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West Midland councils 'facing bigger cuts' than claimed by government
Economic Development
Lobby group  SIGOMA says local authorities in the region will have to deal with cut of more than double that originally claimed during 2015/16
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Midland councils among highest for children in care
Economic Development
Wolverhampton and Dudley in top ten of local authorities in England with large proportion of children in care compared with four years ago
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Review of 2014 - November: Post Business Awards, controversial library statue and Grand Hotel
Library of Birmingham
Around 800 people gathered at the ICC to celebrate the 2014 Birmingham Post Business Awards while a new statue caused fervent debate when it was unveiled outside the Library of Birmingham
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Manufacturer Deakin & Francis boosted by John Lewis penguin
Manufacturing
One of the oldest surviving jewellery manufacturer in England, has created penguin cufflinks as part of its new collection
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The Birmingham Post's Ones To Watch 2015
Birmingham
A round up of faces to look out for in the year to come from the worlds of business, sport, politics, education and culture
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Birmingham jobs warning as city 'welcomes the world' in 2015
Birmingham City Council
The year to come is potentially the most important in living memory for tourism and inward investment, with major schemes like Grand Central, Resorts World and the Mailbox to come to fruition
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Hippodrome boss Stuart Griffiths, Meera Syal and Brendon Batson among the New Year's Honours
Economic Development
Mr Griffiths is awarded an OBE for his services to the arts in the city, while Ms Syal and Mr Batson both upgraded their MBEs, with Wolverhampton-born actress Syal made CBE and footballer-turned-administrator Batson made an OBE
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Review of 2014 - August: Snobs' new future, Aston Tavern re-opens and work begins at Eastside Locks
University of Birmingham
August saw more news of regeneration in the city while Snobs nightclub revealed details of its move following more than 40 years in its Paradise Circus home
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Photographers' petition to halt Library of Birmingham cuts
Economic Development
Group launches campaign to stop proposed cuts and in turn preserve staff who curate photographic collections at the library
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Ones to watch 2015 - Birmingham City Council's key figures
Economic Development
Could 2015 be any more turbulent for the Europe's largest local authority? This group will be at the sharp end no matter what, says local government correspondent Neil Elkes
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Review of 2014 - May: Cineworld at Resorts World, Arena Central lodges plans and £20m Selfridges revamp
Birmingham City Council
As the weather turned nice, property and leisure took centre stage as Selfridges announced a major overhaul and the first plans were submitted for the £400m Arena Central development
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Ones to watch 2015: Birmingham's educational leaders
Economic Development
Schools will always be a hot topic and 2015 will be no different so who will be making the key decisions and policies across the city next year
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Review of 2014 - April: Trouble at Library of Birmingham, Tory Conference under fire and New Street views
Library of Birmingham
April saw the Library of Birmingham under the media glare just eight months after opening while the city council was forced to defend spending almost all of its event budget on the Conservative Conference
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Review of 2014 - March: Paradise Circus takes shape, £3.3m for Stirchley baths and Super Prix on table
Labour Party
Spring is in the air in our annual review and March saw more details about the massive Paradise circus regeneration and the possibility of Birmingham's Super Prix returning reared its head again
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Birmingham's bedroom tax fund nearly dry
Economic Development
Fears for poor as hardship pot for housing benefit changes in city set to run out
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Take a bow after a year of ups and downs in Birmingham
Opinion
A year of ups and downs for the city's political leader as Neil Elkes takes a sideways look at those deserving an award
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New towers plan for Broad Street replaces vision for city's tallest building
Broad Street Birmingham
Regal Property Group stays on track to redevelop run-down car park site as scaled-down version of Regal Tower mission lands with planners
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Kerslake reveals he once applied for Birmingham City Council chief exec's post
Economic Development
The man who wrote scathing report on local authority tells how he was asked to lead the city more than a decade ago
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Pledge to transform Trojan Horse schools in a year
Education
£12m city council action plan to improve education after scandal of extremist Muslim plot
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Birmingham biking boost as Raleigh chosen to supply 5,000 cycles
Birmingham City Council
Raleigh has been awarded a contract to supply 5,000 bikes to Birmingham City Council – and 3,000 will be given away to those keen to cycle but unable to afford it
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Great Charles Street Estate sells to open up regeneration opportunity
Economic Development
Dunedin Property Asset Management and Angelo Gordon have bought seven prominent buildings in Birmingham city centre
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Major Birmingham funding cuts confirmed as urban areas hit hardest
Economic Development
Birmingham is expecting to be among the worst hit by the cuts which it is claimed have a greater impact on major cities and urban areas
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Road to 'Paradise' mapped out as 11 years of building begins
Paradise Circus
Arguably Birmingham's biggest redevelopment project in a generation will begin in January as city braces itself for road closures and diversions and the final curtain call for Central Library
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Birmingham's Labour MPs call for scrapping of 'garden tax'
Economic Development
City council insists it will keep with the charged service for next year but pledges to make improvements
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