https://youtu.be/VBUrCJOlSMk Ozzy The Bull Exactly 12 months ago, the Birmingham Bull stole the show at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in the Alexander Stadium. The day after the bull went on display in Centenary Square where thousands of people went to see it. Since then it has undergone a major refit and has…
Recalling the 1953 Coronation celebrations in Smethwick with never before seen footage filmed by Shirley’s dad! 90 seconds of vintage nostalgia!
As preparations get underway for the Coronation of King Charleslll members of the WBA Albion Foundation discuss their memories of the 1953 Coronation
Northfield School’s newspaper from June 1982: World Cup ’82 issue Northfield School (1972-1986) had a successful newspaper called ‘Gallery’. This is the issue from June 1982 which was a World Cup Special. Download ‘The Northfield School’s newspaper from June 1982: World Cup ’82 issue’
Sensational night of swimming at Sandwell Aquatic Centre England’s James Wilby won gold and Adam Peaty could only finish fourth in the 100m breaststroke final. There was a sensational World Record in the Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay with Australia clocking 7m 39.29s beating the record which stood at 7m 40.33s.Here are pictures of…
England win Gymnastics Team Gold Medal The first night of activity at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ended with the England Artistic Gymnastic team winning the gold medal at the National Indoor Arena in Ladywood. For local lad, 23-year-old, Joe Fraser it was a dream come true … Pictures: Norman Bartlam/ Birmingham TV …
The Queen’s Commonwealth Games Baton reaches the Botanical Gardens, Birmingham. At breakfast time this morning (27 July 2022) the Queen’s Commonwealth Games Baton Relay set off from the Botanical Gardens with the aim of visiting all ten of the city’s Parliamentary constituencies during the final two days of its 294-day journey. 200 Baton bearers will visit 32…
HEATWAVE 2006 STYLE As you may have noticed the July 2022 heatwave is underway and here’s a look at Ladywood’s hottest day in July 2006.
Metro Extension Opens on Broad Street | 17th July 2022 Just before 8.00am on Sunday 17 July 2022 metro trams trundled into service on the new extension from Centenary Square to Edgbaston/ Five Ways, Birmingham. TNT News was there to see this historic moment.
Joe Fraser selected for Commonwealth Games – 24th June 2022Joe Fraser, the Ladywood based artistic gymnast, has been selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Go Joe!
Birmingham’s famous statue of three industrialists Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch has been returned to Centenary Square.
Work began in March 1957, 65 years ago this month, to construct Birmingham’s Inner Ring Road. Latest
Birmingham celebrates The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign March 2022 School children from Yenton Primary School, Erdington, helped by Commonwealth Games marathon hopeful Hayley Carruthers planted trees in Pype Hayes Park. This was part of the The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative which aims to green-up areas of the Commonwealth during the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee year. Latest
This programme remembers the day the Queen opened the International Convention on 12 June 1991. 30 years on we are looking to interview former pupils of Ladywood School who took part in filming of the redevelopment of the area, some of whom are featured in this programme, which shows what the area was like in…
During the February 2021 half term holiday staff and helpers at St George’s Primary School joined forces with Midland Langar Seva Society to hold a food bank which served over 200 hot meals a day to residents of Ladywood and Edgbaston. In addition around 1,100 bags of food were distributed to the homes of people…
In this programme we feature Alistair Robertson who looks back at his West Bromwich Albion first team debut in October 1969. Latest
This special programme commemorates the 20th anniversary of West Bromwich Albion’s last win at Wembley. We meet Elliott Morris, the man who scored the winning goal in April 2000 when The Baggies won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup in a penalty shoot out against Scunthorpe United. Elliott was the goalkeeper! Other stories you may…
This month the country celebrated the 75th anniversary of V E Day, the day World War II ended in Europe.The Coronavirus pandemic put paid to city wide celebrations and individual members of the Federation of Ex Servicemen’s Association held their own tributes- within the guidelines of ‘social distancing’ The events were overshadowed by the death…
This month’s programme about West Bromwich Albion’s history features Jimmy Hagan’s 1964 car crash; the dog on the pitch in 1976 and the metro tram named after Cyrille Regis. We also return to Slovakia as Igor Balis celebrates his 50th birthday and we re-enact his goal at Bradford in 2002 which helped WBA to promotion…
This programme features an exclusive interview with Igor Balis, who achieved legendary status with a penalty in 2002. Also we feature Tony ‘Bomber’ Brown, FA Cup winning captain Graham Williams and more on the snow at Brescia in 1995. Other stories you may like!