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 The Proclamation of King Charles III from Centenary Square, Birmingham.
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.
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 – 24th June 2022Joe Fraser, the Ladywood based artistic gymnast, has been selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Go Joe!
Work began in March 1957, 65 years ago this month, to construct Birmingham’s Inner Ring Road. Latest
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
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!
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…
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…
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!
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 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…
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…
Birmingham has produced a new walking trail which highlights places that played a role in both World Wars.
Metro trams started running from Grand Central on Bank Holiday Monday 31 May 2016, so completing the extension from Snow Hill and Bull Street.
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
A new machine is been used to remove the menace of chewing gum. TNT reporter A J reports from Victoria Square in Birmin-gum. March 2016
Lois and AJ were delighted to travel on the last ever journey made by one of the Metro’s original trams. TNT travelled from Snow Hill to the Wednesbury depot and found out about the replacement trams.
An enterprising young Birmingham born businessman has set up his own coffee shop in a telephone box! Yes, that’s right, in a telephone box! It is located in Eden Place which is off Colmore Row right next door to the Council House in Victoria Square. Amari went to meet Jake, who runs the smallest coffee…