Jess Phillips MP with her lookalike Spitting Image puppet

Jess Phillips ‘calls for general election’ after declaring Spitting Image puppets better than real government

Jess Phillips has been inspired to call for a general election after attending the satirical Spitting Image stage show last night.  The outspoken MP for Birmingham Yardley was in the audience at the Rep theatre on Thursday (16 February) after which shared her views about the current crop of politicians after seeing the sidesplitting satirical show.

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King Charles sends a message to Tom Cruise to save the world

King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham

The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save “broken Britain”.  The 1980’s puppet show is being given a new lease of life in a theatrical production called Idiots Assemble which receives a world premiere tomorrow…

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Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, hands a free Woodlands Trust sapling to 13-year-old Betty Green as part of the WMCA's Right Tree, Right Place campaign earlier this year 2022

Woodland Trust provides £300k funding to boost tree planting across the West Midlands

The Woodland Trust has delivered a major boost for communities across the region by providing nearly £300,000 to ramp up tree planting and help the West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) tackle climate change. The funding will be used by the WMCA to establish the West Midlands Forest Partnership which will help partners reach their tree…

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Singing legend Michael Bublé with Birmingham chef Aktar Islam

Legendary crooner Michael Bublé eats at Aktar Islam’s Birmingham restaurant and kisses chef

Legendary Canadian crooner Michael Bublé dined at Birmingham chef Aktar Islam’s Indian restaurant on Wednesday (29 June) and enjoyed the food so much that he ended up hugging and kissing the chef. The superstar singer and his family booked out the entire Opheem restaurant in Summer Row to enjoy a night of delicious food at the Michelin…

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Grass Roots Collection by Raphael Mazzucco

From the Maasai Mara to Birmingham – artist Raphael Mazzucco unveils new exhibition

Internationally acclaimed artist and photographer Raphael Mazzucco proudly unveils his latest exhibition called Grass Roots at Castle Fine Art in Birmingham. The Canadian creator, who has homes in Lebanon and Connecticut, launches material produced during the COVID-19 lockdown, and the art touches upon theme of the African continent and the urgent need for conservation.

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More than 50,000 trees have already been planted and registered in the West Midlands Virtual Forest

Trees are being given away to encourage West Midlands residents to build ‘Virtual Forest’

Up to 400 saplings will be given away across the region this half-term week to encourage more people to get growing and boost the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Virtual Forest. The authority’s (WMCA) Right Tree, Right Place campaign has visited Birmingham, and will call at Wolverhampton and Coventry later this week to hand out the potted…

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