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Chris Upton

Saying good riddance to the bald Bard
Retail & Consumer
A聽new portrait of Shakespeare puts pay to many people's preconception that he sported thinning locks, as Chris Upton finds out.
Chris Upton: The thinking man's beard here to stay
Economic Development
After four years of faithful service my battery-operated shaver has given up the ghost.
Chris Upton: Hurst Street home to a lesson in social care from the Victorians
Economic Development
Way back in the late 1830s the Unitarian Church set up a mission in Hurst Street to offer help, support and a little of the Gospel to the poor of Birmingham.
Architectural triumph at Witley Court born out of tragedy
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton explains why a visit to Great Witley church feels more like Naples than Worcestershire.
Chris Upton: London 2012 Olympics excitement peaked about 5 years too soon
Economic Development
There's a real sense of being battered down by years of relentless advance publicity.
Curious case of the '30,000-strong' mob in 19th century Hodge Hill
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton uncovers the tragic tale of a pregnant woman and the community's revenge on those deemed responsible for her death.
Chris Upton: I'm finally embraced technology and bought a smartphone
Economic Development
I can officially announce that I have joined the smartphone generation.
Chris Upton: Bring out the roly-poly pudding for hard times
Economic Development
I read in the Post that Love鈥檚 restaurant is changing hands.
Chris Upton: Chilly charms of Chester Cathedral
Economic Development
As a lover of cathedrals I often juggle with a fantasy league table of the best, balancing out the glass, the Victorian restoration, the west front, chapter house, the cost of entry and so on.
Bidford-on-Avon labelled by Shakespeare as a drinking town
Retail & Consumer
Bidford-on-Avon has an intriguing past. Chris Upton reports on a town which boasts a famous visitor
Chris Upton: Beware of car parks bearing gifts
Economic Development
In my five years of being behind the wheel, parking has always been the trickiest challenge.
Chris Upton: Forgive my rambling but fresh air does me good
Economic Development
I spotted one of the old Birmingham Post rambling columns pinned up on the wall of a Warwickshire pub the other week, but the landlord spotted me trying to see what was on the back.
Staffordshire Oatcake has right recipe for success
Retail & Consumer
The Staffordshire oatcake's origins stretch back to the Middle Ages. Chris Upton enjoys a tasty look at the development of this local speciality.
Chris Upton: The appeal of a requiem never dies
Economic Development
It鈥檚 that time of year when I take my pop CDs out of the car and replace them with a little choral music.
Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury keeping the tradition of coaching inns alive
Retail & Consumer
They were the motorway service stations of their day but now there are precious few coaching inns left for us to enjoy, as Chris Upton discovers.
Chris Upton: You may call it 'man flu' - but I for one will battle on
Economic Development
For the past week I鈥檝e been suffering with the dreaded 鈥渕an flu鈥.
Steve Bloomer - football's first superstar
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton reflects on the life of a Midland footballer who became the game's first superstar.
Chris Upton: A worn out soul on the way to the shoe shop
Economic Development
I have limited mental capacity for shopping. I know myself well enough to realise that I have to be coaxed into shopping between cups of coffee, or simply avoided altogether.
Chris Upton: Yearning for yesterday's Midlands Today...
Economic Development
A number of voices have been raised in this paper decrying the downsizing of the BBC鈥檚 presence in the West Midlands.
Rise and fall of Weoley Castle
Retail & Consumer
Only a stroke of luck, courtesy of the city planners, prevented a landmark from being erased entirely, writes Chris Upton.
George Anson, conqueror of the Spanish
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton reflects on the voyage that turned George Anson into a military hero.
Chris Upton: A pretty old industry that helped the city's poor
Economic Development
Exhibitions of fabrics are normally what I slip stealthily past in museums, along with the porcelain and the stone axe-heads.
George Anson and his rich pickings from the high seas
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton looks at how one of the great heroes of the Royal Navy made a mint throughout his career.
James Cowles Pritchard, a man of human wonder
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton examines the life of a forerunner to Darwin who would lay the groundwork for our understanding of how humanity developed.