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Graeme Brown

Graeme Brown is the Editor, New Audience at Birmingham Live

Record numbers at Lodders seminar
Economic Development
Over 180 guests were welcomed by Lodders head of private client Martin Green to the firm's annual seminar held at Ettington Chase Hotel.
Caribbean vibe at restaurant launch
Economic Development
Birmingham’s foodies turned out for the VIP launch of Turtle Bay, a new Caribbean restaurant and bar on corner of John Bright Street.
Huge new office to be created at city's Mailbox
Mailbox
Developers plan upmarket office space as part of wider revamp of retail and residential complex
Birmingham's Symphony Hall to get Laurent-Perrier Champagne Gallery
Economic Development
Deal will mean Laurent-Perrier will be the exclusive Champagne throughout Town Hall and Symphony Hall
Event to unveil Bears T20 team
Economic Development
The Birmingham Bears T20 team was recently unveiled at a VIP reception at Edgbaston Stadium.
MFG Solicitors host joint celebration
Economic Development
MFG Solicitors held a double celebration to mark its recent merger with Bromsgrove legal practice, Scotts Holt & Sellars, and to mark the retirement of Bromsgrove-based partner, Chris Bovey.
BCL Legal sponsors Birmingham Trainee Solicitors' Society election night
Economic Development
Legal recruitment firm BCL Legal sponsored the election of the new Birmingham Trainee Solicitors’ Society (BTSS) Committee
Questions asked as 95% of Birmingham events budget spent on Conservative Party Conference
Economic Development
The deal to bring three Conservative Party conferences to the city was agreed under the previous council regime, led by Lord Whitby, but new leader Sir Albert Bore has vowed to put an end to such events
Eastside plans for HS2 college and Unite centre
Economic Development
A college for apprentices and a training centre for trade union Unite could provide another boost to Birmingham's Eastside area
Firm's St Patrick's Day festivities
Economic Development
The annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Birmingham offices of SGH Martineau was well attended as always.
Tennis clubs enjoy awards ceremony
Economic Development
The 11th Warwickshire Tennis Awards evening was recently held at the Botanical Gardens
Primitivo marks 18th birthday
Economic Development
City centre bar and restaurant Primitivo held a special party to mark its 18th year.
Broadcaster at charity event to mark International Women's Day
Economic Development
Llewela Bailey was the guest speaker at a Birmingham charity lunch to mark this year's International Women's Day.
Alternative MIPIM event in Birmingham
Economic Development
The Alternative MIPIM event in Birmingham saw more than 100 leading figures from the commercial property sector networking over a long leisurely French-themed meal
Property professionals at industrial report launch
Economic Development
Property professionals came together for the launch of Lambert Smith Hampton's (LSH) annual Industrial and Logistics Market Report.
Birmingham and Black Country better together, claims Miliband
Economic Development
Labour leader urges more co-operation as he pledges return of regional minister.
Local enterprise partnerships could see more funding says Prime Minister
Economic Development
The Government committed £2 billion to the first Single Local Growth Fund pot – set up as a result of Lord Heseltine’s devolution plans, in which he called for a pot of more than £50 billion.
Media world gathers for charity lunch
Economic Development
Hundreds from the Midlands media world gathered to hear broadcaster Jon Snow at Villa Park for the Journalists' Charity's Annual Celebrity Lunch.
City Living: 181 apartments planned for The Waterfront in Brierley Hill
Commercial Property
Point North building could become most sought-after location in Black Country
Birmingham city living: Jewellery Quarter kettle factory to house 550 apartments
Commercial Property
Former Swan Kettles building in Icknield Street has stood empty for more than a decade.
Birmingham city living: 1970s office block One Hagley Road set for conversion into 270 homes
Commercial Property
Homes at Edgbaston building will cost between £130,000 and £250,000, with a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom properties.
Experts discuss issues affecting manufacturing
Economic Development
Businesses from across the region gathered to hear from two leading experts on manufacturing and the automotive industry at Aston University.
Birmingham city living: Three massive schemes form record-breaking £125m deals
Economic Development
Seven Capital has bought One Hagley Road at Five Ways in Edgbaston, the St George’s Urban Village scheme in the Jewellery Quarter and the Point North building at the Waterfront in Brierley Hill – with hundreds of homes being created in each
Focus on health needed to halt workplace sickness
Economic Development
Figures from the Office of National Statistics revealed the West Midlands recorded a 2.2 per cent sickness absence rate between October 2012 and September 2013, compared to 1.5 per cent in London and 1.8 per cent in the South East