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Photography courses to get your skills in TipTop shape

Jewellery Quarter photography firm is encouraging camera users to switch from automatic to manual mode this month with the launch of a new photography course. Are you a budding photographer ... Read more
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Roads in the city to be resurfaced as a part of a 5 year plan

As part of the highway works programme, a 5 year upgrade of Birmingham’s highways network, certain roads in the city will be temporarily closed whilst they are being resurfaced. Parade ... Read more
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Golden Square - The Big Peg

Golden Square Update #2

As the weather has finally taken a turn for the better this week, the contractors on site at the Golden Square have been making the most of the daylight and ... Read more
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People, Pens and Production in Birmingham’s Steel Pen Trade.

People, Pens and Production in Birmingham’s Steel Pen Trade

This month the Pen Museum in Frederick Street hosted the launch of People, Pens and Production in Birmingham’s Steel Pen Trade – a book edited by one of its founder ... Read more
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Golden Square

Golden Square Update #1

As the diggers moved in this week to commence work on the Golden Square, already people are talking about the development and what it will look like when it’s completed ... Read more
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Designers represent Jewellery Quarter at Birmingham International Fashion Week

As Birmingham International Fashion Week came to a close on the weekend, the final catwalk of the season saw designers from the Jewellery Quarter take the lead and represent the ... Read more
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Budding Abbey College Birmingham entrepreneurs go behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris

Business Studies students from Abbey College Birmingham will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris in February, where they will gain a ... Read more
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JQDT gets green light on Townscape Heritage Initiative

Birmingham’s largest business improvement district has this week been successful in the first round of a potential award of a staggering £2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, which assists communities in ... Read more
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Unique opportunity to visit Birmingham Assay Office’s private silver collection

 The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it is opening its doors to the general public three times this year and offering limited places on its popular Silver ... Read more
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Funding opportunities for JQ businesses

JQ businesses need to act fast to take advantage of the funding opportunities available to them. Funding is still available for Birmingham City Council’s ERDF Property Assistance Programme. Visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/erdf for ... Read more
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JQ information centre temporarily relocates to museum

As part of preparing the Golden Square site for construction to begin, the Jewellery Quarter Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has been temporarily relocated to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (75-79 Vyse St). ... Read more
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More A38 tunnel closures planned for the summer

This summer’s dates for the second phase of the essential refurbishment works in the A38 tunnels through the city centre have been released. Birmingham residents, businesses and visitors are advised ... Read more
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