Sports Argus Memories 03: Matt Downing
Sports Argus Memories 03: Matt DowningMatt Downing recalls his first job as a copytaker on the Sports Argus working alongside his dad, Bob, who was at that time a sub-editor.
Sports Argus Memories 02: Jeremy Griffin
Sports Argus Memories 02: Jeremy Griffin In 1998 Jeremy Griffin moved from the Birmingham Evening Mail to the editorship of the Sports Argus. He joined The Times in January 2000 where he is currently the Executive Editor.
Sports Argus Memories 01
Sports Argus Memories West Bromwich Albion’s John Kaye recalls winning the Evening Mail Midland Player of the Year award in 1965-66 and 1969-1970.
Doorstep History Programme 62 | November 2022
Doorstep History Programme 62 | November 2022 In March 1918, Sec Lt Kenneth Wastell of the Royal Flying Corps, from Ladywood, Birmingham lost his life in a tragic flying accident when his plane hit a church spire at St Ives in East Anglia. He was only 19 years old and he gave his life for…
Doorstep History Programme 61 | September 2022
Doorstep History Programme 61 | September 2022 The Proclamation of King Charles III from Centenary Square, Birmingham.
Metro Extension Opens on Broad Street | 17th July 2022
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.
Doorstep History 58 | July 2022
A unique tapestry has been made by members of five embroidery and textile groups from across the West Midlands
Joe Fraser selected for Commonwealth Games 2022
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!
This Week in History – Inner Ring Road | March 1957
Work began in March 1957, 65 years ago this month, to construct Birmingham’s Inner Ring Road. Latest
Doorstep History 50 | November 2020
In this programme we visit Hill Top, West Bromwich, where the remains of an aircraft gun emplacement can be seen, eighty years after it was last used to defend Birmingham and the Black Country from enemy aircraft in World War II. Latest
Doorstep History programme 45
This programme comes to you from Centenary Square in the centre of Birmingham on the day it was officially reopened following a near £15 million redevelopment. Other stories you may like!
Doorstep History programme 39 – August 2018
This edition of Doorstep History features the West Midlands Police lock-up on Steelhouse Lane. There are exciting and ambitious plans to turn the building in to a new museum for West Midlands Police. We met up with coordinator of the project, Corinne Brazier, and she talks about the plans and progress so far on…
Doorstep History Programme 37 – June 2018
This edition of Doorstep History comes to you from Spring Hill Library as it celebrates another birthday, a magnificent 125 years. Look out for our ‘Construction Reconstruction!’ Also in this programme, we are with Queen Victoria as she visits Birmingham to see her statue being given a clean-up and we look back 75 years to…
Doorstep History Programme – May 2018
This edition commemorates the history and changing face of Birmingham’s Wholesale Market as it prepares to close and move to a new site in Witton and we visit the Wythall Transport Museum to see a 1913 double decker bus. Other stories you may like!
Doorstep History October 2017
This edition of Doorstep History is presented from the police lock up on Steelhouse Lane and looks at the plans for the future of the building and includes interviews with attendees at an Open Day held in October 2017. There is a feature on PC Snipe, a policeman who killed whilst serving his community 120…
The Velo Cycle Ride 24 September 2017 – Part Two
The Velo cycle ride on 24 September 2017 is expected to raise millions of pounds for various charity groups. TNT News spoke to four of the participants about their reasons for taking part in the 100-mile ride. Adam and Liz Rudkin, Tim Tranter and well known West Midlands sporting star and fundraiser, Geoff Thomas. Advertise…
The Velo Cycle Ride – Part One
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…
Poppy Memorial Walk – October 2016
Birmingham has produced a new walking trail which highlights places that played a role in both World Wars.
Metro extension fully open
Metro trams started running from Grand Central on Bank Holiday Monday 31 May 2016, so completing the extension from Snow Hill and Bull Street.
Ozzy Osbourne unveils new metro
Birmingham born musician Ozzy Osbourne was in Birmingham to unveil a metro tram that has been named after him. TNT reporters Tegan Harding and Thana Halford compiled this report for TNT News and Big Centre TV. 26 May 2016