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Alison Jones

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

Abbey days at Stone Lodge in Shropshire
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones heads off for a weekend break at Combermere Abbey on the Welsh border.
A different audience for Sir Antony Sher
Retail & Consumer
Actor Sir Antony Sher took a year off to complete his ‘autobiographical’ painting.
Created In Birmingham pops up in the Bullring
Retail & Consumer
A pop-up shop for artists in Birmingham has opened in the Bullring.
Women writers wanted for funded charity project
Retail & Consumer
A unique author-in-residence project cultivating work by older women needs fresh intellect.
Reality bites for Matt Damon in Green Zone
Retail & Consumer
When Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass, the men behind the two best Bournes, reteam for a film, you can expect a certain amount of bang for your buck.
How a routine check saved Charley Boorman
Retail & Consumer
Actor turned motorcycle diarist Charley Boorman has had his fair share of scrapes and knocks while riding across the world on a variety of adventures.
Birmingham's Big Brum Theatre group praised by crititcs in Palestine
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones talks to a Birmingham theatre group performing through the barricades
Tindal Street Press authors in the frame for international writing awards
Economic Development
Birmingham-based publisher Tindal Street Press has two authors shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writer's prize.
The style and substance of Colin Firth
Retail & Consumer
Colin Firth’s latest role explores the beauty of life from the depths of grief.
Lee Mack's mammoth tour on the comedy circuit
Retail & Consumer
Lee Mack tells Alison Jones what he loves and loathes about about TV work – and why pasties and mopeds both have their place for a touring comedian
Birmingham students with designs on interiors
Retail & Consumer
The play of light on reflective surfaces, rust and melted toy cars.
Diamond geezer Ray Winstone
Retail & Consumer
Ray Winstone is a man in demand at the moment – with 13 films in the pipeline, Alison Jones caught up with him to talk about his new release, 44 Inch Chest.
Bali turns up the heat
Retail & Consumer
Sometimes it is the simplest of pleasures that are the most memorable.
Movie Reviews - The Twilight Saga: New Moon, A Serious Man, The Informant!
Retail & Consumer
New cinema releases reviewed, including Twilight Saga: New Moon, A Serious Man, and The Informant!
Bill Bailey strikes a different chord
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones speaks to Bill Bailey about his latest orchestral arrangement.
Stare wars
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones speaks to George Clooney about his latest role in the unbelievable film The Men Who Stare At Goats.
Charles Darwin, the family man
Retail & Consumer
On the eve of the release of a new film about Charles Darwin, Alison Jones meets his great-great-grandson
A riveting time in Sydney
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones experiences Sydney from a rather unusual perspective.
Aussie actor Stefan Dennis ready for Wolverhampton return
Retail & Consumer
Aussie actor Stefan Dennis talks to Alison Jones about his varied career, from serious drama to pop
Vincent Cassel is alright Jacques
Retail & Consumer
Vincent Cassel plays the famous gangster Jacques Mesrine in two movies released this month.
Quentin Tarantino takes on the Nazis
Retail & Consumer
Alison Jones speaks to Quentin Tarantino about his latest movie, Inglourious Basterds.
Moving and improving at The Drawing Room
Economic Development
Clients and passers-by who have failed to find The Drawing Room Interiors at their old address in Station Road, Dorridge might have thought the recession had claimed another victim.
Patrick Baladi goes from The Office to Hollywood
Retail & Consumer
Patrick Baladi’s latest film role is not one likely to endear him to the female population.
Birmingham designer at the Chelsea Flower Show
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham artist and designer Chris Eckersley is exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show.