Tag: new street
Shadow Chancellor sees just why Birmingham is THE place to invest
Leader of Birmingham City Council, Cllr John Clancy, showcases New Street and Grand Central as Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell visits Birmingham.
Lord Mayor to officially open Birmingham’s famous Christmas Markets
Birmingham’s internationally renowned Christmas Markets return to the city for almost six weeks from Thursday, 12 November, to Tuesday, 22 December. Consisting of both the Frankfurt Christmas Market and the Christmas Craft Market and spanning approximately a mile through the city centre, the Birmingham Christmas Markets will be open from 10am to 9pm each day, […]
One million shoppers descend on Grand Central
Grand Central has taken Birmingham by storm in its first two weeks of trading, drawing in over one million people in just a matter of days
Heritage Week: Birmingham’s medieval history uncovered
The origins of modern Birmingham will be explored during a guided walk in the city on Tuesday, September 15, as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. Led by Dr Mike Hodder and Stephanie Rátkai, of Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, the walk will be preceded by an introductory talk in the John Lee Theatre at the […]
New Street development reaches another milestone
The new Birmingham New Street station and Grand Central shopping destination are a step closer to completion after demolition work to create the stunning new atrium came to an end. More than 6,000 tonnes of concrete has been removed from under the new atrium allowing natural light to flood the new concourse for the first […]
Green plan to reduce New Street station's carbon footprint
A ground-breaking green initiative to reduce Birmingham New Street’s carbon footprint is underway. The project sees Network Rail, Birmingham City Council, Cofely and sustainability consultants, Anthesis-SecondNature, join forces to deliver a project which will see 1.5km district heating pipework installed across the station and in the City Centre to enable excess heat produced by a […]
Investing in our young people
[field name=iframe] Click on the audio file above to hear Cllr Ali’s comments on the work the council is doing to help apprentices I met a young lad the other day who had been named the 100th apprentice to be appointed to work on New Street station. He reminded me of all the fantastic success […]
New images of John Lewis at New Street station unveiled at MIPIM
Images have been released giving people a glimpse of what the south side of New Street station will look like when John Lewis opens at the site in 2014. The new artist's impressions were unveiled by Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby today at MIPIM, the global property conference in France. Councillor Whitby said: “This […]
Birmingham to host major training exercise
West Midlands firefighters will be involved in a large multi-agency training exercise on Sunday November 7 to test their operational preparedness in the event of a major incident. Around 75 firefighters will join colleagues from other emergency services during the exercise which will take place around the New Street station and Pallasades area of Birmingham […]
Mike Whitby welcomes Midland Metro news
Leader Mike Whitby welcomed the news during the chancellor's speech that the Midland Metro will be extended to New Street station. “This is great news for Birmingham and the city region and I warmly welcome what the Chancellor said during the CSR speech,” he said. “With New Street Gateway once again getting the Chancellor's approval, […]
