregnant is the ultimate A-list cool. Gwyneth Paltrow, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Courtney Cox are all expecting and the likes of Kate Winslet and Kate Moss are proud new mums rarely seen without their offspring in tow. more
Pitching in
Jon Perks opens his eyes to a new style of match-making. more
Painted city
Number Nine The Gallery alumni Kelly Washbourne and Lisa Travers are now hanging their own pictures at an exhibition of work in their native Moseley. more
Pictures of Lily
Two fabulous limited edition prints of The Who by Richard Evans, signed by the artist and countersigned by Pete Townshend, are the latest arrivals at Vail Galleries in Knowle, which now specialises in rock art by the likes of Peter Blake and Storm Thorgersen. more
