The city centre news for 5 October:
- High speed rail link will help create 22,000 jobs in the West Midlands
Birmingham Mail
The spin off impact of economic regeneration triggered by faster journey times is likely to lure new businesses to the region, help the economy move strongly out of recession and bring an employment bonanza by 2026. But the full value of the 250mph trains for Birmingham and the region will only be felt if local commuter rail services are improved as well, according to a study by the passenger transport authority Centro. - £13million inner city health complex gets go ahead after stumbling block
Birmingham Mail
NHS West Midlands health authority delayed approval of the five-storey Colston Primary Care Centre, in Bath Row, Five Ways, in July with concerns it was ‘too big’. But board members have now rubber-stamped final approval after a new report into its value for money showed 81 per cent of the building space would be in use. - Families to gather in Birmingham for memorial to city gun and knife crime victims
Birmingham Mail
This year’s poignant event, organised by Families for Peace, will take place at 11am on Saturday, October 16 in St Martin’s Church in the Bullring. - Ward meeting this Thursday 7 October – news about swimming pools!
BrumCityCentre.com
There’s a public Ward Committee meeting on Thursday evening this week. They are highlighting the latest ideas / hopes for a neighbourhood swimming pool for the Ladywood area.
