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Police return £2k of stolen rings to jeweller
Jewellery worth £2,000 has been returned to a Jewellery Quarter shop thanks to the quick reaction of police officers in the area. A tray of rings was stolen from a ... Read more
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Special theatre ticket offer for ‘Maurice’s Jubilee’ – Book before Friday 1 March!
New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham is offering Jewellery Quarter residents, businesses and visitors a special rate on group bookings to its new play about a retired jeweller. The critically acclaimed smash ... Read more
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Blue Orange Theatre stages new adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
It’s been more than 85 years since D H Lawrence wrote the novel ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’. It caused a scandal back then and, strangely enough, it still does. Blue Orange ... Read more
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Competition winner enjoys weekend in the Quarter
Gerald Hudson, and his wife Susan, from Leeds were the lucky winners of the Jewellery Quarter BID’s competition for a one night’s stay in the area. After his trip, Gerald said: “We ... Read more
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Chancellor George Osborne visits the Birmingham Assay Office
The Birmingham Assay office was first in line when the Chancellor, the Right Honourable George Osborne MP visited Birmingham on Friday. He was in Birmingham to launch the Birmingham Enterprise ... Read more
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Birmingham Business Improvement Districts find success in new photography exhibition
The Library of Birmingham, in partnership with Colmore Business District, Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District and Birmingham City University, supported by Arts Council England, has this month commissioned a 50 ... Read more
Read More Update on UCB’s JQ development
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JQ BID Newsletter – February 2013
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Have your say on affordable housing ideas
The Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum (JQNF) has been working with MADE – a design partner – to look at options for affordable family homes and self build in the Quarter. ... Read more
Read More St Paul’s Church launches film club
February sees the launch of St Paul’s Film Club, with a different movie being shown at the church every month. The Reverend Mary Gilbert, who is a huge movie fan ... Read more
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Council approves £1.2m ERDF grant for the Birmingham Assay Office
Plans for the new building for The Birmingham Assay Office took another step forward last week when Birmingham City Council approved a £1.2million grant from the European Regional Development Fund ... Read more
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Regimental jeweller salutes 50 years of trading
A jeweller who has made pieces for the Queen and Princess Diana is celebrating 50 years of trading. Bickerton Jewellery, based in Vyse Street, is a family-run business that specialises ... Read more
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