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A journey from Warstone Lane Cemetery to the Coffin Works; or why I love being part of the Coffin Works’ team of volunteers

One of our new hand-painted signs. It’s been a long old journey. For over 34 years I worked at Toye & Co, one of the oldest, family-run, manufacturers in the JQ and for most of that time my desk overlooked the cemetery. Not that I could see out of […] Original web page at www.coffinworks.org

Beo London: Starting up in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

Original web page at www.bqlive.co.uk After launching her own jewellery brand in October last year, Béo London founder Kelly Hart has already opened up shop in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter and is set for further growth. BQ caught up with Kelly to hear about her start-up journey so far. Kelly Hart, Béo London Bringing together […]

JEWELLERY 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 […]

Best places to eat steak in Birmingham

Original web page at birnews.com Ordering a steak can be one of the most richly rewarding or deeply depressing of restaurant experiences. To save you from chewy gristle, we’ve selected six city restaurants where the steak has left us smiling. Andersons Bar and Grill 30 Mary Ann Street, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham, B3 1RL. […]

£55k Perry Beeches The Academy teachers are best paid in Birmingham

Original web page at birnews.com 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 for Education. The generous salary makes the academy – […]

FULL-BODIED PASSION

Original web page at brumtastic.co.uk Wine is many things to many people. For some, it’s an essential accompaniment to lunch or dinner; for others it’s the crucial component in a relaxed evening of great conversation, and, for an unfortunate few, it’s the perfect friend while sobbing into a Dear John letter. But for Chris […]

A TASTE FOR EVERYTHING

Original web page at brumtastic.co.uk For most people, running a single restaurant is more than enough work, whether it’s a stand-alone joint or, at a push, one of a number of branches. For Jabbar Khan though, variety is clearly the spice of life. Jabbar opened Lasan in the Jewellery Quarter about 14 years ago […]

CAFFEINATED CLOBBER

Original web page at brumtastic.co.uk Inspired by the casual, I-just-threw-this-on-(no-really-I-did) look of the urban café scene’s consciously nonchalant gentleman clientele, Pandco is Birmingham’s home-grown online store for hand-drawn and hand-made t-shirts. The company is the creation of Adison Rudall and Lee Timms who actually met in a coffee shop, share a passion for caffeine […]

Clevercherry finds new city home

Original web page at birnews.com Creative and digital agency Clevercherry has moved across the city and launched a new corporate identity. The agency, whose clients include Drayton Manor Park and Black Country brewery Marston’s, has left its Jewellery Quarter base in Frederick Street to take up residency in 22 Gas Street. Managing director Nigel […]

The Lord Clifden

Original web page at independent-birmingham.co.uk photo 4 Full English/Veggie Breakfast with coffee/tea for just £5 (Monday-Friday) OR a free can of beer/hot drink when you purchase a main meal ‘He was a wise man who invented beer’ – Plato The pub, ever stalwart and a firm favourite to all. Whether it’s a quaint, country […]