The city centre news for September 7:
- Former Typhoo Tea factory in Birmingham sold to investor
Sunday Mercury
The site was sold by Jones Lang Lasalle on behalf of Allsop. Simon Dicken, associate director at JLL in Birmingham, said: “This landmark and historic site, well located near to the city centre, also falls within the proposed Eastside project a significant regeneration area which will extend Birmingham out to the east”. - HMV / Digbeth Institute to re-open
Billboard
Following a long-term, multi-million pound refurbishment since its closure in 2008, the U.K. venue will reopen with preview events on Sept. 18. The official opening launch party is on Sept. 25 and will feature Birmingham’s Ned’ Atomic Dustbin and Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield. - £17 million Snow Hill station access stays shut over contract wrangle
Birmingham Mail
Contractors are applying the finishing touches to the troubled project. But Centro Chief Executive Geoff Inskip told disappointed members that he did not know when it would be open to passengers. He said that no agreement had been reached with owners Network Rail and managers London Midland to use the new access off Livery Street. - Iconic dining plan for Birmingham Bullring unveiled
Express and Star
Under plans revealed today, three new restaurants will be built at the iconic shopping centre as part of a 20,000sq ft development around St Martin’s Square. If backed by city planners the scheme, which will be called Spiceal Street, will see half the site taken up by the new restaurants, with the rest opened as a public space.
