Subway boss turns COVID-19 volunteer and becomes latest #WestsideHero

Subway boss turns COVID-19 volunteer and becomes latest #WestsideHero

25th June 2020 - News / by Tony Collins

Westside-based Subway franchise owner Mehdi Bahramchoobin could have been forgiven for taking it easy after the coronavirus outbreak for...Read more

Hospitality plans welcomed, but BID demands landlords, insurers and politicians now make a difference

Hospitality plans welcomed, but BID demands landlords, insurers and politicians now make a difference

24th June 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson

The boss of Birmingham’s ‘Golden Mile’ today welcomed plans to start reopening the hospitality sector, but demanded that landlords, insu...Read more

National BBC radio interview one of Westside’s top restaurateurs

National BBC radio interview one of Westside’s top restaurateurs

16th June 2020 - News / by WestsideTeam

The co-founder of Craft Dining on Westside was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 last night to discuss the realities of reopening after lockdow...Read more

Broad Street hotel’s director is a winner in top national hospitality awards

Broad Street hotel’s director is a winner in top national hospitality awards

11th June 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson

Staff at Broad Street’s leading hotel are celebrating the news that one of their top managers has been named as a winner of a top nation...Read more

Chinese food venue i-KRAVE wins #WestsideHero award for NHS support

Chinese food venue i-KRAVE wins #WestsideHero award for NHS support

9th June 2020 - News / by Luisa Huggins

A popular Chinese food venue in Broadway Plaza has won the latest #WestsideHero award for feeding frontline NHS staff. The modern tak...Read more

Canalside restaurant to reopen outdoor dining experience on Westside

Canalside restaurant to reopen outdoor dining experience on Westside

8th June 2020 - News / by Tony Collins

A city centre restaurant is reopening the doors to its creative dining pods following the easing of restrictions over coronavirus. Cr...Read more

OBITUARY. Westside BID pays tribute to renowned journalist David Bell

OBITUARY. Westside BID pays tribute to renowned journalist David Bell

5th June 2020 - News / by WestsideTeam

A celebrated journalist who was an irksome thorn in the side of whichever paranoid councillors were in power in Birmingham for more than...Read more

The show will go on: jazz festival confirms new date after lockdown

The show will go on: jazz festival confirms new date after lockdown

4th June 2020 - News / by Tony Collins

The coronavirus outbreak has struck a sour note with the annual Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival. But in true show-b...Read more

New hotel and apartment tower on Westside boosts city centre skyline

New hotel and apartment tower on Westside boosts city centre skyline

3rd June 2020 - News / by Tony Collins

Westside BID has welcomed the latest addition to the “wave of towers” which is helping to transform the Broad Street skyline for the ben...Read more

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