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[wolfheze]

Is that somewhere close to Livery Street?It looks as if it's near the location of the 'holy city zoo' nightclub once owned by Andy Gray.

 

[Brum X]

Is that somewhere close to Livery Street?It looks as if it's near the location of the 'holy city zoo' nightclub once owned by Andy Gray.

I took it on Livery street mate this morning.

 

[wolfheze]

Thought it looked familiar. Thanks

 

[Ray Finkle]

Finally!!!

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-bids-commonwealth-games-2026-11957486

But Birmingham has the influential backing of UK Athletics chief Niels de Vos - who is currently organising next years World Athletics Championships in London.

He said: “Birmingham has the perfect blend of existing facilities, fantastic location, supportive local authority and a sport mad local population - all the key ingredients essential to hosting a successful multi sport Games.

" But perhaps what marks out the Birmingham bid is the unparalleled track record the city has in staging major sporting events - making it 'Games Ready' in a way that I doubt any other bidder could claim to be.”

 

[Butty]

Go Birmingham. I hope the bid is adventurous and exciting. It needs to be transformational and not some temporary stands thrown up here and there. Think big. Think long term.

 

[jfy1999]

Just popped on SSC and things are looking good for the city centre!

Demolition progress on Natwest Tower:

https://flic.kr/p/MJjddA

Also, the 17-storey Innside Hotel planned for Left Bank has apparently been amended to a 30+ storey residential tower, so now we have two 30+ storey buildings planned for Broad St

 

[Butty]

New Michelin Guide out today. Great to see a star to the Peel restaurant right under the BHX glide path get a star at Hampton Manor, Solihull.

Still have 5 stars, plus the new one in Solihull. Yummy.

Question is what airport related food could Peel serve? A 'BAC of Lamb'

 

[Brum X]

Well done to Birmingham/Solihull for increasing the number of Michelin star restaurants in the region. We really are a foodie region

 

[Ray Finkle]

Five Michelin Starred restaurants is not too shabby at all and I believe that there were a couple that narrowly missed out.

Well done to those at Hampton Manor, I may pop in as it's not too far from me.

Question is what airport related food could Peel serve? A 'BAC of Lamb'

What about a nice RataJet2uille?

 

[DaveBham]

I've heard of wining and dining, but this story is more 'whining than dining':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-37542370

 

[wolfheze]

New Michelin Guide out today. Great to see a star to the Peel restaurant right under the BHX glide path get a star at Hampton Manor, Solihull.

Still have 5 stars, plus the new one in Solihull. Yummy.

Question is what airport related food could Peel serve? A 'BAC of Lamb'

Or a 'jumbo' hot dogView attachment 3985

 

[Ray Finkle]

I'll have the FlyBEef Burger.

 

[wolfheze]

Hope you weren't up all night thinking of that

 

[Barry Beeth]

I don't like posh food. I'd rather go for a McDonnell's. Sorry.

 

[wolfheze]

Anyone been here? DC6 diner at Coventry. Went a couple of times a few years ago and it wasn't too bad. It changed hands last year and I after a recent visit it's fair to say it's gone downhill somewhat. View attachment 3986

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hope you weren't up all night thinking of that

I'm afraid that I have to give full credit to Mrs Finkle for that one.

Instead of a plain burger I'll have one with BACon.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37385265

 

[Ray Finkle]

This just about sums it up.

Perhaps, most importantly, though, people are no longer embarrassed to say they live in, or are moving to, Birmingham. Those who still have a negative impression of the second city - and it certainly is the second city - either haven't visited in the last three years or simply will not allow their opinion to be changed.

There seems to be a few dinosaurs out there who still think of Birmingham as it was three decades ago (and it was bad back then), many who visit the city after several years cannot believe the transformation. Sadly many of the outdated stereotypes are still perpetuated by the BBC, which is a bit of an embarrassment considering they are supposed to be our national broadcaster. If they spoke about any ethnic minority group, or their 'home' country, in the same way that they speak about Birmingham and it's residents people would be crying racism.

"Brum has a swagger to it now. It doesn't care what the rest of the nation thinks because it is self-assured, it's comfortable in the knowledge that it's an incredible city, whether other Brits agree or not."

 

[paul]

100% agree about the bbc and brum

 

[wolfheze]

100% agree about the bbc and brum