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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…

100 year old suffragette jewellery

It’s not every day you get to (briefly) pop on (carefully) some 100 year old jewellery designed in #Birmingham #jewelleryquarter for the #suffragette movement😍 #suffragette100 #suffrage #100years 💪🏻 t.co/OwwZJnOa0r“>pic.twitter.com/OwwZJnOa0r — Kathryn Stanczyszyn (@stanchers) February 6, 2018 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ

Valentine in the JQ by Alyn Waterman from Alyn Waterman Makeup & Hair Studio

The Jewellery Quarter is a very special and unique area with a great community spirit. I think it stands apart from other areas in Birmingham, because you can wander and browse it’s many interesting streets and shops whilst taking in its rich history. All this makes it the perfect […] Click here to view original…

Big 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…

These creatives say Birmingham is the only place for Channel 4

Lee Kemp is a director and producer at Vermillion Films working out of the Jewellery Quarter and London on high end commercials while also developing his first feature film script. Leading creatives from across the West Midlands have given their backing to the #WMGeneration push to get Channel 4 to move to Birmingham. First it…

Inside Birmingham’s new Jewellery Quarter bar devoted to whisky

The Birmingham Whisky Club is opening its own whisky bar and tasting room. Owner Amy Seton has converted the old café at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street into a very cosy bar. The Birmingham Mail was given a sneak peek inside the new venue which […] Click here to view original…

Rich List 2018: No.32= – Peter Horton and family

Sir Peter Horton Construction 2018: No.32= – £160m 2017: No.29 – £155m Hortons’ Estate has been celebrating 125 years in business. The company traces its roots back to the1870s when Peter Horton’s great, great, great grandfather developed the Midland Hotel in Birmingham city centre. Now Birmingham’s historic Grand Hotel […] Click here to view original…

JQ Crime Message

Information sent on behalf of West Mids Police All Good Afternoon. I hope you have had a great weekend. The JQ has been looking lovely bathed in the glorious sun shine over the pass few days. The crime figures on the Jewellery Quarter have recently been the topic of […] Click here to view original…

Perry Beeches school chain ‘collapsed owing nearly £500k over unfilled pupil places’

A Birmingham schools chain collapsed owing the Government owing almost £500,000 it was reportedly repaying for unfilled pupil places. Department for Education figures revealed that three schools in the Perry Beeches academy owed £480,000 to the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The Times Educational Supplement (TES), which revealed the […] Click here to view original…

New images of whisky bar released ahead of opening

New images have been released of a whisky bar in a Birmingham museum ahead of its official opening next month. The new bar, set inside the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, is being opened by the founder of The Birmingham Whisky Club and Festival Amy Seton. The venue will […] Click here to view original…