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Balti Bowls Manufactured in JQ
For the first time in over 25 years, authentic Balti bowls are being manufactured again in Birmingham. The Birmingham Balti Bowl Company has been set up to produce bowls in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter, in partnership with AE Harris, one of the Jewellery Quarter’s longest established manufacturers. […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBig Cat in record 2017 sales boost
Birmingham-based marketing communications agency Big Cat has reported its most successful year to date with a 25 per cent rise in sales in 2017. The Jewellery Quarter company said it also seen a 100 per cent increase in net profit. Managing director Anthony Tattum said: “Over the past three […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreParadise Circus Queensway – weekend closures
Paradise Birmingham which borders the Jewellery Quarter area is to be transformed into a vibrant mixed use development of commercial, civic, retail, leisure and hotel space, providing major improvements to pedestrian access and greatly enhanced public realm befitting this exemplary historic setting. Paradise will be one of the biggest […] Click here to view original…
Read More33 Pitsford Street (Mr Tyre) – Public Consultation
Blackswan Developments is hosting 3 public open days to give an opportunity for people to view and comment on its proposals for a new residential, retail, office and workshop development on the Mr Tyre site. The proposals include a new entrance into the Jewellery Quarter railway station, a new […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreColmore Tang branches out with new interiors division
Colmore Tang’s project in Birmingham including the regeneration of Auchinleck House at Five Ways island to create the Park Regis hotel, new apartments in the former Harrison Drape factory in Digbeth and St George’s Urban Village in the Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham construction group Colmore Tang has launched a new fit out and interiors division. Tang…
Read MoreMayor of West Midlands Breaks Ground at Newhall Square Development
Spitfire Urbane, together with Legal & General, announce that work is now officially underway at Newhall Square, a new £53m Build to Rent (BTR) project in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. To celebrate the start on site, a ground-breaking ceremony took place on 7 December 2017. The event […] Click here to view original web page at…
Read MoreWinvic ready to go at Newhall Square
Winvic Construction starts work on site next week on a £53m private rented sector development in Birmingham. Newhall Square is being developed from an old factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter Winvic Construction has been working alongside developer Spitfire Bespoke Homes on the Newhall Square development for several months and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSee inside new look Lasan bar and restaurant in the Jewellery Quarter
We are currently having a bit of an Indian street food ‘moment’ in the city right now. Several places offering rustic street food, as you’d find in the markets in India have been opening all over Birmingham But one of the more established top Indian restaurants has transformed itself After a £500,000 refurbishment and renovations…
Read MoreBig screen success for Birmingham based special effects studio
Photo credit: Twitter @FatherPhantom Halloween’s come a few weeks early for one Birmingham business. Father Phantom Studio , based in the Jewellery Quarter has been working on spooky special effects makeup for not one but two upcoming horror films. Cain Hill – based on real life events – follows […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreAnother escape room game set to open in Birmingham
Escape Reality wants to open in this former restaurant and function building A disused former banqueting building which is nearly 200 years old is set to be the latest in Birmingham to house a live escape attraction. Escape Reality has unveiled new plans to covert the Grade II-listed building […] Click here to view original…
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