Jewellery Quarter BID Renewal ballot success

Jewellery Quarter BID Renewal ballot success

Businesses have voted in favour of a second term for the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (BID). The result in the recent renewal ballot means that it now has the mandate to proceed for another five years. Over 700 businesses and organisations were asked to vote in the postal […] Click here to view original…

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Ministers finally set to shut down Perry Beeches

Ministers finally set to shut down Perry Beeches

The controversial Perry Beeches academy trust in Birmingham is finally set to be disbanded, with its five schools handed to other trusts, 15 months after financial irregularities were first revealed. Schools Week understands that proposals to close the trust and rebroker its schools have finally been agreed, and are […] Click here to view original…

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Mapped: This is where you’ll find all 100 Big Sleuth bears

Mapped: This is where you’ll find all 100 Big Sleuth bears

At last, we can reveal exactly where The Big Sleuth bears will be throughout Birmingham and the Black Country. Our interactive map shows you what each full-sized bear looks like, who it has been designed by and where you can find it. The public art trail starts on Monday, […] Click here to view original…

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Residential scheme proposed for former Jewellery Quarter workshops

Residential scheme proposed for former Jewellery Quarter workshops

The retained building in Camden Street A complex residential scheme involving the demolition and refurbishment of a mix of derelict workshops and listed buildings in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter has been recommended for approval by the city planners. Developer Property Solutions plans to develop 127 apartments and 12 townhouses on […] Click here to view original…

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Overnight tunnel closures in Birmingham

Overnight tunnel closures in Birmingham

In order for Amey to carry out essential maintenance and cleaning of St Chads Queensway, Great Charles Street Queensway and Suffolk Street Queensway tunnels, there will be overnight closures from Monday 10 July to Thurs 13 July. The hours of closure will be from 22.00 – 06.00 each night. […] Click here to view original…

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A Turkish feast for two @ Cappadocia

A Turkish feast for two @ Cappadocia

Did you know ‘Cappadocia’ is a semi-arid region of Turkey known for its Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls and caves by troglodytes? No? Well, me either to be fair, but it’s always nice to learn something new. Luckily the Brum restaurant of the same name isn’t found […] Click here to view original…

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Hockley Mills Submitted for Planning

Hockley Mills Submitted for Planning

Hockley Mills is an exciting new mixed-use development proposed by Black Swan Properties and designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects for the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham City Centre. Located on Pitsford Street; a site currently occupied by a single tyre storage facility; the proposed scheme will consist of a residential complex […] Click here to view original…

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JQNF Open Meeting and AGM

JQNF Open Meeting and AGM

The meeting will include: – an update from Sergeant Alan from the Jewellery Quarter Police , on crime in the area – N icola Ridler , Chair of JQ BID , on their recent ballot for a second term – information on our plan to take part in the […] Click here to view original…

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Complex Jewellery Quarter apartment scheme set for approval

Complex Jewellery Quarter apartment scheme set for approval

The site in Carver Street Proposals for a new residential scheme in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter are set to be approved by the city’s planners. The application for land fronting Carver Street and 120 Pope Street proposes 30 new apartments, with a mix of one, two and three-bedroom units. The […] Click here to view original…

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