The city centre news for July 26:
- Green Party conference to come to Birmingham
The Stirrer
Caroline Lucas, Green Party leader, said “We’re delighted to be coming to Birmingham for our autumn conference. This year has been a significant one for the Greens, culminating in the election of our first MP to the UK parliament. This conference will be an important opportunity to celebrate our successes, and to debate the way forward for Green politics in Britain”. - Roads plagued by weekend of crashes
Express and Star
A man was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car in Birmingham city centre. The 23-year-old was hit in Bromsgrove Street just before midnight on Saturday. Miss Thomas said: “Crews assessed and treated the man on scene and immobilised him with a neck collar and spinal board. - Birmingham sells world’s most expensive shoes for £100,000
Sunday Mercury
Because these Eternal Diamond Stilettoes have gone up for sale in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter – at a cool £100,000 a pair. The spectacular shoes are the most expensive in the world, having been made entirely from solid gold and encrusted with 2,200 diamonds. - Chris Tarrant: Give Roy Wood a star on Broad Street!
Sunday Mercury
Chris is the latest celebrity to be honoured on the Broad Street Walk of Stars in Birmingham – but he thinks musician Roy should be the next in line. - Fear of attacks at New Street and Bullring led to anti-terror spy cameras
Birmingham Post
Funding for controversial surveillance cameras in parts of Birmingham was approved because police feared terrorist attacks could be carried out at New Street Station and the Bullring shopping centre, it has been revealed. The terrorism risk to the city was highlighted when West Midlands Police Authority was asked to approve funding for the cameras, which have been placed in predominantly Muslim areas of the city - Walk this way?
The Stirrer
So, Chris Tarrant is being given a place on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars and considers himself to be ‘an honorary Brummie’. On what basis asks Stirrer editor Adrian Goldberg? - Conserving the Conservatoire
The Stirrer
Birmingham’s Culture boss Martin Mullaney has ignited a debate about the future of the city’s Conservatoire on The Stirrer Forum following Alan Clawley’s recent article on our website. Cllr Mullaney suggests the demolition of the House of Sport on Broad Street and the creation of Brum’s equivalent to New York’s Lincoln Square. - The Spirit of Entreprise goes missing
The Stirrer
In Birmingham’s Centenary Square, itself the work of artist Tess Jaffray who designed the brick paving and railings, two works of art have come and gone in the opening decade of the new century. The title of one, ‘Forward’, by Raymond Mason, is also the motto of Birmingham City Council. The title of the other is ‘The Spirit of Enterprise’, a sculptural fountain by Tom Lomax (1991). Birmingham’s own architectural historian Andy Foster describes it thus, ‘Elegant surrealism, with three heads representing Industry, Enterprise and Commerce emerging from shallow angled bowls’.
