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Review of 2015 - June: NatWest Tower, Eastside regen and Centenary Square redesign
Colmore Row
New plans were lodged for the NatWest Tower's replacement in Colmore Row, images showed how the Eastside Locks scheme would look and the winner was unveiled for the redesign of Centenary Square
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Hidden Spaces: The Byzantine beauty of Lazarica Church
Hidden Spaces
Lazarica Church is a true Birmingham gem, part quirky, part beautiful, a little known slice of Byzantine in Bournville
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Hidden Spaces: Methodist Central Hall behind the scenes
Hidden Spaces
The three-storey Grade II* listed Methodist Central Hall is an instantly recognisable part of Birmingham’s city centre skyline
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Review of 2015 - March: China Flights, Electric cinema fears and green light for old V Building site
Birmingham Airport
A major boost was heralded in March as a deal was struck to run flights to China, plans were withdrawn to develop flats next to the Electric and a long-running regen project finally won council backing
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Dorothy Perkins to close Birmingham city centre store
Retail
Major name to leave High Street as clothing chain to shut store early next month as it continues to assess its property portfolio
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Review of 2015 - January: New student flats, start of £500m Paradise scheme and lifeline for Library of Birmingham
Tesco
Our Review of the Year kicks off with the first of many stories in 2015 about new accommodation developments for students, the start of Paradise Circus work and a possible shot in the arm for the library
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'Desperately needed' go-ahead for Jewellery Quarter flats
Birmingham City Council
Plans for 100 flats at Legge Lane have been given the green light despite concerns over a lack of parking
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Mystery over the fate of Bull Ring bulls from 1960s
Bullring
The hunt is on for artworks which have disappeared
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Plans for rail lines, cycleways and Metro extensions agreed by chiefs
Birmingham city centre
Movement for Growth sets out plans to extending the Metro, a wider Sprint bus network and train lines in Castle Bromwich, Moseley and Kings Heath
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Purnell's and Adam's restaurants feature in top 100 list
Economic Development
Two of Birmingham's leading restaurants named among the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's best 100 by Harden's 2016 as a string of eateries are included in the annual guide
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Historic Birmingham building to house student flats
Colmore Business District
Grade II*-listed block in the heart of the Colmore Business District dates back more than a century but has been vacant since 2008
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Video: Demolition of Central Library starts
Paradise Circus
Clip shows high reach excavator tearing into old library and gallery of photos captures first few moments as the end draws nearer for John Madin's famous building
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Birmingham's tallest crane gets Christmas makeover
Colmore Row
Tower crane brought in to knock down the NatWest Tower even more prominent on the city skyline with 50kg of LED lights
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Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter hosts modern gem
Jewellery Quarter
Four bathrooms, four bedrooms and four storeys make for an un-four-gettable city centre residence
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Congestion charge plan hidden in Birmingham budget
Politics
Possible introduction of fee to drive into Birmingham city centre is squirrelled away in the back of latest budget proposals as Tories denounce 'anti-car policy'
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Expansion for Rex Johnson and Sons - months after owner considered shutting down
Birmingham city centre
Rex Johnson and Sons, which has been run by the Johnson company since 1973, has invested £100,000 to double the size of its Corporation Street store
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Catch the Birmingham Buzz
Environment
Birmingham is one of eight cities where landscapes will be improved by planting wildflowers to attract and support bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other important insects.
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Beorma Quarter poised for go ahead but with fewer flats
Beorma Quarter
Revised plans lodged by Salhia Investments for Digbeth regeneration scheme will still contain the city's tallest office building at 30-storeys
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Greater Birmingham needs to convince the world we can match the ambition of the Northern Powerhouse
Politics
The Government proved they can fast track major projects like HS2 if regions show they can be trusted to deliver
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Aston University to sell 3,000 student bedrooms in £200m deal
Aston University
Aston Student Village on university's city centre campus will be brought to market next with agents seeking offers in excess of £200m
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Developers eye £1m market with Holloway Head luxury apartments
Birmingham city centre
Another conversion and renovation project planned for run-down city centre street opposite site where Birmingham's most expensive apartment was recently sold
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Support for Central Library demolition after last-ditch attempt to save it
Paradise Circus
Plea for a moratorium on John Madin building lead to rush of comments calling for it to be levelled
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West Midlands could raise £6.8bn with business rate overhaul
Birmingham city centre
The West Midlands could generate an extra £6.8 billion a year with a radical overhaul of business rates, a new report states
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£6m boost to complete Grand Hotel works
Colmore Row
Historic building in Birmingham city centre will finally reopen as a hotel in 2018 following grant award
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