The city centre news for August 27:
- Traders at Birmingham Wholesale Markets ‘in limbo’ over delay to planned move
Birmingham Post
Traders at Birmingham’s wholesale markets face years stuck at their “not fit for purpose” Digbeth site following delays in the £100 million plan to move them out of town. - Rail repairs hit train services across the Midlands
BBC News
Train passengers face disruption over the Bank Holiday weekend because of engineering works. On Bank Holiday Monday the route between Birmingham New Street and Stafford via Wolverhampton will be closed. - Food and Drink: Chameleon offers colourful evening
Birmingham Mail
TRANSFORMING between bar, restaurant and club in one large room, the very adaptable The Chameleon is an apt name for Birmingham’s newest venue. At the corner of Victoria Square and Hill Street in the city centre, this lively venue, once Henry’s Cafe Bar, is aiming for vibrancy of all the senses. Music, shows, food, wine. Never quiet, never dull. - City centre tunnel closed for two hours after crash
Birmingham Mail
Emergency crews were called to Suffolk Street Queensway just after 2pm yesterday. Firefighters cut free a man, who had been trapped inside a car. - David Bintley and Birmingham Royal Ballet to get a Broad Street star
Birmingham Post
“Birmingham Royal Ballet has a wonderful relationship with the city and we are very proud to call Birmingham and Birmingham Hippodrome our home”. The stars will be presented during the city’s ArtsFest celebrations on Saturday, September 11, when the ballet will also be performing.
