The city centre news for 7 October:
- Huge power cut shuts down Birmingham city centre
Birmingham Post
The blackout struck at 12.23pm on Thursday, leaving more than 20,000 homes and business premises without electricity from the Bullring to the Jewellery Quarter. Roads ground to a halt as blank traffic lights sparked confusion among motorists. - Call for artists to stock We Are Birmingham shop
Birmingham Post
The shop is being created to give local artists from all fields an outlet for their wares as well as to promote Birmingham’s creative side to new audiences. Anyone interested in supplying the shop can take their work to the review days on October 10 and 11, from 12pm-6pm at Moseley Exchange, 149-153 Alcester Road, Birmingham, B13 8JP. - Caught on Camera 1: Violent thugs in iPhone bus terror robbery
Birmingham Mail
The victims, aged 38 and 50, boarded the number 37 bus at Corporation Street, Birmingham city centre, after shopping for the high-tech gizmos. At the same time, two younger men also boarded the bus and sat near the friends. - Caught on Camera 2: Man snatched chain from neck
Birmingham Mail
The 30-year-old victim was was visiting a friend at a towerblock on Guild Close, Ladywood, when the incident happened at about 1.45pm on June 26.
