canals Archive

  • City centre news – August 5, 2011

    City centre news – August 5, 2011

    News on art, aston, bars, broad street, building, business, canals, colmore row, corporation-street, crime, five ways, gun-quarter, icc, jewellery quarter, snow hill, symphony hall, and transport.

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  • City centre news – 10 November, 2010

    City centre news – 10 November, 2010

    News on Building, Canals, Crime, Opera, Snow Hill, and Transport

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  • Traffic disruption and road and parking closure due to Conservative Party conference, 3-6 October, 2010

    Traffic disruption and road and parking closure due to Conservative Party conference, 3-6 October, 2010

    Local traffic restrictions for Conservative Party Conference, 3rd – 6th October, The ICC Birmingham The Conservative Party Conference is coming to The ICC Birmingham from 3rd to 6th October and up to 14,000 delegates and visitors along with large numbers of media are expected to attend this major event. Bringing an event of this size [...]

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  • Walks for Artsfest

    Walks for Artsfest

    With the weekend of 11th & 12th September seeing Birmingham host the annual ArtsFest, Sparks68 thought visitors may want to enjoy another free attraction that requires no booking, has been around for some years but does not get the attention it deserves.  So, if you are going to Birmingham for the ArtsFest weekend, he recommends [...]

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  • City centre news, 7 September, 2010

    City centre news, 7 September, 2010

    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 [...]

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  • Cubetris

    Cubetris

    It appears The Cube, by the canal, has started moving!

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  • City centre news – 28 June, 2010

    City centre news – 28 June, 2010

    The city centre news for 28 June: City centre ‘Floozie in Jacuzzi’ fountain to get £300,000 repair Birmingham Mail ALTHOUGH just the tender age of 17, one of Birmingham’s most famous women is showing signs of wear and tear and in need of a major facelift. But the bronze Floozie in the Jacuzzi is no [...]

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  • City centre news – 18 June, 2010

    City centre news – 18 June, 2010

    The city centre news for 18 June: CCTV cameras weren’t working during Digbeth club shooting Birmingham Post Security cameras were not working properly when four people were shot at a Birmingham music event, it has emerged. An emergency meeting of city licensing chiefs agreed to a police request for an immediate ban on future events [...]

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