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Birmingham City Council

Waging all-out elections and a dilemma of councillor numbers
Opinion
The aim is for all-encompassing council elections in Birmingham by May 2017 instead of election by thirds.
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Gone to pot? City council in dispute with repairs contractor Amey over quality of roads
Economic Development
Officials considering enforcing penalty clauses in 25-year long contract
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£300m Covpress China factory is blueprint for future - Lord Whitby
Economic Development
A West Midlands trade delegation is in China forging links and laying the groundwork for greater co-operation with the economic powerhouse. Business writer Jon Griffin reports from Dongying
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Greater Birmingham boost as Legal & General launches £15bn regen vehicle
Economic Development
Region is poised to tap into new cash pot which will benefit projects such as housing and infrastructure
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NatWest Tower set to be demolished for new building
Colmore Row
Property deal in November kick-started rebirth of key city centre business address which has lain vacant for over a decade
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Birmingham's MIPIM cohort larger than ever
Commercial Property
City's delegation heading to south of France in March will be showcasing developments including Paradise and Resorts World          
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Competition to create Birmingham's people's flag
Economic Development
Hunt has been launched to spread city's name far and wide and give businesses a chance to display their pride in the city
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Sky Ride cancelled in Birmingham again
Economic Development
Event organised with British Cycling is axed due to cricket fixtures at Edgbaston and ongoing developments around the city
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Hundreds of fish die at Swanshurt Park as sluice gate is left open
Economic Development
Local householders and fishermen joined RSPCA to mount major rescue operation over several days to save as many fish as possible at Swanshurst Park
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Birmingham to have fewer councillors and "all-out" elections every four years
Economic Development
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has ordered major changes to the way Birmingham is governed, with the entire council elected once every four years and fewer councillors
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Library of Birmingham rally to call for halt in cuts
Library of Birmingham
Friends of The Library of Birmingham have organised event to coincide with National Library Day and to campaign against proposed slashing of opening hours
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Cash raised from £307m NEC Group sale will be used on city council's equal pay claims
NEC Birmingham
The NEC Group, the arenas, conference and exhibition centres and linked companies have been sold to private equity firm LDC in a deal worth £307 million
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Beleagured Birmingham City Council's relief at Eric Pickles' team of trouble shooters
Opinion
Worries that Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles would send some politically motivated gung ho character to stride into town like a new sheriff in Dodge City to clean up the Council House have to some extent been allayed.
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Birmingham City Council's fate in panel's hands after shock report
Economic Development
Ex-chamber boss John Crabtree recruited by Eric Pickles to oversee watchdog as authority mends its ways
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Advanced Manufacturing Hub ready for development
Economy
Reclamation work completed on major regeneration which is expected to create up to 3,000 jobs at hub in Aston
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Birmingham green belt housing brought step closer with new report
Sutton Coldfield
Report calls on Birmingham City Council to supply more details on how it assessed the city’s requirement for 80,000 more new homes by 2031
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Watt and Boulton would 'turn in their graves' at Library of Birmingham cuts
Economic Development
Lunar Society chairman says Library of Birmingham cuts will hit both education and heritage hard
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New life for Madin building office block
Edgbaston
As city prepares to watch Central Library come down, another John Madin building is to undergo a renaissance as a student accommodation complex
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NEC Group sold to LDC in £307m deal
NEC Birmingham
Sale of the NEC Group represents one of the largest in the history of Birmingham City Council, while new owners have pledged improvements to the venues
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Birmingham restaurant and apartment project set for green light
Commercial Property
Vacant office building in Colmore Business District could be given new life after laying vacant for four years
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Birmingham Museum cuts short-sighted says Art Fund
Economic Development
Director of Art Fund, which helped by Staffordshire Hoard for Birmingham, calls on council to rethink £850,000 museum budget cut
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Eric Pickles' shadow looms ominously over Birmingham's beleaguered council chief
Opinion
Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore has spoken of a "sword hanging over them" in the form of Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles
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'We warned you' say city council bosses over traffic chaos
Birmingham City Council
Authority insists city-wide road works were unavoidable as drivers face months of misery sitting in huge tailbacks
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Thermotec Plastics receives Greenbridge Supply Chain Programme funding for expansion
Banking & Finance
Company needed help with investment in capital expenditure to increase manufacturing capacity while also improving the infrastructure and aesthetics of its operation
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