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Kevin McCloud’s perfect weekend

Channel 4’s Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud will be visiting Birmingham’s NEC from October 7-9 to head this year’s Grand Designs Live event. Here the property-lover shares his idea of a perfect weekend.


Red Dragon among the stars of Top Gear Live 2011

A 1308 bhp Monster Truck with an air-cannon mounted on the back that can fire a fridge-freezer 80 yards will be one of the stars of the Top Gear Live show at the NEC Birmingham.


Dolly Parton hits Birmingham LG Arena

Legendary country star of the stage and screen Dolly Parton will be strutting her stuff in Birmingham tonight.


Miniatura dolls’ house show at Birmingham NEC

It’ll be a doll’s life at Birmingham NEC in September when one of the world’s biggest miniature events comes to the Midlands.


New ‘ohemgee’ club night for teens at Birmingham LG Arena

Hot new club night ‘ohemgee’ is launching at Birmingham’s LG Arena this month, and promises to be the ultimate summer party for school and college students.


Graduates to flock to recruitment exhibition

Graduates from across the West Midlands and beyond headed to the NEC Birmingham for the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition, which will again welcome students looking for to enter the world of work today.


Concert review – Rush, LG Arena, Birmingham NEC

A dictionary description of the word “progressive” is “engaging in or constituting forward motion” . . . which if you shorten it to its bare minimum results in one word – Rush.


£120m dream for NEC unveiled

A new £120 million development including a casino, hotel and cinema at Birmingham’s NEC is set to create 1,100 new jobs.


Midlands business motoring on at Autosport International

Todd Nash speaks to three Midlands businesses that were present at Autosport International at the NEC over the weekend and used the event as a platform for their companies.


F1 cars at Autosport International – in pictures

The Autosport International racing car show saw both modern and classic Formula 1 cars brought to the West Midlands and displayed at the NEC.

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