Book now for Indian Street Feast – a festival of food to delight your taste-buds!
31/10/2019
Celebrated event hosts Taste & Liquor are bringing Indian Street Feast to QEC in Digbeth on Saturday 30th November.
Lib Dems were right to trigger election
31/10/2019
This week Jim looks at the chances of an anti Brexit majority being assembled after the General Election. He also looks at a new approach to Liverpool Council’s cash crisis.
Mending the Broken Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham Property Market
31/10/2019
The long-lasting issue of the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham property market are laid bare as the final 2018 property transaction figures have just been published and they continue the post credit crunch trend of less people moving.
I hope they all lose – and they just might
31/10/2019
“A December General Election is about as welcome as a hedgehog in a nudist colony” – Downtown boss Frank McKenna blogs about the forthcoming poll.
Digbeth – Property Investment Hotspot
24/10/2019
Digbeth has been literally and figuratively the place for industrious people since many centuries. Digbeth is a district in Birmingham which holds the distinction of being named the coolest neighbourhood in Britain by the Sunday Times.
Mayor hails diversity of the West Midlands following Diwali celebration
24/10/2019
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed the diversity of the West Midlands region after thousands of people joined a spectacular free Diwali celebration in Birmingham city centre.
General Election only hope for Remain
24/10/2019
This week Jim comes out in favour of a General Election as the only way of stopping Brexit, the case for which is strengthened after publication of the Withdrawal Bill. However, he admits it would be a gamble for a weak Labour Party.
PM to miss his deadline leaving the UK deadlocked
24/10/2019
This week Frank McKenna reflects on another turbulent week for the government and Brexit as PM Johnson looks set to miss his 31st October deadline – but our CEO isn’t expecting Boris to ‘die in a ditch’ anytime soon.
Boris deal and huge challenges for Labour
17/10/2019
As a Brexit deal is put to MPs, Jim focuses on the Labour Party. Can Jeremy Corbyn prevent a revolt of his MPs who want a deal when his leadership has just had a mighty blow from resigning MP Louise Ellman?
Come on down to the Spooky Welly Walk for family-friendly fun!
17/10/2019
Join in the Halloween fun with a family-friendly day out on the Spooky Welly Walk!
The Party’s Over
17/10/2019
As another high-profile MP quits the party and they slip 15 points behind the Tories in the polls, Frank Mckenna questions the future prospects of Labour in his latest blog.
Lower and Lower
10/10/2019
This week Jim discusses the latest Brexit developments, the betrayal of the Kurds and backs Chorley’s Lindsay Hoyle to be the next Speaker.