Posts Tagged ‘local government in the united kingdom’
Decision day on major 270ft tower hotel for Birmingham city centre
Original web page at Decision day on major 270ft tower hotel for Birmingham city centre Plans for a 26-storey hotel next to the revamped New Street Station and Grand Central shopping centre are set to be approved next week. The proposed Bloc hotel, in Hill Street – across the road from the new John Lewis…
Read MoreDiamonds & Pearls: A Music Tour through the Jewellery Quarter
Original web page at Diamonds & Pearls: A Music Tour through the Jewellery Quarter If you check out the listings for the Birmingham Heritage Week, you’ll see we have an event kicking off at 2pm on Sunday 11 September. This is a music themed walking tour of the Jewellery Quarter , led by Jez Collins,…
Read MoreCelebrate Mensa’s 70th Anniversary in Birmingham – Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Original web page at Celebrate Mensa’s 70th Anniversary in Birmingham – Museum of the Jewellery Quarter Join us for a visit to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter Jump on a tram just outside the Priory Rooms and get off in the Jewellery Quarter for a guided tour of the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter,…
Read MoreHampton by Hilton Birmingham City North
Original web page at Hampton by Hilton Birmingham City North Reviewed 2 days ago Good hotel located in urban location in the Jewellery quarter. Easy access to Birmingham’s attractions, 10 minutes walk to Brindley place and the Lord Clifden pub recommended in the good pub guide is within 5 minutes walk. Good value with continental…
Read MoreThe Jam House
Original web page at The Jam House The Jam House The Jam House is located near the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, occupying an extraordinary historic Georgian building. The Jam House was born in 1999, as a joint venture between Jools Holland and designer Neil Tibbatt. The pair shared the same idea of wanting a…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Road Closures for major filming production
Original web page at Jewellery Quarter Road Closures for major filming production Several roads around Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter are set to close next weekend to make way for a major filming production . The closures – beginning on 7am on 19 th August and lasting until 6am the following day – are for the purpose…
Read MoreIndian delegates assess Birmingham for investment opportunities
Original web page at Indian delegates assess Birmingham for investment opportunities Nicola Hewitt, commercial director of Marketing Birmingham DELEGATES from the Indian state of Gujarat have targeted Birmingham as a potential source of foreign investment.The delegation toured the city to gauge the appetite for investing in the area and to learn more about the West…
Read MoreAppeal for information as man knocked out and another falls on railway tracks
Original web page at Appeal for information as man knocked out and another falls on railway tracks Jewellery Quarter assault Credit: British Transport Police British Transport Police are appealing for two men who may have information of a fight at a railway station in Birmingham which led to a man ending up on the tracks.…
Read MoreWatch the moment violence spills on to railway tracks
Original web page at Watch the moment violence spills on to railway tracks One man was knocked unconscious and another ended up on the tracks British Transport Police released the footage in a bid to trace two men wanted over the violence, who later boarded a train to Wolverhampton. It happened at the Jewellery Quarter…
Read MoreWine firm minted after £1.5m funding deal leads to HQ move
Original web page at Wine firm minted after £1.5m funding deal leads to HQ move Birmingham Mint SOLIHULL-based wine merchants Budge Brands has selected one of Birmingham’s most famous industrial sites as the location of its new head office.The firm, brand owner of Premier Estates Wine, has purchased space at the Grade II Listed former…
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