15,000 people are expected to take part in the Velo Cycle ride through the West Midlands on Sunday 24 September 2017. One of those taking part is well known West Bromwich Albion man Darren Moore. He spoke to TNT News about why he was going to be doing it, and about his training in the…
The next phase in the expansion of the Midland Metro tram network officially got underway when one of Birmingham’s most iconic statues – Iron: Man – was lifted out of Victoria Square. Iron: Man, which was erected in 1993 but is now standing in the direct path of the extension, will be given a clean…
The bravery of our police officers has very much been in the news lately, and current officers of the law follow in the footsteps of those who performed their duties in what we often assume were more gentle times. 120 years ago, in July 1897, a Birmingham police man, PC George Snipe, was killed whilst…
The police raid near the Ivy Bush on Hagley Road understandably caused much consternation in the local community. The nearest school, St George’s C of E Primary backs onto the area where a police exclusion zone was put in place. TNT News visited the school and spoke to pupils and staff, and discovered pupils were…
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We find out about the Tree that’s causing a deep rooted issue on Broad Street in Birmingham. Advertise On TNT News Latest
Birmingham has produced a new walking trail which highlights places that played a role in both World Wars.
This week we feature the controversy about the old tree on Broad St, which maybe demolished to make way for the metro and redeveloped Centenary Square. We also look at an exhibition about West Bromwich in WWII
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Doorstep History – Series 4, Episode 2
This episode of Doorstep History features a tour of Soho House in Handsworth in the company of Matthew Boulton! Also there is a feature on local radio in Wolverhampton at WCR101.8FM and the former Beacon Radio.
Former Ladywood School pupil, Darren Welcome, has embarked on an unusual career. He is involved in a business which rents out beehives to people and groups who are interested in bees and helping the environment. Norman caught the buzz and went to meet him as he set up two hives in Digbeth Community Garden. This…
Local historian Andrew Lound who is passionate about making WWI stories accessible to a young audience. Here is as Tommy Atkins, a typical British soldier. We also visit Birchfield Harriers athletics club and end with Sgt Alfred Knight VC, a local recipient of the Victoria Cross. 6 of 6
The South Staffordshire Regiment in World War 1 through the work of author Andrew Thornton. Also featured is the work of the West Midlands Fire Service Heritage Group, the memorials photograph collection of Tony Woolley and the artefacts and battlefield relics of Dave Vaux. Two well-known historians assess the shell crisis if 1915 -1916. 5…
Programme 4 features the French town of Albert and its links with Birmingham. Albert’s main street is named ‘Rue de Birmingham’. Thiepval village and memorial is also featured and we look at the role of the Royal Flying Corps and local airman Francis Fitzgerald Waldron. 4 of 6
We visit the area where the Battle of the Somme took place- Hawthorn Ridge, High Wood, Arras, with WWI enthusiasts Terry Carter and Dave Vaux and cemeteries near Beaumont Hamel. There is an interview with Professor Stephen Badsey, Professor of Conflict Studies at Wolverhampton University who assess the success of the battle and General Haig.
The news from this week in 1916 presented in the same format as Big Centre TV’s Big Magazine 2016. Programme 2 of 6
Somme 100 is a series of programmes produced by TNT News and Big Centre TV to commemorate the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. The build up begins with news bulletins from the last week of June 1916 using real news stories from the newspapers of the period. The programme is…