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Unique Find: Blakeley-Browns

This month, JQBID manager Luke Crane, made himself at home in vintage furniture shop, Blakeley-Browns based on Augusta Street. Store owner Vicki Spencer-Brown gave him a tour of her new ... Read more
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KEEPING TRACK OF JQ PLANNING APPLICATIONS

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 ... Read more
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Unique Find: Platinum Dreams

Sammy Dingley has been a busy bee this month, setting up her new wedding shop, Platinum Dreams, just in time for the wedding season. The boutique bridal shop, based on ... Read more
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The Queens Arms Pub Quiz on Sky One

Sky’s the limit for The Queens Arms pub as it features in a new show on Sky One starting this Friday (27th) at 10pm. For this traditional pub on Newhall ... Read more
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New hotel plans for St Paul’s Square

The husband and wife team behind the renovation of The Village in Moseley are now eyeing a project above The Ropewalk in St Paul’s Square. Suburban Inns has lodged plans to convert the ... Read more
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Florist flies high with bird design

Sherrie Phelps, co-owner of Lily Jones Flowers in Augusta Street, will represent the West Midlands at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show after winning the regional heat. Sherrie’s brief was ... Read more
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Write into the future

At a time of financial uncertainty for museums and galleries a unique, volunteer-run Birmingham museum has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to help it plan for a sustainable ... Read more
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Jewellery Quarter ‘treasured’ by the Chinese community

The Jewellery Quarter has been renamed Zhu Li Bao Cheng (茱莉宝城), ‘a place filled with treasures’, by the Chinese community, as part of VisitBritain’s great names campaign. To celebrate Chinese New ... Read more
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Plans for 600 Jewellery Quarter homes

Work can begin on the largest Jewellery Quarter residential scheme in a decade after plans were submitted. The £80 million St George’s Urban Village scheme, which encompasses the Kettleworks and ... Read more
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Unique Find: Cake Quarter

Meet Ina, the owner of Cake Quarter on Vyse Street. The baking extraordinaire joined the Jewellery Quarter community in October 2014 and has already made a name for herself in ... Read more
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 Start-up KiddiChef shortlisted for award

KiddiChef  – a catering company that specialises in nutritional meals for children – has been shortlisted for a Medilink Healthcare and Business award. The company, based in Spencer Street,  provides children with delicious, nutritionally balanced ... Read more
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New parking provision on Arthur Place

We all know how difficult it can be to find parking in the city centre. Rather than trying to squeeze into a tiny space on the road, why not get ... Read more
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