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Graeme Brown

Graeme Brown is the Editor, New Audience at Birmingham Live

Seminar offers insight into 'build to let' property sector
Post People
The Investment Property Forum hosted a seminar on the private rented sector for its members at the offices of DLA Piper Solicitors.
Medusa unveils plans for new burlesque bar in gay quarter
Restaurants
Boss of strip club admits people are 'getting bored of lap dancing' as new venue is launched in a bid to attract more female customers
BBC under fire ahead of director-general's Birmingham visit
BBC
Tony Hall is in the city today to laud the corporation's presence here but Birmingham MP demands more investment in the Midlands
Birmingham to offer scheduled flights to China
China
Airport to become the first º£½ÇÊÓƵ airport to offer a service to Hangzhou
University of Birmingham criticised for not paying living wage
Birmingham City Council
According to Unison, catering, cleaning and library learning support assistants earn below the living wage at the university
Housebuilding growing in the West Midlands
Construction
Almost 11,000 new homes registered as construction on tract to hit best levels since the recession kicked in
JC Social Media team marks 4th birthday
Post People
​The ​​JC Social Media team was out in full force celebrating their four​th​ year of business
Selfridges' Live and Loud festival celebrated Birmingham's rich heritage
Post People
Artists, photographers, musicians and designers gathered for Selfridges' Live + Loud four-day festival launch earlier this month
West Midlands buyers pay 50pc more for rural homes
Economic Development
You have to pay 50 per cent more for a rural spot in this region – £252,927, compared to £168,317 in the region’s in a towns and cities
Deloitte hosts annual Financial Services Dinner
Post People
Deloitte held its annual Financial Services Dinner at Stoneleigh Abbey in Kenilworth.
Birmingham Post backs campaign to keep Freedom of Information Act free
Politics
MPs warn against watering down of act which was brought in 15 years ago to give the public greater access to vital information from public bodies
Chinese award for Post columnist Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya
Kumar Bhattacharyya
Lord Bhattacharyya, chairman of WMG at the University of Warwick, was awarded the first ever National Rainbow Bridge Award
Birmingham Post parent Trinity Mirror confirms Local World deal
Marketing
Trinity Mirror has confirmed today it will acquire the Local World group which owns a host of newspaper titles across the region including daily papers in Nottingham, Stoke and Leicester
Birmingham entrepreneur Derek Hathaway dies aged 71
Moseley
Former Moseley School pupil went on to run the massive Harsco Corporation in America and helped turn it into a £3bn company
Work-related deaths fall to five-year low in West Midlands
Economic Development
Fewer people dying in the course of work in the region, despite a º£½ÇÊÓƵ-wide increase
Two new restaurants strengthen Colmore Row foodie revolution
Colmore Row
Some 15,000 sq ft of restaurant space is being developed on the lower ground floor of 55 Colmore Row
West Midlands steel taskforce calls for action over Chinese imports
China
The Midlands Steel Task Group, which hosted its inaugural meeting last week, called for immediate action to support steel producers
New book raises funds for Town Hall Symphony Hall
John Duckers
Former Birmingham Post business editor pens second children's book which is again donating proceeds to charity
Fall in sales of £1m-plus homes in the West Midlands
Lloyds
The region saw a 12 per cent decline in million-pound property sales in the first half of 2015 – the first dip for almost four years
New Doha flights as Qatar Airways signs up with Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport
Eight flights a week will travel to Hamad International Airport, in the Qatari capital, from next March
Brooke Smith celebrates 21 years in business
Post People
Brooke Smith Planning celebrated 21 years in business at its annual summer garden party at The Cloisters in Edgbaston.
Launch of lobby group Downtown
Post People
The launch of ​Downtown Birmingham In Business was held  at the Marco Pierre White Laurent-Perrier Champagne bar on the 25th floor of the Cube building.
Chinese entrepreneurs hit out at George Osborne for Birmingham snub
George Osborne MP
The Chancellor has upset Birmingham's Chinese community by diverting their president from Birmingham to Manchester
Birmingham named City of the Year in prestigious property awards
Birmingham City Council
Estates Gazette and MIPIM º£½ÇÊÓƵ Awards also hand City Leader of the Year gong to Sir Albert Bore - a week after he was forced to stand down