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Britain’s ‘greatest general’ almost defeated by debt
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New book reveals financial problems of Birmingham's General William Slim
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Course helps army staff beat unemployment
Economic Development
National plans for course to offer new hope to those who leave the military
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Remembering a forgotten war
Economic Development
Sixty years ago this month one of the most brutal conflicts of the 20th century came to an end. Ben Hurst talks to a veteran who fought in the last major battle of the Korean War
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Naked ambition of HMS Birmingham
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Chris Upton looks at the Bane of HMS Birmingham.
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Birmingham soldier tells of recovery after Afghanistan bomb blast
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Castle Vale sergeant reveals personal battle in new book highlighting effects of serious injuries
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What's in today's Birmingham Post Business Daily: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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Some of the stories making headlines in the daily tablet edition of the Birmingham Post
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Families of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the Government
Economic Development
Relatives, including those of several Midland soldiers, want to sue for negligence and to make claims under human rights legislation
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Experts begin cleaning WW2 bomber salvaged from the seabed at RAF Cosford
Economic Development
Conservation staff at the RAF Museum in Cosford are using a very dilute acid to clean away the debris that has stuck to the aircraft
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Midland RAF workers to strike over pay
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Drivers and chefs among staff to walk out after talks to avert strike action fail
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Spitfire curator keeps mother's handiwork alive
Economic Development
David Hunt is director of a museum in the USA where the iconic Spitfire aircraft is a prize exhibit.
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Murdered soldier Lee Rigby to be inscribed at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
Economic Development
The name of murdered soldier Lee Rigby will be inscribed on a national memorial honouring Britain’s fallen servicemen and women in Staffordshire.
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Murdered soldier Lee Rigby to be inscribed at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
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The name of murdered soldier Lee Rigby will be inscribed on a national memorial honouring Britain’s fallen servicemen and women in Staffordshire.
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Big names turn out for great cricketing causes
Economic Development
Arrangements are well underway for two big charity cricket events to take place in Birmingham this summer.
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Birmingham war hero kept his silence on saving hundreds of lives
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Birmingham businessman Charles Horton helped to save many lives as a stretcher bearer in the First World War.
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How the Dam Busters mission became a British wartime legend
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Dr Peter Gray from the University of Birmingham looks at the myths surrounding the Dam Busters mission.
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My father, the bouncing bomb Dam Buster genius Barnes Wallis
Economic Development
Katy Hallam speaks to the daughter of inventor of the bouncing bomb Barnes Wallis on the 70th anniversary of the Dam Busters mission.
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Call to bring Camp Bastion memorial to the Midlands
Economic Development
A memorial to British soldiers killed in Afghanistan could be dismantled in Camp Bastion and rebuilt at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
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Memorial to wartime 'Bevin Boys' unveiled in Staffordshire
Economic Development
A memorial has been dedicated to the thousands of men who worked in British coal mines during the Second World War, known as Bevin Boys.
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Bridgnorth restorer CMC to bring new life to mothballed Jaguar E-Type
Economic Development
A Jaguar E-Type that had been left untouched in a garage for the last 30 years, and which recently sold for more than four times its expected value, is to be restored back to its original condition by a Midland restoration specialist.
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Campaign to save the old Warwickshire Fusiliers gathers pace
Economic Development
Campaigners battling to save Birmingham’s own battalion from being disbanded have said it is not too late to back their petition before the July deadline.
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Post Comment: A disservice to our soldiers and our past
Economic Development
Defence cuts will see the disbandment of 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, the Warwickshire County regiment.
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Land Rover celebrates 65 years
Economic Development
Solihull car maker Land Rover is celebrating its 65th birthday with a week-long programme of events at the country estate where the company’s first pioneering prototypes were put through their paces.
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Rich List 2013: No.=8 - Jacques Gaston Murray (£750m)
Economic Development
Cool summers and warm winters aren’t particularly helpful to the Andrew Sykes Group, the Wolverhampton-based air conditioning and heating hire firm largely owned by Jacques Gaston Murray.
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Rich List 2013: No.18 The Mackie family - (£470m)
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Profits at the Mackie family’s City Electrical Factors Holdings are holding steady.
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