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Glynn and Gregg joins forces to raise funds for Cure Leukaemia
Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell and Masterchef judge Gregg Wallace are joining forces to serve up a live culinary experience in front of 400 guests at Aston Villa Football Club this ... Read more
Read More Gibson Kochanek Studio celebrates first year of business
Barbara Gibson and Marta Kochanek joined professional and creative photographic forces in spring 2014 to set up Gibson Kochanek Studio. The company celebrated a successful first year of business this week (Monday, ... Read more
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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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