Birmingham Post

Can the West Bromwich Building Society hijack Birmingham’s corporate cricket trophy?
Whatever happens on Wednesday at Britannic Park, Moseley, there will be a new name on the trophy, as WBBS and their opponents St Philips Chambers have both reached the final of the four-year-old tournament for the first time.

The 21st century, in the shape of the electronic wizardry of the BBC TV Big Screen, will be coming to Birmingham's Victoria Square however much the conservationists complain about civic vandalism. Of that, you can be certain.

Panic attacks, cold sweats, violent mood swings, feelings of hopelessness. It can mean only one thing: the beginning of a new school year.

Spot the difference: Prime Suspect, CSI, Cracker, Silent Witness, Heartbeat, The Case of Madeleine McCann.
Tricky, isn't it? They all concern the detection of crime and the unmasking of the culprit. They all feature dramatic plot twists, false leads and various manifestations of human frailty.

Financial guru Joyce Coakley, managing director of the all-girl Mortgage Centre Edgbaston, is continuing her training to be worthy of a place in the British Olympic swimming team.
The diminutive figure found herself wallowing in the river for the second time this year when returning to her boat moored at Upton-upon-Severn.

A disappointingly low "Global City with a Local Heart" count during Mike Whitby's state of the city speech at last week's Birmingham City Council meeting.
The council leader could only manage a couple of GCLH moments, although he did weave in Cushman & Wakefield, progressive partnership and fiscal responsibility a few times.

When Karen met Steve at a nightclub in Halesowen, it was one of those 'cymbal crashing' moments. It really was love at first sight.

Jolly good show to a six-girl team from Birmingham PR agency Golley Slater who will be taking a dip for charity at this year’s Midlands Soroptimist Swimathon this weekend.

There's an Orwellian ring to Birmingham City Council's latest wheeze on the Business Transformation front.
A project dubbed Excellence in Information Management will create a "reliable single version of the truth", according to a report to the cabinet. Ah, if only.