The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market is once again looking to recruit more than 200 people to support its stalls when it returns to the city centre on 3 November. Organisers of the event are looking to recruit more than 200 staff and also audition musicians for this year’s festive market.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are coming to Birmingham and thousands of people across the region are taking the unique opportunity to land jobs at this summer’s sporting spectacle. Training places and job roles are waiting to be filled in areas such as security, stewarding, catering, cleaning, retail, transport and logistics and anyone who is interested…
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is urging people to register their interest in the tens of thousands job opportunities that will become available between now and the Games. The recruitment drive has been launched today to encourage people to register their interest in the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the biggest event ever to…
Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest against mandated COVID vaccinations. Congregating in Chamberlain Square, activists rallied as part of international action against a vaccination mandate that could see thousands of NHS staff lose their jobs.
Birmingham business leaders and politicians are demanding greater support from the government for city traders amid the coronavirus crisis and impending second lockdown. City MPs including Liam Byrne, Preet Kaur Gill and Shabana Mahmood have added their names to an official letter from Birmingham City Council and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce requesting additional support for local…
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the venue could be forced to cut 47 jobs following the ongoing business impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The warning of job redundancies, which would be around 40% of the theatre’s workforce, came despite an emergency package from the government for the arts sector.
The Dishoom dining experience is coming to Birmingham as the doors to the new restaurant open in Chamberlain Square on April 1st 2020. Dishoom is known for paying loving homage to the Irani cafés that once lined the streets of Bombay. These cafés broke down barriers by bringing people together over food and drink. They…
A community scheme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for jobseekers is giving people in Binley and Willenhall the skills to get new and better jobs. The Connecting Communities programme gives local residents tailored job advice and specialist support in the heart of their own community. In Binley and Willenhall, it is being…
The Birmingham Jobs Fair takes place on Friday 2nd August at the Council House in Victoria Square. The Jobs Fair is a great way to speak with potential employers face-to-face. You can register with employers for jobs, collect info on employers, ask them questions, apply for jobs, or even have a mini interview on the…
High Street store brand Sports Direct has agreed to buy the fledgling House of Fraser department store chain for £90m. Following House of Fraser going into administration on Friday after talks with its creditors failed to reach an agreement, Sport’s Direct’s Mike Ashley has stepped in to save the business, allowing its 59 shops to remain open, including…