It's nice to know you live in a community with a lot of caring, loving and giving people, so we feel very, very blessed.” ...

Discover the serene woodlands and wetlands within Birmingham's nature reserves, managed by the Wildlife Trust. Escape to nature in 2025 with these local treasures.

In 1967 at the height of musical experimentations across all genres, 31-year-old Carla Bley began work on an epic jazz opera, Escalator Over the Hill, one of the most audacious recordings of the era.