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Graeme Brown

Graeme Brown is the Editor, New Audience at Birmingham Live

Midland Bank building to become first Cosy Club in Birmingham
Colmore Row
Historic Bennetts Hill building, which was designed by Thomas Rickman and completed in 1835, set for new future
IM Properties buys Blythe Valley Park in £125m deal
Solihull
The 260 acre park has been bought out of receivership by the Coleshill-based developer for a value close to £125 million
Final 300 City Link workers 'to be sacked today'
Economic Development
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has called for a full investigation into the collapse as hundreds more workers lost their jobs
Birmingham named start-ups hub as entrepreneurs 'taking city seriously'
Enterprise
Birmingham has retained its position as the most entrepreneurial º£½ÇÊÓƵ city outside London, with more than 18,000 new businesses registered in the city last year
Assets from collapsed City Link sold in £1.1m deal
Economic Development
Assets including cages, scanners and certain intellectual property from the collapsed firm have been sold to DX Group
Boss buys Boeing 737 airliner for new GMP Design office
Economic Development
Neil Morten, head of Rugeley-based GMP Design, has bought the plane to create an innovative new office for his business to grow into
Fashion retailer Bank collapses bringing New Year jobs gloom
Economic Development
Job fears after retailer collapses following the traditionally lucrative festive season
Birmingham commuters hit by road closures as Paradise Circus work begins
Paradise Circus
The work will affect the Paradise Circus Queensway junctions with Broad Street, Sand Pits and Summer Row
GALLERY: Goodbye to Birmingham Central Library as Paradise Circus work starts
Economic Development
The city will wave goodbye to one of its most divisive buildings in a matter of months as a major regeneration scheme begins
Sir Albert Bore outlines city vision at Birmingham Civic Society breakfast
Economic Development
Birmingham Civic Society corporate members and their guests attended the Annual Leader's Breakfast, hosted by Hotel du Vin.
Birmingham's beautiful cinemas from days gone by
Electric Cinema Birmingham
Art Deco cinemas are among Birmingham's most cherished buildings. While many have fallen by the wayside, the Post takes a look at some of the most popular from the halcyon days of the picture house
Review of 2014 - December: Revised Regal Tower, 'Muncher' at New Street and  Conservatoire designs
Broad Street Birmingham
The site which was once going to house the massive Regal Tower in Broad Street could still be redeveloped while Birmingham City University unveiled new CGIs of the  Conservatoire - prompting massive debate among readers
Review of 2014 - November: Post Business Awards, controversial library statue and Grand Hotel
Library of Birmingham
Around 800 people gathered at the ICC to celebrate the 2014 Birmingham Post Business Awards while a new statue caused fervent debate when it was unveiled outside the Library of Birmingham
Review of 2014 - October: Exchange Square plans, Park Regis sky bar and Village Trust archives
Masshouse
Nikal, the company behind the Masshouse scheme, unveiled its latest plans for that part of the city while Seven Capital confirmed it would be building a sky bar in a new Park Regis hotel
Project to halve weight of car exhausts starts in West Midlands
Manufacturing
Engineers from the region will design and make exhaust systems weighing just 44lbs through an intense six-month project
The Birmingham Post's Ones To Watch 2015
Birmingham
A round up of faces to look out for in the year to come from the worlds of business, sport, politics, education and culture
Birmingham bikes deal helps plans to create cycle-commuter city
Economic Development
A push to get more Brummies on cycles reached a milestone last week when it was revealed Raleigh will supply 5,000 bikes to the city – and 3,000 will be given away
Birmingham jobs warning as city 'welcomes the world' in 2015
Birmingham City Council
The year to come is potentially the most important in living memory for tourism and inward investment, with major schemes like Grand Central, Resorts World and the Mailbox to come to fruition
City Link: Nearly 500 West Midlands jobs axed on New Year's Eve
Economic Development
A total of 491 job lossses have been confirmed in the region, many of whom learnt of the company’s collapse on Christmas Day
Review of 2014 - September: Freelander replacement, Newman Brothers nears completion and 'monstrous' house extension
Library of Birmingham
Land Rover unveiled its replacement for the much-loved Freelander in September while readers were left open mouthed at an astonishing house extension in Moseley which left two properties sharing a gutter
Record number of business professionals turn out for Phoenix Networking Lunch
Economic Development
Business professionals attended the Phoenix Networking Lunch at fine dining Indian restaurant Pushkar Cocktail Bar & Dining, on Broad Street in Birmingham.
Turkish Airlines to increase flights from Birmingham Airport
Economic Development
The number of flights between Birmingham and Istanbul will rise from ten a week to 12 from March 29
Innovation Birmingham Event aimed to Inspire leadership
Economic Development
Innovation Birmingham held the first event in its Inspire Keynote Event series.
Review of 2014 - August: Snobs' new future, Aston Tavern re-opens and work begins at Eastside Locks
University of Birmingham
August saw more news of regeneration in the city while Snobs nightclub revealed details of its move following more than 40 years in its Paradise Circus home