Month: October 2020
VIDEO: Regulars delighted as Cielo Italian safely reopens after lockdown
20th October 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson
It was a warm, calm and friendly atmosphere when one of Birmingham’s top Italian restaurants reopened to diners. Cielo Italian enjoye...Read more
One of the UK’s only LIVE music festivals is up and running
19th October 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson
The annual jazz festival in Birmingham launched on Friday and is continuing every day with dozens of live gigs at venues across the city...Read more
Westside bar manager speaks out on challenges of new COVID-19 rules
- News / by Luisa Huggins
The boss of one Broad Street’s leading bars has described how the new tier two safety restrictions are making life difficult for the hos...Read more
The bands WILL safely play on at Birmingham jazz festival from tonight
16th October 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson
Just in case anyone’s wondering, the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival is going ahead from tonight, Friday 16 October. ...Read more
Crescent Theatre wins £215k lifeline grant from government
- News / by Steve Dyson
The Crescent Theatre on Westside has been awarded £215,000 as part of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. The lifel...Read more
Westside calls for Boris Johnson to place more trust in hospitality sector
15th October 2020 - News / by Steve Dyson
Business leaders on Westside have issued an urgent plea to the government to trust the hospitality sector to act responsibly on COVID-19...Read more
There’s ‘no support’ for Birmingham’s new COVID-19 rules, top Tories tell government
13th October 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Leading Conservative politicians have criticised the government for placing Birmingham in the new ‘high risk’ tier two category that wil...Read more
Boris Johnson and his lacklustre inner cabinet need a kick up the backside
- Olley's Oracles / by WestsideTeam
How can the government expect public trust when almost every one of the actions it’s announced to contain COVID-19 has failed? Mike Olle...Read more
‘Ciao di nuovo’: top Italian restaurant Cielo reopens on Westside
8th October 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Cielo Italian, one of the Midlands top Italian restaurants, plans to say ‘ciao di nuovo’, or ‘hello again’, to customers as it reopens n...Read more