New Bar Spy – Lone Wolf

Original web page at New Bar Spy – Lone Wolf What they say: The Lone Wolf is hoping to revitalise Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter with minimalist décor and a focus on quality drinks. The venue plans on being a no-nonsense affair, with contemporary wooden tables and chairs, surrounded by grey walls and ceiling next to a…

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Lone Wolf

Original web page at Lone Wolf Get the best bars, clubs and events delivered directly to your inbox. The Lone Wolf brings minimalist décor and quality drinks to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. The venue has a relaxed, stripped-back appeal, with grey walls and ceiling alongside modern wooden tables and chairs. Dotted across the venue…

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Hatters Hostel enjoys boost from Birmingham’s tourism growth

Original web page at Hatters Hostel enjoys boost from Birmingham’s tourism growth Hostel sees guest numbers double in last three years Accommodation provider’s growth mirrors Birmingham’s resurgence, with record domestic and international visitor numbers to city in 2015 Hatters Hostel – the budget accommodation provider based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter – welcomed twice as many…

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Poet Matt Windle wants the last word

Original web page at Poet Matt Windle wants the last word Matt Windle (red and white shorts) gets the decision over Anwar Alfadli. Pictures by Patrick Mulvaney. The flamboyant flyweight, the city’s Young Poet Laureate in 2007 and 2008, features in chief support over six rounds, writes Craig Birch. The time for talking will soon…

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Pack your bucket & spade – it’s the JQ Coach Trip!

       We love where we live.  But some of us fancy an ‘away day’…  Some of the good folk in your JQNF have organised a day trip for JQ-ers on Saturday 27th July 2013 to… Weston-Super-Mare!  Bring your buckets and spades, an appetite for ice creams and fish n’ chips, a bag of Murray Mints for…

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Rocky Start for New JQ Climbing Facility

It was while doing a bit of ‘community mapping’ for the recent Birmingham University project that Millie and I came across a recent addition to the roll call of fascinating enterprises in the Jewellery Quarter.  This one is positively welcoming a steep climb and a rocky start to business here; it’s Birmingham Bouldering Centre, based…

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