Media office
What’s happening where and when
Review of Sport & Leisure Service Fees and Charges 2007/08
21 December 2006A review of charges for Birmingham City Council’s Sport and Leisure facilities, effective from 1st February 2007, has been agreed by Councillor Ray Hassall, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and...... Continue reading
St. Chad’s / Snow Hill Highway Works
19 December 2006St. Chad’s Slip Road Closures 14 Jan 2007 to 17 June 2007Road works commenced at St. Chad’s Circus in July 2006 as part of the preparations for the proposed development of Snow Hill...... Continue reading
St. Chad’s / Snow Hill Road Works
19 December 2006Road works commenced at St. Chad’s Circus in July 2006 as part of the preparations for the proposed development of Snow Hill – a scheme by Ballymore Properties Ltd offering high quality...... Continue reading
Heart Launches on Freeview
18 December 2006Chrysalis-owned Heart is further extending its listening footprint with its launch this week onto the Freeview platform.Following a deal with ITV, Heart, will be available on Freeview Channel 728 from...... Continue reading
Make Art Happen! Producer/Curator Development Programme
18 December 2006Fierce Earth, one of the UK’s most dynamic independent producers and DCA, leaders in the development of creative people and creative businesses, are looking for eight individuals who have the...... Continue reading
Two Birmingham Companies Win Regional Medical Technology Awards
15 December 2006TWO Birmingham companies have won the region’s only medical technology awards.The annual Medical and Healthcare Technology Awards, run by Medilink West Midlands and funded by Advantage West...... Continue reading
Aston Science Park Becomes Base for Hub Initiative
15 December 2006Information and communication technology companies in the West Midlands are to have their talents displayed in a “shop window” of opportunity following the launch of a new...... Continue reading
Birmingham to Lead the UK in Digital Media
15 December 2006Birmingham City Council today launched its ambitious plans to make the City the most advanced UK digital media hub, bringing together the public, private and voluntary sectors.Building on a strong...... Continue reading
A Million Reasons to Visit Bullring
14 December 2006Christmas shopping has got off to a buoyant start this year, with the West Midlands premier shopping destination, Bullring, reporting an increase in footfall. The trend marks a buoyant start to...... Continue reading
Aer Arann Anounces New Service From BIA To Waterford
13 December 2006Aer Arann, one of the fastest growing regional airlines in Europe, has announced a new service from Birmingham International Airport to Waterford, South East Ireland, will begin on 14th May 2007. The...... Continue reading
Cadbury World Scoops Top Gong At Tourism Oscars
12 December 2006Cadbury World in Bournville has won the Gold Award for Large Visitor Attraction at the Heart of England Excellence In Tourism awards, which celebrates the quality and distinctiveness of the...... Continue reading
Top Gear Crowns Jaguar XK ‘Car of the Year 2006’
12 December 2006The Birmingham-built Jaguar XK has been crowned ‘Car of the Year’ and ‘GT of the Year’ at the 2006 Top Gear Awards. This is the first time Jaguar has received this prestigious...... Continue reading
IT Giant Chooses UCE Birmingham’s Technology Innovation Centre to Establish New Midlands Academy to Help Industry
07 December 2006Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are the hub around which virtually every modern business process revolves. As a result there is dramatic growth in demand for specialists able to...... Continue reading
T-Mobile Street Ice Skates Ahead
05 December 2006T-Mobile Street Ice has skated ahead this year with ticket sales already up by 30% against the opening week of last year. Over 50,000 people visited T-Mobile Street Ice last winter and organisers hope...... Continue reading
BIA’s Visually Impaired Employee Is Awarded an Advanced Apprenticeship Certificate
05 December 2006A visually impaired employee at Birmingham International Airport (BIA) is celebrating her success after achieving an Advanced Apprenticeship certificate in Customer Service. Laura Turner, aged 21 from...... Continue reading
ITV Presenter Is New Heart Breakfast Co-Host
04 December 2006ITV Central News Presenter, Sarah-Jane Mee, will now co-host the Midlands’ biggest commercial Breakfast Show with Ed James. Sarah-Jane already wowed audiences in the summer after an extremely...... Continue reading
Clothes Show Live Announces the Return of Dress Up Day 2006
01 December 2006Following last year’s hugely successful launch, Clothes Show Live 2006, in association with Nokia, has announced the return of Birmingham’s very own Dress Up Day on 1st December 2006....... Continue reading
Birmingham International Airport Welcomes the Eddington Report
01 December 2006Birmingham International Airport (BIA) welcomes Sir Rod Eddington’s report, which supports the expansion of Airports for business purposes. The report highlights the role of such airports in...... Continue reading
|