Archive for August, 2010
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Does the end of Big Brother mark the coming of age for reality TV?
Can you believe it? After all these years, the King of reality TV shows ‘Big Brother’ is finally coming to an end. With the last series, ‘Ultimate Big Brother’, now in full swing, we’ve decided to take a look back over the history of the show and the impact the end of series will have on world of reality television.
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The fragmenting effect of Local Enterprise Partnerships could lead to the West Midlands falling further behind other parts of the UK
Splitting up the area currently covered by Advantage West Midlands into around six Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will adversely affect vital fledgling sectors such as knowledge-based businesses, reports David Hardman, managing director of Birmingham Science Park Aston.
Located on the edge of the city centre, Birmingham Science Park Aston – which has recently re-branded – is [...] -
The role of online shopping within the fashion industry
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Is the world of Photojournalism coming to an end? Team Core Investigates…
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Nuvo – launching Birmingham’s latest lounge bar
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Destination marketing – the mix 8 hits the shelves!
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FIDELITY PURCHASES £22.7m MIDLANDS PROPERTY PORTFOLIO FROM IM PROPERTIES
Fidelity’s UK Real Estate Fund has purchased a £22.7m portfolio of modern industrial and office buildings across the Midlands from IM Properties, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.9 per cent.
Comprising 250,000 sq ft of quality accommodation across a mixture of single let and multi let assets, the portfolio is currently let to 13 tenants including Severn Trent, [...] -
REDEDICATION CEREMONY HELD FOR WAR MEMORIAL
St. Modwen, the developer behind the new £33million Warwickshire College Rugby Centre has hosted a rededication ceremony for the newly relocated British Thomson-Houston (BTH) war memorial in Rugby.
Comprising a Grade 2 listed landmark monument and two memorial benches, the war memorial is a key part of the town’s history, dating back to 1921. It has [...] -
LONGBRIDGE DEMOLITION CLEARS THE WAY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
St. Modwen is continuing to clear the way for future employment and residential space at Longbridge, with the demolition of 270,000 square feet of empty buildings off Lickey Road.
Situated on the Longbridge North area of the £1 billion regeneration scheme, the Paint Plant A and Dalmuir buildings were once part of the car production plant [...] -
ELEVEN BRINDLEYPLACE NAMED BEST COMMERCIAL WORKPLACE
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has recognised Argent’s Eleven Brindleyplace as one of the finest workspaces in the Midlands & East Anglia at its annual regional awards.
Eleven Brindleyplace was named Best Commercial Workplace for being a carefully considered, high quality multi-let office building. The judges thought that this was an architecturally impressive building and [...]




