‘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…

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£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) –…

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Birmingham ‘number one’ for jewellery insurance claims

Original web page at Birmingham ‘number one’ for jewellery insurance claims Churchill said the most claimed for jewellery items were rings, watches and earrings. © Shutterstock Churchill , which produced the ranking with LMG Jewellery , explained this was because the city’s Jewellery Quarter has the largest concentration of such businesses in Europe. It said…

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Birmingham Jewellery Quarter – where to go?

Original web page at Birmingham Jewellery Quarter – where to go? Join Date Location Posts Off to Birmingham in a couple of weeks for a spot of ring shopping, can anyone recommend some jewellers to check out for a fair deal? Done all the usual research into the 4 Cs and the other half knows…

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Car park to be made into apartments

Original web page at Car park to be made into apartments An old car park on the fringe of the Jewellery Quarter is set to be developed into an apartment complex. The car park, also known to called the ‘bomb site’, will be integrated into the Great Charles Square scheme, in Ludgate Hill on the…

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Cabinet to approve support for Jewellery Quarter lottery funding bid

Original web page at Cabinet to approve support for Jewellery Quarter lottery funding bid Cabinet are being asked to approve plans to support a bid for lottery funding to regenerate part of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, enabling the opening of new businesses and the creation of jobs. The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) – a…

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