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'Cynical' plan for Sutton Coldfield council 'created to secure a no vote'
Economic Development
Campaigners for a Sutton Coldfield town council have dismissed the latest round of consultation ahead of a referendum as a "cynical document" designed to secure a 'no' vote.
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City council to hold all-out elections in 2018
Economic Development
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles will place a bill before Parliament next week to put the elections back a year from 2017
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6,000 Birmingham homes still to be built despite having planning permission
Economic Development
The shocking figure of land banked by developers has been revealed by Birmingham City Council’s planning department
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Residents asked how 120-year-old Cadbury Barn in Northfield could be used again
Economic Development
Barn in Manor Farm Park in Northfield was once used by the Friends Ambulance Unit as a base to train recruits heading to the front line to care for injured soldiers
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Children's social worker shortage prompts Birmingham City Council to raise agency staff rates
Economic Development
Authority puts up fees by almost £9 per hour in desperate bid to fill 161 social work vacancies as child protection service struggles to cope with demand
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Three Snowhill plans submitted in major step for Birmingham offices
Commercial Property
Developer Ballymore is behind the plans which will take the total area of the Snowhill estate to almost 1 million sq ft
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Birmingham to grow by 'another Oxford' as it launches housing prospectus
MIPIM
City council outlines how it will reach target of 80,000 new homes as population is expected to soar by 150,000 over next 16 years
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Grand Central Birmingham put up for sale
Commercial Property
Investors expected to flock as major regeneration site put on the market six months before it opens
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Ex-BPF chief Liz Peace named Curzon Urban Regeneration Company chair
Eastside
One of the best-known faces on the property scene will head up major regeneration plans in Birmingham
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Plans to turn Wholesale Markets into Birmingham's family quarter
Birmingham City Council
New 'Birmingham Smithfield' vision unveiled today in France at international property conference MIPIM
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City councillors told 'to stop griping' over boundary review
Economic Development
Max Caller, man charged with leading review, says authority needs to show evidence that member numbers should not be cut from 120 to 100
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Leading Birmingham arts groups to meet Sir Peter Bazalgette
Enterprise
City’s cultural sector is facing a £2.6 million cut in council funding in 2016/17, with further significant reductions signaled for the following years
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Clampdown on Birmingham's 'slum landlords'
Economic Development
New powers aiming to tackle problem of houses of multiple occupation will cover all properties regardless of size
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Birmingham to mark Commonwealth Day celebrations
Economic Development
Lord Mayor Coun Shafique Shah will mark the event by presenting citizenship certificates to 30 of the city's newest British citizens
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1 in 3 Birmingham pupils miss out on first choice school
Economic Development
Thousands of Birmingham schoolchildren were left disappointed after failing to get into their first choice secondary school.
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Sir Albert Bore: Tories using Kerslake as a smokescreen
Economic Development
Birmingham City leader Sir Albert Bore refuses to back down over who is to blame for local cuts.
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Labour group circles the wagons in defence of under fire leader
Opinion
There was a distinct undercurrent throughout that Sir Albert Bore’s Labour leadership was on trial
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Former Gun Quarter factory to make way for student flats
Birmingham City Council
Go ahead for London firm Knightsbridge to demolish old oil plant and build more than 500 bedrooms to accommodate Birmingham's growing student population
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Green light for Dandara's vision for V Building site
Birmingham City Council
Long-awaited redevelopment first mooted as a 51-storey tower in 1997 can finally begin after city planners award permission to apartment blocks
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City council could be 'at vanguard' of 21st century change
Economic Development
Leader Sir Albert Bore has argued the focus on dealing with city's shortcomings has given local authority the push to implement changes
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Birmingham City Council raises over £800k with car park sales
Jewellery Quarter
Successful auction for troubled authority as continues to dispose of its assets with car parks being sold way above guide price
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Protesters hijack city council budget meeting
Birmingham City Council
Campaigners chant 'shame on you' as authority's leaders clash over £105m cuts to services including Library of Birmingham
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West Midlands SMEs learn about digital revolution at ICC 'summit'
Economic Development
Topics covered at the event included what digital tools are available to SMEs, the use of social media for selling and networking, and the parliamentary perspective on the digital economy
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Plans for V Building site set for go-ahead despite Alpha Tower concerns
Arena Central
Proposals for the new residential tower block at the Arena Central site have been earmarked for approval by planning officers
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