Media Office — Press Releases

Copies of our press releases are always available, providing updates on our activities and campaigns.

A Bigger Taste of Birmingham
28 May 2009

Taste of Birmingham, the city’s festival of food, is being served up in a through the line campaign worth around £300,000 in media spend. The food and restaurants event, which runs from......

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I ♥ Birmingham says the Lonely Planet
22 May 2009

Birmingham: A vibrant, cultural hot spot… More self assured than it has been in agesThat’s the verdict of the Lonely Planet! The latest edition of the renowned guide book is full of......

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THOUSANDS OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO DESCEND ON CITY
19 May 2009

Despite the challenging conditions currently affecting the global economy, thousands of visitors from all over the world will descend on Birmingham in June to attend one of the biggest conventions to......

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The importance of food in business
19 May 2009

The importance of food in business is about much more than a few canapés at a party. Not only does the food and drink industry support almost 7,000 jobs in the city and bring more than......

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Birmingham’s Retail Sector Holds Firm
11 May 2009

Birmingham’s retail sector remains bullish after the city maintained its position as the UK’s best shopping destination outside London’s West End for the fourth consecutive year.The......

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A sporting chance
05 May 2009

It’s not only deep-dyed Blues fans who will be desperately hoping that Birmingham City pull off a blinding victory this weekend: every resident, employee and business owner in the city should......

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Airport chief to be next Marketing Birmingham chairman
05 May 2009

The chief executive of Birmingham International Airport is to set to become chairman of Marketing Birmingham, the body responsible for promoting the city’s huge business and leisure tourism......

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