Major road works on Grosvenor Street West for five weeks from the end of July

Major road works on Grosvenor Street West for five weeks from the end of July

30th June 2023 - News / by Luisa Huggins

Roadworks specialist Kier is planning major repairs on Grosvenor Street West between Sheepcite Street and Rawlins Street in the Westside...Read more

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival programme launched on Westside

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival programme launched on Westside

- News / by Tony Collins

Jazz and blues fans will be queuing up for a good read following the much-anticipated launch of the official programme for the 39th Birm...Read more

Westside Book Club preparing to turn the page of its first meeting

Westside Book Club preparing to turn the page of its first meeting

29th June 2023 - News / by Tony Collins

A new literary chapter is opening on Westside next week with the first meeting of a new book club aimed at avid readers among the bustli...Read more

Westside BID bosses meet new city Lord Mayor for working breakfast

Westside BID bosses meet new city Lord Mayor for working breakfast

28th June 2023 - News / by Steve Dyson

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham invited all managers and chairs of the city's business improvement districts (BIDs) to a working breakfast ...Read more

More than a dozen would-be artists attend Westside’s first ‘Sip and Paint’ session

More than a dozen would-be artists attend Westside’s first ‘Sip and Paint’ session

27th June 2023 - News / by Steve Dyson

Local illustrator Milan Topalović taught people how to sketch and paint rock stars from the iconic Black Sabbath Bench in a special...Read more

Travelling pianist from Paris heading to Westside for jazz festival

Travelling pianist from Paris heading to Westside for jazz festival

- News / by Tony Collins

A first-time performer at this year’s Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival will be ‘boogie woogie-ing’ across to Westside all the way fr...Read more

VIDEO: More than 100 people linked to military joined Westside’s Armed Forces Day event

VIDEO: More than 100 people linked to military joined Westside’s Armed Forces Day event

24th June 2023 - News / by Westside reporter

An official Armed Forces Day event organised by Westside BID saw more than 100 cadets, military and ex-servicemen take part in a special...Read more

Prof Carl Chinn: full speech from Westside BID’s Armed Forces Day event

Prof Carl Chinn: full speech from Westside BID’s Armed Forces Day event

- News / by By Prof Carl Chinn

Thank you Honorary Alderman John Lines, president of SSAFA Armed Forces Greater Birmingham. Thanks also to the standard bearers of the F...Read more

VIDEO: steel drums celebrate National Windrush Day on Westside

VIDEO: steel drums celebrate National Windrush Day on Westside

23rd June 2023 - News / by Westside reporter

Dozens of people gathered on Brindleyplace to celebrate National Windrush Day to the wonderful tunes of steel pan drums. Westside BID...Read more

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