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END OF AN ERA AS AIRPORT PERMANENTLY CLOSES RUNWAY
29 December 2007Birmingham International Airport (BIA) today joined a very select band of airports, when it officially closed its oldest runway. Only a handful of International Airports around the World have ever...... Continue reading
AER ARANN WELCOMES 2008 WITH A WHOPPING ONE MILLION SEAT SALE
27 December 2007AER ARANN WELCOMES 2008 WITH A WHOPPING ONE MILLION SEAT SALELocal carrier aims to surpass a successful 2007Shopping around for the best deals to fly to Ireland from Birmingham just got easier. Aer...... Continue reading
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM MARKET TRADERS
21 December 2007Goodies left over from Birmingham's popular Frankfurt Christmas market have been donated to good causes.Tasty treats from the German traders - who have served more than two million customers this year...... Continue reading
UK’s first Centre for Advanced Training for South Asian and Contemporary Dance is announced
20 December 2007The West Midlands is to be home to the UK’s first ever Centre for Advanced Training for South Asian and Contemporary dance.A partnership made of DanceXchange (National Dance Agency for...... Continue reading
Birmingham City Council Announces Half Marathon for the City
19 December 2007Birmingham City Council is planning to stage a city centre half marathon on 7 September 2008 and today the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, Councillor Ray Hassall, approved this event,...... Continue reading
The NEC Group rewards excellent year in areas industry
18 December 2007Live events and entertainment promoters who have worked to raise the profile of the industry over the last twelve months have been recognised through The NEC Group’s Promoters’ Awards.The...... Continue reading
You Call the Tunes – Nominate your Favourite Classic
18 December 2007Have you ever wanted to have your say about the music the CBSO plays? The CBSO is planning a special concert offering Midlanders the chance to nominate and vote for the music they want to hear....... Continue reading
Local Schools bring festive cheer to The NEC
17 December 2007Creative Solihull school children have been helping The NEC to get ready for Christmas with its second festive art exhibition.Students from 5 local schools - The International School, The Oval School,...... Continue reading
Fort Dunlop exceeds all expectations as it celebrates first birth
17 December 2007Award-winning property developer Urban Splash has today announced that the building’s target lettings have been achieved two years earlier than anticipated and just a year from its opening date....... Continue reading
Going underground with the University of Birmingham
17 December 2007Opening Doors & Venues are thrilled to be providing On-line Registration and Project Management Services for GPR 2008, The 12th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar.The University...... Continue reading
Peter Pan opens at Drayton Manor Theme Park
14 December 2007Peter Pan, the ever-popular storybook character, has swooped into Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, and begun entertaining the young and young at heart.The boy who never grows up...... Continue reading
The UK’s largest international fashion accessories fair
13 December 2007The UK’s largest international fashion accessories fair is returning to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry for the third successive year.Chic, which attracts exhibitors from across Europe, is coming...... Continue reading
DAREDEVIL CLIMBER SCALES NO. 1 SNOW HILL PLAZA TO CAPTURE THE PERFECT SHOT
13 December 2007What? Daredevil climber and photographer, Mike Robertson, scaling the 72m tall 1 Snow Hill Plaza and capturing images that have never been seen before as part of the Sony Alpha Unseen Britain...... Continue reading
EDGBASTON LIGHTS UP THIS CHRISTMAS
13 December 2007Calthorpe Estates has invested over £20,000 to light up the streets of Edgbaston this Christmas.Residents and office workers on Harborne Road, Highfield Road, Edgbaston Road, Calthorpe Road and...... Continue reading
OTTERS ON NEW EXERCISE PLAN
13 December 2007Resident otters at the National Sea life centre have been put on a strict exercise routine to get in shape for 2008. The centre has appealed to local children to design enrichment games to help shed...... Continue reading
Birmingham Clinical Research Academy is UK First
12 December 2007The University of Birmingham and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust have announced that they are to join forces to establish a world-class medical, technology research and training...... Continue reading
NOVEMBER PASSENGER FIGURES
11 December 2007Birmingham International Airport (BIA) handled 610,216 passengers during November, including 511,481 scheduled passengers and 98,735 charter passengers spread across the two passenger terminals; an...... Continue reading
Polish ‘Polar Express 3D’ Pulls into IMAX Cinema
11 December 2007This Christmas, there is a festive treat in store for Birmingham’s Polish communities. On Thursday 20 and Friday 28 December 2007, a special Polish language version of the Christmas classic, The...... Continue reading
BIRMINGHAM SINGS CHRISTMAS!
10 December 2007On 21st December, ITV Central invites you to join in a Christmas event being filmed for ITV1. The event is part of Britain Sings Christmas, a major programme being produced for ITV1. It will be hosted...... Continue reading
Radisson SAS Hotel has Quality at its Heart!
07 December 2007Birmingham’s Radisson SAS Hotel has become the first business in the whole of the West Midlands to be awarded two Quality at Heart honours – both of them gold.The First Class international...... Continue reading
Design Awards
04 December 2007Opus Restaurant is delighted to announce that Suzanne Barnes Design Partnership has won the Interior Design BdI, Industry & Genius Award 2007 for her Opus design scheme.Judges’...... Continue reading
John Gaunt Opens New Club
04 December 2007Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has officially opened a new state-of-the-art conference and banqueting suite at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.The Coventry-born presenter and national newspaper columnist...... Continue reading
JAMES NEWMAN CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY SHOP LAUNCH
01 December 2007Internationally renowned contemporary jewellery designer James Newman announces the opening of his first shop in the heart of Birmingham Jewellery Quarter.Since establishing his workshops in...... Continue reading
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