Jewellery Quarter News

The restoration works at the Grade II* listed Argent Centre on Frederick Street have now been revealed after a year long project.

The Birmingham Assay Office has raised and donated £5,000 to University Hospitals Birmingham Charity to support NHS heroes working on the frontlines. UHB Charity supports workers across Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, ... Read more

A training hub jam-packed with vital support for food and hospitality professionals struggling due to the pandemic is being launched by University College Birmingham in partnership with the NEC Group.  ... Read more

The Council’s new budget aims to balance investment in services against ongoing financial challenges.  Birmingham City Council has published its latest financial plan last night (1 February 2021). This medium-term ... Read more

An update from Birmingham City Council's Business Grants Support Team on the current progress of business grant payments.

A major scheme to install an eco-garden at one of Birmingham’s busiest inner-city stations has been given the go-ahead thanks to a community grant from West Midlands Railway (WMR). Jewellery Quarter station, which welcomed over half a million passengers last year, will have a ‘green makeover’ thanks to community volunteers working with the area’s Business Improvement District (BID).

A company celebrating 150 years in business in the city is donating £500,000 to a local charity to set up a new early intervention unit on the site of the ... Read more

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been devastating for many individuals and as a result, The Benevolent Society are launching a hardship fund to alleviate some of the financial ... Read more

The Jeweller Quarter Development Trust teams (JQBID, JQTH and JQ Cemeteries Project) completed online training in 2020 to become Dementia Friends.

Learn more about the Birmingham Clean Air Zone, including new rules and exemptions, in a joint webinar by JQBID and Birmingham City Council. Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone will come into ... Read more

This guest blog post is written by Dale Hollinshead, owner of the award-winning Hazel & Haydn salon in the Jewellery Quarter. We’ve all been there – the temptation to make ... Read more

St Paul’s Church is looking for donations of old or surplus laptops from the local JQ community to support online English language lessons.  In the next couple of weeks, St ... Read more