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High Speed 2

£50m invested to take Midland Metro to Curzon Street
Economic Development
Fifty million pounds will be invested to extend the tram line to the HS2 station before it is completed in 2026
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Plan for Birmingham's park in the sky
Economic Development
The Birmingham Curzon HS2 Masterplan sets out proposals to turn the Duddeston Viaduct in Digbeth into a “skypark” which would encourage tourists and improve flow to and from Digbeth
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Pub with UB40 links forms part of Curzon Street Station plan
Commercial Property
The Eagle and Tun pub – where UB40’s video to Red Red Wine was filmed – will form part of a public plaza linkingHS2 to Midland Metro
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Eastside businesses welcome Curzon Street Masterplan
Commercial Property
The Curzon Street Masterplan sees Eastside and Digbeth opened up to the rest of the city centre through new Metro links and walkways, as part of plans to expand the core and encourage growth of the creative sector
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Strategy, leadership and hubris - what needs to change?
Opinion
Patrick O'Connell is to join HS2 Limited as their interim programme and strategy director
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Next Birmingham Day at Parliament announced - Wednesday, March 5
Economic Development
Birmingham Day will be held in a Commons committee room, where stands will inform visitors about the work of successful businesses in the region
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Back HS2 or face queues, new chairman warns
Economic Development
Sir David Higgins, the top man at HS2, said the new line was vital to alleviate overcrowding on routes in and out of the capital
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Nigel Farage: 'Britain is skint - we can't afford HS2'
Economic Development
Leader says Ukip has 'more common sense' than rivals by opposing £50bn transport project
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HS2 will spread Ƶ wealth throughout the regions, says Sir David
Economic Development
Project chairman says: “HS2 will transform not just Birmingham but how cities in the north talk to each other.”
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HS2 gravy train making high speed waves across the Ƶ
Opinion
It’s never been easier to be in contact 24-7 and in 12 years all kinds of events can devastate the global economy. Knocking half an hour off a train ride from London to Birmingham is not quite in the same league.
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LEP chief pledges to deliver for 'Greater Birmingham'
Economic Development
Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP boss Andy Street said his focus will now be on creating jobs from HS2 and a major M42 corridor development as well as bridging the region’s skills gap.
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HS2 legal challenge rejected by Supreme Court
Economic Development
Judges ruled: “There is no reason to suppose that MPs will be unable properly to examine and debate the proposed project.”
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New HS2 chairman to draw on Olympic experience
Economic Development
Sir David Higgins was chief executive of the London 2012 Summer Olympics Delivery Authority.
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Ƶ Mail forced out of Birmingham by HS2 plans
Economic Development
Parcel delivery to move to former Peugeot factory site in Coventry after Erdington
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HS2 consultation extended after 877 pages of documents found to be missing
Economic Development
Commons committee orders 17-day delay to allow full study of environmental information
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Thousands of Birmingham jobs ‘kiboshed’ by uncertainty over depot site for HS2
Economic Development
The regeneration scheme for the sprawling complex has been shunted into the sidings by the controversial £43 billion HS2 project
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Fire service HQ in Birmingham under threat from HS2 plan
Economic Development
Rail proposals include compulsory purchase of car park and rear yard at Nechells site
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Ones to watch 2014: 10 movers and shakers in the business world
Economic Development
Graeme Brown looks at 10 movers and shakers in the business world.
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Minister's fury over 'misleading' information to residents affected by HS2
Economic Development
David Lidington complained 800 pages of environmental assessment were missing and inaccurate letter has added to uncertainty
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Then, now and 2026? Birmingham's Curzon Street Station in pictures
Retail & Consumer
We take a look through the ages and at a potential future for one of Birmingham's most loved, but neglected buildings
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MP calling for High Speed 2 consultation extension
Economic Development
Cheryl Gillan claims HS2 Ltd has failed to run 52-day process properly and protesters have not been given all information
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170-year-old rail track could be re-opened to create link to HS2 line
Economic Development
Chinese ready to stump up £280m to put thousands of people within minutes of high speed interchange
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Birmingham's Hidden Spaces: Inside Curzon Street, the oldest railway terminus in the world
Hidden Spaces
It is a powerful landmark of national importance; an immovable structure of ashlar, adorned by huge Ionic columns, and a reminder of the city’s importance as a former industrial power
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The Birmingham Post political awards for 2013
Opinion
Jonathan Walker hands out the gongs in the annual review of the year in politics
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