Posts Tagged ‘geography of england’
Closure-threatened Bescot Stadium station ticket office in Walsall to stay open
Original web page at Closure-threatened Bescot Stadium station ticket office in Walsall to stay open Comments (0) A CLOSURE-THREATENED Walsall railway station ticket office is to remain open but with reduced hours, it has been confirmed. Bescot Stadium’s office had been earmarked for closure, along with Adderley Park, Duddeston, Jewellery Quarter and Small Heath. The…
Read MoreDigbeth VS Jewellery Quarter
Original web page at Digbeth VS Jewellery Quarter Since opening its most recent office in Birmingham’s Custard Factory last year, Gensler has been hosting a series of creative panel discussions and debates about key issues affecting development in Birmingham and the surrounding Midlands Engine region. Gensler and Fazeley Studios will be hosting the next lively…
Read MoreThe Jewellery Quarter is a ‘villagey’ gem at the heart of the city
Original web page at The Jewellery Quarter is a ‘villagey’ gem at the heart of the city St Paul’s Church and St Paul’s Square, Hockley. The Jewellery Quarter is an historic, vibrant and happening place in the city. Jayne Howarth discovers that people who live and work in the JQ love the community feel of…
Read MoreThe most unlikely places to find nature in Birmingham
Original web page at The most unlikely places to find nature in Birmingham Bristol Street central reservation, Birmingham You know that spring is on its way in Birmingham when the crocuses have woken up on the inbound verge next to Bristol Street. As if by magic, the words Birmingham Super Prix have suddenly reappeared as…
Read More‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor
Original web page at ‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor The former Swan Kettleworks factory at the junction of Pope St and Icknield Street A councillor has accused planning officials of treating Birmingham like Beijing in creating vast bicycle storage facilities but too little car parking for a new…
Read More‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor
Original web page at ‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor The former Swan Kettleworks factory at the junction of Pope St and Icknield Street A councillor has accused planning officials of treating Birmingham like Beijing in creating vast bicycle storage facilities but too little car parking for a new…
Read More£55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham
Original web page at £55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham Teachers at a secondary school in Birmingham are among the most well-paid in England, new statistics have revealed. The average full-time teacher at Perry Beeches The Academy in Great Barr is taking home £54,999 a year, according to the Department…
Read MoreHockley Mint adds Golden Touch to Winning Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Ring
Original web page at Hockley Mint adds Golden Touch to Winning Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Ring BJA Competition winner Jessica Mead at Hockley Mint Birmingham Jewellery Quarter business Hockley Mint is bringing life to an award-winning design in Fairtrade Gold, through its sponsorship of the British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJA) recent ‘I Do’ Fairtrade Gold ring design…
Read MoreWatch 1965 video of Ladywood redevelopment where a vicar predicts the area’s future social problems
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Children and dog with old car. Ladywood Redevelopment 1965 – BFI Britain on Film This 1965 film of Ladywood in the midst of being bulldozed and redeveloped has been released by the British Film Institute. The mostly silent film shows the harsh reality for families growing up in the […]
Read MoreJEWELLERY QUARTER INVITES HANDSWORTH
Original web page at www.insidehandsworth.co.uk JQfest_A4 Poster During Hockley’s most intense phase of industrial activity, its closeness to Handsworth meant that many of the workers came from there. Now, while jewellery making and other manufacturing remain, it has become Birmingham’s main area of small independent shops and enterprises, with a focus on creative activity […]
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