The first phase of the redevelopment of Paradise is now well under way and there are a number of new traffic and transport changes that affect access to the Jewellery Quarter. From the evening of Saturday 31 January, Broad Street will be closed to inbound private vehicles from Bridge Street to Paradise Circus. The route … Read moreParadise update: Summer Row
There are lots of potential new developments in the pipeline, which will further enhance the Jewellery Quarter’s offering. Click each link below to see the details of new planning applications in the area: 15 Key Hill – Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign. 23 Pemberton Street – Change of use from B1(a) Business / (c) Light Industry … Read moreKeeping track of JQ planning applications
The Wonderful World of Trains and Planes will be inspiring budding train drivers and railway enthusiasts this February half-term. A new addition to the model railway layouts, Little Train Drivers World, will allow children to take the controls and test their skills. The new layout was originally displayed at the well-loved HQ of model train … Read moreChildren’s birthday packages and half term fun
Young chefs at University College Birmingham are celebrating after scooping gold at a prestigious culinary competition – and being crowned Britain’s best. The team of five young cooks, mentored by a senior chef, scored top marks at La Parade des Chefs at the Hospitality … Read moreUCB’s gold-medal chefs are crowned Britain’s best
Exactly 50 years to the day since Churchill’s funeral, Newman Brothers at the Coffin Works will be marking the event in a special evening of commemoration on Friday 30th January. The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, the largest state funeral that had ever been mounted, took place 50 years ago, on 30th January 1965. Newman Brothers … Read moreCoffin Works presents a fitting commemoration of the funeral of Winston Churchill
Collaboration and communication are two key objectives for Stella Layton, who has been elected as the new chairman of the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT). Stella, chief executive and Assay Master at Birmingham Assay Office, succeeds David Mahony, managing director of PCPT Architects. David was instrumental in establishing the JQDT and the Jewellery Quarter Business … Read moreNew JQDT chair aims to build city links
A group of kind-hearted business owners in the Jewellery Quarter is making 2015 a year to give back by planning a series of initiatives to help charitable organisations. Spearheaded by Sandy Sandhu, owner of the Skin Practice on Northampton Street, the group – Jewellery Quarter Just Give (JQJG) – is already supported by HBSC on … Read moreJQ businesses launch ‘Just Give’ group to support charities
There are lots of potential new developments in the pipeline, which will further enhance the Jewellery Quarter’s offering. Click each link below to see the details of new planning applications in the area: 28 St Paul’s Square – Two-storey roof addition in conjunction with change of use to comprise ground floor retail, two, two-bedroom apartments at first and second … Read moreKeeping track of JQ planning applications