Tag: Sir Albert Bore
Work to start on Three Snowhill following Snow Hill Masterplan launch
Confidence in city’s planning vision leads to a new detailed planning application for Three Snowhill The 400,000 sq ft site will comprise Grade A office, retail and leisure space Three Snowhill will complete the 1 million sq ft Snowhill development Developer Ballymore has this week submitted a detailed planning application for Three Snowhill. The site […]
Birmingham’s Paradise reflects confidence in UK regional marketplace
Visitors to global real estate show MIPIM will today (Thursday 12th March) hear further details of one of Birmingham’s most keenly anticipated developments.
Cabinet to approve Grand Central sale plans as shopping complex nears completion
Birmingham City Council is pressing ahead with plans to put the Grand Central shopping complex on the market as the landmark development nears completion. Grand Central, which sits above New Street Station, is set to open in September 2015. So far almost 90 per cent of the new shops, restaurants and cafes including a flagship […]
Liz Peace CBE appointed to lead the regeneration around Birmingham’s HS2 station
Liz Peace CBE, the former Chief Executive of the British Property Federation (BPF), has become the Chair of the Birmingham Curzon Urban Regeneration Company.
Birmingham Smithfield to attract £500 million of investment
Birmingham is today (Wednesday 11th March) launching a £500 million plan to regenerate a 14 hectare site at the heart of its city centre.
Media Watch - March 9
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Vision appears of new golden era (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham is heading into a new golden era after passenger numbers at the redeveloped new Street Station rocketed by more than 25 per cent – the busiest for almost 100 years. Quotes Sir Albert Bore. This Girl Can Small Heath Leisure Centre […]
Media Watch - March 5
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Tories using Kerslake as a smokescreen – Bore (Birmingham Post) Birmingham’s Labour council leader has vowed to keep on protesting and challenging the cuts handed down by the Coalition Government, despite being warned off in Sir Bob Kerslake’s review.  Quotes Cllrs Sir Albert Bore, Jon Hunt and Robert Alden. Police […]
Lord Mayor to commence Commonwealth Day celebrations
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham will be starting this year’s Commonwealth Day events in the city next week. Commonwealth Day, which is on Monday (9 March 2015), is an opportunity for promote understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work of Commonwealth organisations, which aim to improve people’s lives. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Shafique […]
Responding to the Challenge, Looking to the future
Sir Albert Bore’s budget speech to City Council, 3 March 2015 CHECKED AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction Lord Mayor, I would like to present our budget proposals for 2015/16 to this City Council for approval. It has become traditional for me to start this speech by saying that this year’s budget was even harder to produce than […]
Community Governance consultation
Or to put it another way - what do you think of local democracy? Birmingham City Council wants to know what people think of local democracy, how it is, and how it should be. It wants to know what people think about services in their neighbourhoods too. Today it started a conversation with the people […]
