
Bev Bevan is set to become the latest West Midlands celebrity to be honoured on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, it has been announced.
The honour for the former ELO and The Move drummer was announced at Monday night’s Best of Broad Street awards at the ICC which saw him perform alongside Jasper Carrott and Tony Iommi in their band Belch.
Mike Olley, Broad Street Manager, said: “We’ve had a fantastic evening celebrating the unsung heroes of Broad Street. It is the bar workers, the waiters, the local wardens and the others who work long and often unsociable hours to ensure the public can safely enjoy the vitality of our great area. It’s great to recognise their achievements over the past 12 months with this amazing awards night."
There were 25 categories in total at the awards - which were hosted by Capital FM’s breakfast show duo, Dan and Katy - which included Best Bar Staff, Best Waiting Staff, Best Door Supervisor, Best Police Officer, Best Manager, Best Chef, Best Bar, Best Restaurant, Best International Restaurant, Best Themed Restaurant, Best Hotel, Best Outstanding Contribution, Best Casual Dining, Best Newcomer and Best Overall Venue.
The winners were:
The Ritchie Award for Outstanding Contribution: Allan Sartori
The Broad Street Award for Excellence: Scott Hempel, Bar Risa
Johnny Cash, Birmingham City Council
The Rep Theatre’s ‘Golden Girls’ – Val Munday, Mary Gordon, Marlene Gregory and Brenda Bradley
Most Improved Venue: Grosvenor Casino
Best Door Supervisor: Chad Newhall (Rococo)
Highly Commended: Simon Roden (Gatecrasher)
Best Door Crew: Gatecrasher
Highly Commended: Rococo
Best Police Officer: Sergeant David Francis
Highly Commended: PC Adrian Bill
Best Promotions Team: Reflex
Highly Commended: Flares
Best Hotel: Novotel
Highly Commended: Hyatt
Best Chef: Bishal Rasaly, Pushkar
Highly Commended: Surachet Patpun, Thai Edge
Best Pub Chef: Krzysztof Tatarek, O’Neills
Highly Commended: Jake Parke, Rococo