Ladywood’s Member of Parliament, Shabana Mahmood stated: ‘TNT is fantastic’ when she appeared on the BBC Sunday Politics Midlands programme to talk about hyper local websites. The influential programme featured the work of TNT, using film captured whilst we filmed with the BBC for the earlier story shown on Midlands Today. January 2013
TNT not only reported the news, but made the news, when our work was featured on BBC Midlands Today. They recorded a feature about the work of local websites and decided to use TNT as an example of the good work that is produced by local sites in the digital age.
Birmingham has got a huge grant from the Government to help introduce wheelie bins to replace the hated black bags. Emily has been to talk to the councillor in charge of talking rubbish, James McKay, and in the first part of the interview they talk about how wheelie bins will be encourage recycling.
TNT worked with the Ladywood History Group, Year 5 pupils from Oratory R C Primary School, Staff at Spring Hill Library to celebrate the 120th birthday of one of Birmingham’s greatest Victorian buildings. TNT presented a news bulletin based on stories that were in the local press in January of 120 years ago and this was shown to…
TNT reports from an area which has been highlighted as the location for a new secondary school in Ladywood. The last secondary school closed in 1990. Now planners say there is a big increase in the birth rate and also plans for the area include a number of new family sized homes, all of which will increase demand…
The final TNT programme of 2012 features some of the Christmas activities that have taken place and there is a huge cracker that appeared on the City Centre Gardens site in 1992. And finally … there are a few of the out-takes from 2012. Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Birmingham’s Boer War memorial was rededicated in December 2012 in a ceremony held in Cannon Hill Park. The memorial lists the names of over 500 Brummies who were killed in battles in Africa against Boer settlers, which ended in 1902. Joseph Chamberlain MP, the Colonial Secretary, signed the Peace Treaty to end the war. The…
The lights on the Christmas tree at Brindleyplace were switched on by Georgina Moseley, whose son, Harry, raised around £1 million for a cancer charity by making and selling bracelets. He, sadly, passed away from a brain tumour last year. His mother is keeping the fund raising going and has launched HelpHarryHelpOthers.org.uk TNT spoke to Georgina…
In the Victorian era Joseph Gillott was a major producer of pen nibs. The trade declined and virtually disappeared from the Jewellery Quarter where Gillott was based. TNT has found that a new pen manufacturer called Jack Row is producing pens that have made headlines all around the world. You’ll be amazed at this … these…
Former Ladywood School pupil Dean Dodd, who was on the first TNT video, then Ladywood School News, in 1986, won a charity auction to play a match against a Villa Lions & Legends XI raising money for Leukaemia research. Aston Villa captain Stilyan ‘Stan’ Petrov was diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier this year and he attended…
Highlights of the 2012 Remembrance celebrations featuring the rededication of the Hall of Memory gardens, the railway service at Moor Street station and the Hall of Memory celebrations from Broad Street. There is also a look back to the removal of the Colonnades from Broad Street in 1990
The BBC TV programme ‘Great British Railway Journeys’ visited the Pen Room in September 2012 to find out about Joseph Gillott. This story explains why they were interested in him and includes an exclusive interview with Michael Portillo, the presenter of the programme.
A new eco friendly bike scheme has opened on Cambrian Wharf. For a small fee cyclists can leave their bikes at a barge and pick them up again after work, so cutting down on using cars and vans. The bikes are looked after by disadvantaged people, the fee paid by the cyclist goes towards giving…
An American style drive in cinema was held at Lightwoods Park on 14 September 2012. Around 500 cars arrived to watch the film ‘Grease’ which was projected onto a huge 40 feet high blow up screen. It is thought that at least 1,200 people were there to see it. The event , organised by Friends…
A musical interlude provided by the West Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club. The quartet of singers performed in the Industrial Gallery at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery during Artsfest in September 2012.
A model has been unveiled of a statue to three former West Bromwich Albion players who were role models for black players in the late 1970s. Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson became known as ‘The Three Degrees’. TNT interviewed Cyrille, and also Jim Cadman, a businessman who is helping to run the project,…
Olympic bronze medallist, Kristian Thomas, returned home to Earl’s Gymnastic Club in Halesowen on 21 August 2012. He was mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd and appeared live on BBC Midlands Today. His gymnastic routine at London 2012 helped Team GB win its first Olympic team gymnastics medal for a century. Well done, Kristian.
We know you’ve all heard this before, but … there is a new plan for a swimming pool to replace Monument Road Baths. The olympic pool plan for a site near Nelson School has sunk with out trace, but the latest plan for the Icknield Port Loop includes a community sports area that could well…
TNT has been working with one of the bidders, City TV Broadcasting, and if they are successful in winning the licence TNT hopes to be able to present an hour long programme every Saturday morning. If that happens we’ll need to recruit more members to the production team. If you’re interested in joining us contact…
Some of the latest stories in brief featuring the Olympic torch on Spring Hill, the Armed Forced Day Parade and HM The Queen’s visit to Victoria Square. There is also a look back to events from this month in history including dancing diggers at Brindleyplace (1992), a litter pick by pupils from Ladywood School (1989)…