Monthly Archives: March 2015
HSBC moves its UK headquarters to Birmingham; a well needed boost for the City’s Financial Sector
The news today that HSBC is moving its UK headquarters to the City is a much needed boost. The decision to take a lease on the Arena Central development with the potential of bringing 1000 jobs to the city is important for despite much of the hype about the sector in the city is has […]

Extra £22m Cycling Monies in Birmingham – What will it be buying
This is a straight lift from the Birmingham Newsroom site – but I think it is worth sharing as it is a major slice of monies being put to changing Birmingham’s mobility habits. Main Corridors (£15m) – About half of the funding would cover high-quality ‘flagship’ routes on five main corridors, with a high degree […]