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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
£500m “revamp plan” mooted for Longbridge
“Reinvigorating Longbridge’s industrial heritage while also attracting new hi-tech investors and companies will also play an important role in cementing the area’s status as the real engine room for a prosperous and ever-growing Midlands economy, able to compete on an international stage.”– Mike Whitby, Birmingham City Council leader
A smattering of pre-new-year goods news, I suppose… […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Opinion, Behind Brum, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Friday, November 9th, 2007
What’s on in Brum this Christmas November?
First things first: I immensely dislike Christmas and everything it’s come to stand for… except for Chocolate Oranges in my stocking on Christmas Day. Mmm. However, I’m more than willing to promote events based around this season, because no doubt there’s far more people who aren’t grouchy old grumpies who actually enjoy these events! So, […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Events, Behind Brum, Oddities, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Why can’t people just leave things alone?
I’ll say it loud, and I’ll say it clear: I like Birmingham Central Library. It’s a real landmark. Being built from concrete, it’s a bit dirty here and there but it has a real sense of character, plus it’s pretty cool inside.
I got lost in there the first time I went in.
The current […]
No Comments » - Posted in Events, Major News, Opinion, Behind Brum, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Gigbeth tomorrow!
Yes, Gigbeth begins tomorrow, and I’ll be there (helping represent Revolver Records, who are also one of the event’s sponsors) - I won’t be hard to spot, I’ll be the one who looks like he’s the odd one out and running round with a camera! See you there.
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Events, Behind Brum, Creative Industries, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
UCE Logography
Following on from my recent article about the UCE -> BCU rebrand, an enterprising chap named Ronald Iguana (did a Deed Poll come into that?) has gone and compiled a logography of my university’s various logos since its inception in 1971. Worth a look!
No Comments » - Posted in Behind Brum, Oddities, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Technorati blog claim post.
Hear ye, hear ye, I am thereby claiming ownership of this fair blog!
Via this link:
Technorati Profile
This will be deleted soon as it’s done, so don’t bother blogging about it.
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Christopher
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Lost And Found at the FXB, a retrospective
I’ve been lazy recently - must update more! I’ve been sitting on this stuff for a while now, and I thought it’d be time to blog about this (especially considering I told them I would!)
If you were watching the local events calendar recently, you might have noticed that the 2007 Birmingham Festival of Xtreme Building […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Behind Brum, Oddities, Upyerbrum by Christopher
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
The new UCE name? …never mind
You may have traveled to this corner of the Web expecting to see my scribblings about the new UCE logo and how I was concurring with what many other people had already roundly described as a big waste of money and a poorly-implemented rebranding. You’ve just got the short version, but if you’re looking for […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized, General News, Major News, Oddities, Creative Industries by Christopher
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Very favourable review of Brum and the West Midlands in today’s Guardian
The Grauniad put out an insert with today’s paper, in association with the EC and Advantage West Midlands, focusing on the range of innovation, development (and redevelopment) and diversity within and around Brum and the rest of the County. It’s a very interesting read, and doesn’t smack of “look at our area, come and invest […]
