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Look at all the outdoor venues where you can safely socialise on Westside
20th October 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Westside BID has commissioned a new video to show all the venues with outdoor spaces where customers can safely soci...Read more
VIDEO: Regulars delighted as Cielo Italian safely reopens after lockdown
- News / by Steve Dyson
It was a warm, calm and friendly atmosphere when one of Birmingham’s top Italian restaurants reopened to diners. ...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 ve...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 d...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, ...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 Recover...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 res...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 t...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 custo...Read more
Jazz festival unveils programme of 36 events over 10 days
5th October 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Jazz lovers will enjoy some long-awaited toe-tapping as the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival unveil...Read more
Bellissimo! Del Villaggio re-opens to diners after huge refurbishment
1st October 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
A true taste of Italy is returning to Westside following the completion of a major refurbishment project that has tr...Read more
Venues of Birmingham’s ‘Golden Mile’ welcome students back with special offers
28th September 2020 - News / by Tony Collins
Thousands of students have begun flocking to universities in and around Birmingham, either to resume their studies o...Read more