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‘No action being taken’ after early morning Birmingham alarm
Original web page at ‘No action being taken’ after early morning Birmingham alarm BT Tower Credit: PA Birmingham City council has told ITV News Central that they won’t be taking action against BT for the early morning alarm this morning. Police reportedly received more than 50 calls after it went off in the city’s Jewellery…
Read MoreBirmingham students to host Peaky Blinders fundraiser for the homeless
Original web page at Birmingham students to host Peaky Blinders fundraiser for the homeless A group of students at Birmingham City University are taking the Midlands back to the 1920’s next month with a charity fundraising event in Birmingham City Centre. Inspired by the hit BBC series ‘Peaky Blinders’, the themed charity evening will feature…
Read MoreCWA wins Birmingham apartment contract
Original web page at CWA wins Birmingham apartment contract A CGI of the new Edward Street development Birmingham civil and structural engineering consultancy CWA Ltd has been appointed to deliver a €5.9 million (£5 million) scheme to build dozens of new homes in the city’s Jewellery Quarter. The city centre-based consultancy has secured the contract…
Read MoreNew Benches for Cemeteries
Original web page at New Benches for Cemeteries Two new, very attractive, benches have appeared, one in Warstone Lane Cemetery and one in Key Hill Cemetery. No-one seems to know who put them there, but Colin Giles took a photograph of one of them. They are obviously ‘WW1 commemorative’ as they have figures of soldiers…
Read MoreClose Encounters of the Heron Kind
Original web page at Close Encounters of the Heron Kind We have all seen the occasional ducks and geese in Ludgate Hill bit I had a strange experience late afternoon / early evening late in 2016. Whilst walking back from posting lots of letters, I was just about to cross the canal bridge when I…
Read MoreIn-house Efficiencies Give Hockley Mint The Competitive Advantage
Original web page at In-house Efficiencies Give Hockley Mint The Competitive Advantage Award-winning Birmingham-based jewellery manufacturer Hockley Mint has reported that streamlined internal processes and efficiencies have resulted in a significant drop in the average cost to manufacture its wedding rings, with these new lower prices being passed on to its retail customers. In addition…
Read MoreHockley Mint Celebrates Purity of Precious Metals
Original web page at Hockley Mint Celebrates Purity of Precious Metals Birmingham-based jewellery manufacturer Hockley Mint will offer retailers the option to have wedding bands made in ‘pure’ gold and platinum when it unveils a new product range at the Jewellery & Watch trade show in February. Hockley Mint will be the exclusive UK supplier…
Read MoreBurning Soul Brewing Ltd
Original web page at Burning Soul Brewing Ltd Chris Small tells Mark at The Hockley Flyer “The name comes from us having the burning passion to open our own brewery and try to make the best beers we can (it’s been something we’ve wanted to do for the past five years). The company in its…
Read MoreA Glistening Start to 2017 for Charles Green
Original web page at A Glistening Start to 2017 for Charles Green Wedding ring and jewellery manufacturer, Charles Green, embarks on a glistening 2017 with the recruitment of a new Gem Mounter. Following a successful 2016, the sixth-generation family business, based in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, now boasts a strong team of thirty-four. New Gem…
Read More‘Talbots’ Move to Online and Next Day Delivery Service
Original web page at ‘Talbots’ Move to Online and Next Day Delivery Service Examples of premium printed packaging from Talbots, featuring Couture Leading jewellery industry packaging partner and local Birmingham Jewellery Quarter business, Talbots, has announced that it has moved all its sales to an online and next day delivery service as of January 2017.…
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