Steven Spielberg is coming to Birmingham to shoot a new sci-fi thriller

Original web page at Steven Spielberg is coming to Birmingham to shoot a new sci-fi thriller Next stop Birmingham: The BFG director Steven Spielberg pictured in London in July, 2016 Oscar-winning Hollywood film legend Steven Spielberg is on his way to Birmingham – to shoot a futuristic new thriller. The Birmingham Mail can today reveal…

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Spielberg Blockbuster Coming to Brum

Original web page at Spielberg Blockbuster Coming to Brum Scenes from Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros’ upcoming sci-fi thriller Ready Player One will shoot in the Jewellery Quarter in September. The adaptation of the best-selling novel by Ernest Cline stars Hollywood heavyweights Simon Pegg, Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance and Tye Sheridan. It centres around a…

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Ten unmissable treasures and hidden gems in Birmingham

Original web page at Ten unmissable treasures and hidden gems in Birmingham In need of a break? Birmingham is packed full of famous treasures and hidden gems worth a visit this summer. Plus with fares from London to Birmingham from just £5.50 each way when you book by 6pm the day before you travel, it’s…

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Birmingham bar group launches new venue

Original web page at Birmingham bar group launches new venue A Birmingham-based bar group has opened its latest venue in the north of the city. Town & Country Inns, which runs Mechu and Après in the Jewellery Quarter among others, has opened its second Fleet Street Kitchen in Mere Green. It joins the original bar…

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Peonie-tails all the rage at the JQ Fusion Event

Original web page at Peonie-tails all the rage at the JQ Fusion Event Dale Hairdressing and In Bloom joined forces to launch the start of JQ Fusions with their ‘In Bloom and Dales’ showcase. Highlighting the salon’s technical expertise alongside summer bouquets, attendees were treated to a set of workshops designed to teach them how…

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Holts Academy named finalist for National Business Awards

Original web page at Holts Academy named finalist for National Business Awards Holts Academy of Jewellery has been shortlisted for the Positive Social Impact award, part of the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Holts Academy – a training provider for the jewellery industry – was chosen from the hundreds of businesses that entered or…

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Warner Bros preparing to shoot a second major feature film in Birmingham

Original web page at Warner Bros preparing to shoot a second major feature film in Birmingham Water Street looking towards Livery Street and the BT Tower Birmingham’s brilliant industrial heritage is set to pay silver screen dividends again. Several key roads in the Jewellery Quarter are to be turned into American-style vistas ready for a…

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Premier Estates Wine to open HQ in Jewellery Quarter

Original web page at Premier Estates Wine to open HQ in Jewellery Quarter Premier Estates Wine is coming to the Jewellery Quarter A Solihull wine retailer is opening a new head office in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Budge Brands, which owns the Premier Estates Wine brand, has purchased the new HQ in the Grade II-listed Birmingham…

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