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‘Birmingham is not Beijing’ warns councillor as Kettleworks scheme approved
Original web page at ‘Birmingham is not Beijing’ warns councillor as Kettleworks scheme approved Planning officers have come in for criticism over the parking provision for the regeneration of the old Swan Kettleworks factory Planning officers in Birmingham have been accused of treating the city like Beijing after they approved a Jewellery Quarter factory conversion…
Read More‘Birmingham is not Beijing’ warns councillor as Kettleworks scheme approved
Tory councillor Gareth Moore, who sits on Birmingham City Council’s planning committee, said he was concerned about Seven Capital’s redevelopment of the Kettleworks building which will have 234 parking spaces of which only 112 will be allocated to serve its 291 flats. Tory councillor Gareth Moore, who sits on Birmingham City Council’s planning committee, said…
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£16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward
Original web page at £16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward A £16 million regeneration of the historic heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter has moved a step closer to being delivered. The city council cabinet is set to approve a bid for lottery funding by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) –…
Read MoreObesity Data Hack Evening
Original web page at Obesity Data Hack Evening Submissions for the Obesity Data Challenge by NHS England and Rewired State close on 31 July 2015. The aim is to help the average, non-technical citizen better understand open government data relating to obesity. There’s a total prize fund of £30k for exceptional projects, which submissions can…
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 MoreThe Chamberlain Files
Original web page at The Chamberlain Files News £16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward Councils Dale’s Diary: Sir Albert’s Tweetgate saga & Mr Rogers takes a holiday West Midlands combined authority eyes the shires in bold expansion plan A West Midlands combined authority could triple in size if talks to bring in…
Read MoreAlexandra von Trapp wins Weston Beamor Award at New Designers
Original web page at Alexandra von Trapp wins Weston Beamor Award at New Designers 361hf 01a The annual Weston Beamor Award at New Designers, the national showcase for the ‘best of the best’ graduates from the UK’s arts and design colleges and universities, has been won by Alexandra von Trapp from Edinburgh College of Art.…
Read MoreBJA Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Competition
Original web page at BJA Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Competition BJA Competition winner Jessica Mead Jessica Mead, design assistant at Harriet Kelsall Jewellery has won the BJA Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Competition. UK designers were asked to draw up a matching wedding and engagement ring set in Fairtrade Gold featuring a 50pt round brilliant-cut lab certified diamond…
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