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Graeme Brown

Graeme Brown is the Editor, New Audience at Birmingham Live

The BBC needs a digital revolution... and Birmingham is the place
BBC
Agenda editor Graeme Brown, who has written a manifesto for the BBC in Birmingham, explains why it is the only place for a broadcaster of the future
Birmingham's life sciences ambitions receive £1.4m boost
The Queen
The University of Birmingham in particular will receive £1.4 million of new funding, which comes as the city targets the sector for major growth
Dangers of 'toxic' air in Birmingham shisha bars exposed
Birmingham City Council
Health fears as some emit worse pollution than a commuter route
Wolfs host networking event for key figures in property industry
Post People
Property Professionals Wolfs hosted a Champagne Networking event at Hotel Du Vin, attended by over 90 guests
Canal & River Trust recruits 1,000th volunteer but more help still needed
Engineering
Massive renaissance in city's canal network underpinned by army of volunteers who help to maintain and preserve vital piece of Birmingham's history
CBRE hosts party to mark anniversary
Post People
CBRE marked the first anniversary of its move to 55 Temple Row with a party for its peers in the property industry
New fraud centre set up by city firm BLM
Finance
The centre will investigate policyholder fraud, bogus claims, exaggerated injury, staged accidents and complex large-scale fraud cases
Get A-Head's annual ball raises thousands for cancer charity
Post People
The event, run for Birmingham-based head and neck disease and cancer charity Get A-Head, managed to collect £46,000
New homes in West Midlands reaches pre-recession peak
Housing
A total of 13,478 homes were registered in the West Midlands, which was a rise of nine per cent compared to 2014, according to an industry body
Big Hoot Owls go under the hammer raising over £500,000
Post People
The Big Hoot owls went under the hammer at the Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum, to raise funds for Birmingham Children's Hospital
Doubletree hotel opens at the Ricoh Arena
Post People
The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry has opened following a multi-million pound refurbishment
Smith Cooper and HSBC host business lunch
Post People
Business owners from across the city attended an economic and business briefing hosted by Smith Cooper and HSBC
Cashflow nightmares grow as average small firm owed more than £100k
Lloyds
The average small business in the region is owed more than £107,260 in outstanding invoices, an increase of more than 85 per cent in two years,
Birmingham City Council director Waheed Nazir placed in charge of economy
Birmingham City Council
The man who spearheaded a series of major regeneration schemes has been promoted at the city council
Wright Hassall's annual beer festival a huge success
Post People
Two-hundred guests celebrated law firm Wright Hassall's annual beer festival in style
Jobs boost as ADI Group plans to create 500 new roles
Manufacturing
Engineering firm which was a winner at the Birmingham Post Business Awards says it will double by 2020
Birmingham Chamber hosts breakfast event
Post People
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce held its latest Quarterly Economic Survey breakfast event
Botanical Gardens ball raises £5,000 for restoration project
Botanical Gardens Birmingham
Birmingham Botanical Gardens' second annual Trustees' Ball took place with nearly 200 guests, helping raise funds for the Glasshouse Appeal
Global turmoil bites in 2016 Birmingham Post Rich List
Rich List
Exporters hit in the pocket while property magnates cash in as we reveal the annual countdown of the region's highest earners
'Brummie bonds' to build new homes win business backing
Birmingham City Council
City leader John Clancy wants to invest the public sector pension pot in new houses and infrastructure could tap into a ‘potentially great untapped asset’
Gensler chief unveils vision for new Digbeth home
Custard Factory
Head of new Birmingham office of global architecture practice says city base could house hundreds of staff in years to come
Average West Midlands property price reaches new peak
Housing
Property value growth in the region kept pace with the º£½ÇÊÓƵ average, according to the Office for National Statistics, by reaching a new peak
Jobs axed with giant Furniture Barn store to close
Sutton Coldfield
Furniture Barn, in Sutton Coldfield, will close in February after its parent firm called in administrators
Personal debt rises in West Midlands with average family owing almost £9,000
Finance
The region has the four highest average debt in the country, after it rose from £8,775 six months ago