Month: June 2020

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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