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The private thoughts of a teenage girl as war erupts
Retail & Consumer
Dorothy Annie Curzon Priest was a pupil at King Edward VI High School for Girls from 1910-1914.
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First World War commemorated across the West Midlands
Economic Development
A programme of free events to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War will take place between Saturday and Monday
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Plot to bomb London was thwarted by heroic pilot
Economic Development
New book tells story of ex-Spitfire pilot from Birmingham and how he foiled bomb mission
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Malboro owner Philip Morris buys Nicocigs
Professional Services
Birmingham-based company behind the Nicolites brand acquired by global tobacco giant
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Torpedo flyer's tales of war - and Britain's 'kamikaze mission'
Economic Development
A Midland pilot who narrowly avoided a ‘one way’ mission to sink the famous German battleship Tirpitz has written a book about his amazing wartime exploits.
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Former Spitfire test pilot and Battle of France survivor dies
Economic Development
Wing Commander Peter Ayerst, believed to be the last remaining survivor of the Battle of France has died at the age of 93.
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Lawyer who prosecuted soldiers gets death threats
Economic Development
Phil Shiner, from Birmingham-based Public Interest Lawyers, said that every day someone calls the firm to dish out vitriol
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Afghan support must go on long after our troops leave - MP
Economic Development
The United Kingdom will have to continue supporting Afghanistan for many years to come.
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Website paints best picture yet of Birmingham's 'Pals'
Economic Development
Three ‘Pals’ battalions were raised in Birmingham, as young men flocked to sign up in 1914 during the fervour to serve king and country
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How war brought out the best in Birmingham
Opinion
Adolph Scott did indeed possess a whole filing-cabinet full of papers concerning British Army regiments. Could there be an innocent explanation?
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From bankruptcy to e-cigarette baron for E-Lites' Adrian Everett
Manufacturing
Adrian Everett’s rags to riches story has seen the E-Lites executive at the helm of a revolution in smoking habits, with 1.2 million Brits now turning to electronic cigarettes
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Public Interest Lawyers defend £22m inquiry into Iraq deaths
Professional Services
City-based Public Interest Lawyers were behind the huge legal challenge which was based around witness claims the men were taken prisoner by British soldiers, and later mistreated and murdered.
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Flying school fears over homes threat to Wellesbourne Airfield
Economic Development
Wellesbourne Airfield faces an uncertain future after its owners, the Littler family, put it forward for consideration as part of Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s latest core strategy consultation, in a move which could see 1,600 homes built on the site
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HS2 petitions 'dreamt up to delay process', MP claims
Economic Development
It was vital that when considering the HS2 Bill that Parliament distinguished between these "vexatious" petitions and the genuine ones, added Transport Minister Robert Goodwill
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Grenade investment sees family business valued at £35m
Solihull
Solihull couple Alan and Juliet Barratt have sold a majority stake in Grenade, which sells a variety of weight management products around the world, to investment firm Grovepoint Capital
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Birmingham 'homes for heroes' axe defended
Economic Development
Labour cabinet member for development Coun Tahir Ali was grilled by the Edgbaston District Committee over his decision not to go ahead with the veteran’s homes planned for Loftus Close, in Bartley Green
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Tributes paid after photographer Willoughby Gullachsen dies
Economic Development
Willoughby Gullachsen, who has died aged 92, spent more than 70 years as a renowned photographer – in the process capturing 189 productions for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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University of Birmingham researchers lead bid to solve mystery of submarine's final tragic mission
Retail & Consumer
One of Britain’s first ever submarines ended up in a watery grave while taking part in training operations off the coast of Cornwall in January 1914 – just months before the outbreak of the First World War
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A war of words and the rest is history
Opinion
The First World War might be a hundred years young, but it’s still eminently capable of provoking controversy.
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Military redundancies 'could solve knowledge gap in finance sector'
Banking & Finance
Lighthouse Group says discipline, determination and attention to detail are essential to be a good financial adviser
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Photojournalist Alison Baskerville captures first ever Birmingham Poppy Day
Retail & Consumer
Alison, whose career started in the RAF where she served for 12 years seeing active service in Bosnia and Iraq, became inspired to capture her surroundings on an old Nikon film camera during her time in Iraq
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Tuesday, November 5: Birmingham's first Poppy Day. What's happening when and where
Economic Development
Five military bands plus soldiers, airmen, cadets, students and volunteers from business in Birmingham and the Midlands will take part in first Birmingham Poppy Day
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A generation that fails to sell itself
Opinion
The benefit of National Service was learning at an early age, the virtues of self-discipline and smartness of appearance.
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Midland sailors helped win Battle of Trafalgar
Economic Development
New research shows one-in-seven of Nelson's sailors came from landlocked counties
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