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Alison Jones

Alison Jones is a writer and acting features editor for The Birmingham Post.

Rachel Allen has the recipe for success
Retail & Consumer
Celebrity chef Rachel Allen talks to Alison Jones about the perils of live cooking and her love of food.
Justin Timberlake: 'I'm happy about ageing - I like myself more at 30'
Retail & Consumer
The Mickey Mouse Club, an American variety show featuring an ever-changing cast of teens, has proved to be something of a hothouse for young superstars.
Hugh Jackman took career advice from an 11-year-old
Retail & Consumer
When father of two Hugh Jackman was invited to take part in the family-friendly film Real Steel, he sought expert advice about whether to accept – from his own 11-year-old-son, Oscar.
Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud unsure of new Library of Birmingham
Economic Development
TV architect Kevin McCloud has mixed views about Birmingham’s architecture. Alison Jones reports.
Fashion conscience with Caryn Franklin
Retail & Consumer
Style guru Caryn Franklin says the clothes industry must change its ideals and help empower more women to feel good about themselves.
Ladybird Books art exhibition leaves a mystery
Retail & Consumer
They were classic images loved by generations of children – but who did illustrate the classic Ladybird books?
Cowboys, aliens, James Bond and Daniel Craig
Retail & Consumer
Keep it under you hats but the Birmingham Post has been given an exclusive on the name of Bond 23, straight from the star himself.
Movie Reviews: Cowboys & Aliens, The Inbetweeners Movie, The Guard
Retail & Consumer
Latest cinemas releases including Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens, a feature-length episode of The Inbetweeners and Irish black comedy The Guard.
Gardening is a drug for Richard Harris
Retail & Consumer
Pharmacist Richard Harris tells Alison Jones why he is looking to horticulture for a rosier future.
Moving pictures on Birmingham's No.11 bus route
Retail & Consumer
Photographer Merlene Dunkley captured a snapshot of the city on one famous bus route, writes Alison Jones.
Furnish your home with history
Retail & Consumer
Period furniture can transform a room, but what to buy? Alison Jones takes expert advice on the sought-after Art Deco and Georgian styles.
The meaning of mid-life with Tom Hanks
Retail & Consumer
Tom Hanks wrote, directed and starred in Larry Crowne, a film about a man having a midlife crisis.
Digging up the past for a greener future
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones discovers the love and attention to detail that has gone into restoring some of the country’s rarest Victorian gardens.
Planting a seed
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones meets garden guru Alan Titchmarsh who wants people to make best use of their back yards.
Crafty gardening which always looks good on paper
Retail & Consumer
Suzi McLaughlin is ‘growing’ a unique display made entirely of paper.
Birmingham's thriving independent film-making scene
Retail & Consumer
In Birmingham, low budget movie-making is thriving as producers and directors come up with fresh ways to realise their visions.
Interview: X-Men star Michael Fassbender
Retail & Consumer
Michael Fassbender knows how to make an impact in screen.
Movie Reviews: X-Men: First Class, Senna, Prom and Last Night
Retail & Consumer
Roz Laws and Alison Jones review the latest films X-Men: First Class, Senna, Prom and Last Night.
Visions of a different reality
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones tells how the story of a mentally ill Maori who thought he was a son of God came to be filmed.
Chris Hemsworth relishes role as god of thunder
Retail & Consumer
Chris Hemsworth comes from the wrong side of the world to play a god rooted in Norse mythology.
Photographic memory
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham has scored a coup with a collection of rare royal photographs, says Alison Jones.
Expect the unexpected from Brian Griffin
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones takes a snap shot of an exhibition by influential British portrait photographer Brian Griffin.
Crying with laughter...
Retail & Consumer
When actress Rebecca Peyton met writer/director Martin Bartelt on a course at the Actors Centre in London, the two hit it off so well that Martin broached the subject of them working together.
Channing Tatum's painful method acting for The Eagle
Retail & Consumer
Actor Channing Tatum took method acting to an uncomfortable new level on the set of The Eagle.