Month: November 2020
Media companies on Westside keep region informed throughout lockdown
30th November 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Television and radio stations based on Westside have been playing a vital role in providing people across the Midlands with essential in...Read more
The prime minister’s youthful buffoonery is no excuse for this Tier 3 lunacy
26th November 2020 - Olley's Oracles / by WestsideTeam
As Birmingham suddenly enters the new Tier 3 lockdown, MIKE OLLEY, general manager of Westside BID, calls on Boris Johnson to explain th...Read more
Rock Up hoping for reprieve after ‘climbing the wall’ in lockdown
25th November 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Birmingham's premier indoor climbing company has bemoaned the treatment of the leisure industry during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read more
Office for ‘hatches, matches and dispatches’ still open for business
24th November 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Birmingham Register Office has been registering the city's births, deaths and marriages since it was made a legal requirement early in t...Read more
Down with conspiracy theories! But let’s raise our glasses to the truth
23rd November 2020 - Olley's Oracles / by WestsideTeam
While legal changes may soon make it harder for inglorious social media giants to spread anti-vaxxer lies, we also need the truth to ass...Read more
World-leading brand ZEISS heads Westside businesses still working in lockdown
17th November 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
A global company that played a key role in the Moon landings is continuing to operate within Birmingham’s Westside area despite the curr...Read more
Thousands of Moldovans queue on Broad Street to vote on their new president
16th November 2020 - News / by WestsideTeam
The Jurys Inn on Broad Street attracted thousands of voters to Westside when it became one of the polling stations for the Moldovan elec...Read more
Ground-breaking digital show to bring ‘magic and joy’ despite lockdown
- News / by Paul Linford
Tickets are on sale for a ground-breaking digital show which organisers say will bring the ‘magic and joy of theatre’ to children in the...Read more
Don’t believe the doomsayers, we’re still working hard here on Westside
13th November 2020 - Olley's Oracles / by WestsideTeam
There may be a temporary close of hospitality and events venues, but Mike Olley, general manager of Westside BID, reminds us there are s...Read more