Written By Hannah

Another Tuesday night under the lights at Villa Park put Aston Villa on track for a fifth trip to Wembley in five years for the Carabou Cup Final. The semi-final second leg against Leicester began 1-1 on aggregate, meaning both teams were up for it with everything still to play for. The first leg at the King Power Stadium saw Villa take the lead with a smooth tap-in from wing back Guilbert, whilst Leicester dominated possession throughout and bagged a late equaliser through Iheanacho.  Villa Park was positively rocking with yet another trip to Wembley potentially only 90 minutes away, and as newly signed striker Mbwana Samatta made the starting lineup, the home side were set to cause an upset as the underdogs. Sitting comfortably at third place in the Premier League, Leicester could  have perhaps entered the second leg quietly confident, but with Vardy on the bench, they were missing their main man. The Foxes enjoyed around 70% possession throughout the game, particularly

Bearded Midfielder Sinclair and Skipper Clarke Pose with a delighted Leo  Tim Thursfield (Express & Star)  Two Walsall FC players surprised schoolboy Leo Garratt, 9, in a school assembly last Thursday ahead of his debut mascot appearance at Bescot Stadium. Skipper James Clarke and star man Stuart Sinclair made a guest appearance at Whetstone Field Primary School in Walsall on Thursday afternoon after Leo was given mascot for Saturday’s game against Salford City. Sinclair and Clarke took time out of a busy week of training following an important four game winning streak across all competitions. Following a devastating relegation last season to league two, new boss Darrell Clarke has regenerated the Saddlers’ side with a fifteen-player turnover, recruiting both Clarke and Sinclair. Currently sitting at fourteenth in the league table, Walsall have had a bumpy start to the season. Now almost a quarter of the way through their fixtures, the team are hoping that the

Birmingham based research may provide new hope for colitis sufferers.   Around 60% of the patients in the new study, entitled STOP-Colitis, have responded positively to faecal transplantation treatment. Faecal transplantation is the process of taking bacteria from a healthy donor’s stool and introducing it to a sick patient in order to replace the bad bacteria with good bacteria. This in turn encourages future growth of good bacteria to prevent the bug recurring. The study, which began in 2017, is just one of many investigations in the U.K to focus on FMT as a form of treatment for patients with colitis, a form of irritable bowel disease (IBD). It is estimated that around 300,000 people in the U.K suffer with irritable bowel disease, meaning that one in every 210 people suffer from a form of IBD across the country.  It was first tested and proven effective on patients infected by the superbug clostridium difficile (c-diff), but the pilot has targeted specifically

A Leonardo Da Vinci-inspired bridge spanned Broadgate last Saturday 28 th September, built by Imagineer Productions, a live events company based in Coventry. The bridge was just one of 20 to be erected across the city as part of a week long series of events to inspire the the union of local communities. The bridges were built across the city of Coventry in schools, parks and other hotspots such as Broadgate following a successful stint of shows in Grantham earlier in the month. The free daytime events welcomed those of all ages to pariticipate.  During a roster of  events in Broadgate on Saturday, Coventrians enjoyed a silent disco, live DJ set and a performance from Ascension Dance Company.  'The aim is to try to help bring arts and dance to different people in the city’, said Ashley Jordan, executive director of Ascension Dance.  Upon speaking to Ashley, one of Ascension Dance’s directors, it was clear how much community means to coventry residents.  He s

Liam Gallagher’s “ Why Me? Why Not. ” – Modern Brit-Pop with Nostalgia Bursting at The Seams Gallagher’s second solo album packs an even larger punch than his first. With catchy guitar riffs and big string accompaniments, we are taken back to his gritty Oasis roots. The 11 track LP, like his platinum-selling debut, was co-written by song writing giants Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt. Liam has admitted on numerous occasions that his brother, Noel is the better songwriter in the duo, so it is not surprising to see him getting a helping hand on this project. However, he is not quick to sing songs of praise for his ex-Oasis partner on this album.  In ‘Now That I’ve Found You’, one of the opening lines declares “Time builds a bridge through our blood line”, symbolising the fractured relationship. In ‘One of Us’ he makes reference to his Oasis days - ‘You said we’d live forever.’ This song is perhaps the most emotionally charged I have heard from Gallagher in his solo years. He br