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Eric Pickles backs Birmingham City Council to stay together
Economic Development
Communities Secretary says he does not wish to see Europe's largest local authority broken up in the wake of a major government review
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Capita paid £23m dividend from taxpayer-funded Service Birmingham contract
Service Birmingham
A total of £23 million was paid to the private firm last year from the controversial deal with Birmingham City Council, up from £8 million in 2012
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114 years on, why George Cadbury's Bournville is still the role model for successful housing
Economic Development
George Cadbury’s achievements were recently recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors which awarded him honorary membership
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Major Birmingham property portfolio the Great Charles Street Estate put up for sale
GVA
The estate on Great Charles Street, over the road from the Paradise Circus development, has been put on the market for offers of more than £20 million
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David Cameron blames Birmingham's Labour council for 6,000 job cuts as conference kicks off
Economic Development
Conservative Leader David Cameron highlighted Tory hopes of winning Birmingham Northfield and Birmingham Edgbaston in interview as the Tory conference comes to the city
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Birmingham City Council's anger over plan to relax rules on home extensions
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council officials are to demand the Government ditches plans to relax planning laws amid serious concerns the city is being overrun with massive home extensions.
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'No privatisation' of city refuse service but garden tax stays
Economic Development
Councillor in charge of bins says budget cuts mean removal of garden waste cannot return to being free
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Westminster Abbey memorial and service for Birmingham industrialist Matthew Boulton
Economic Development
Matthew Boulton was one of the pioneers of the early Industrial Revolution and one of the founders of the Lunar Society
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Three more Conservative Party conferences coming to Birmingham
Economic Development
Tories due to announce trio of future events in Birmingham despite city deciding not to subsidise conferences at ICC
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Trojan Horse fallout sees Whitehall official parachuted in
Economic Development
Sir Mike Tomlinson will spend a year ensuring changes are made following critical reports of city's schools
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New plans to prevent Birmingham's disabled children travelling miles to school
Economic Development
Proposals come after councillors revealed last year that some children with special educational needs were having to get up to 12 buses a day
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Liam Byrne urges Birmingham to convene 'constitutional convention'
Economic Development
Hodge Hill MP and former Cabinet Minister among a number of Labour MPs demanding action to move power from Westminster to English regions
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DTZ recruits eight new faces to Birmingham team
Commercial Property
Real estate adviser boosts rating and property management teams with swoop on city rivals to bolster Colmore Square team
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Birmingham City Council boss warns of gridlock for city centre
Economic Development
Developments such as Arena Central and Paradise Circus could make city appear 'closed for business' according to transport chief Victoria Quinn
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Major investor secured for Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Aston
Economic Development
City council says unnamed firm has pledged to build 10,000 sq ft unit on industrial site to kick-start regeneration
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European artists and regeneration experts to light up Longbridge
Economic Development
For nearly a century the area was dominated by one of the largest car factories in the world until the devastating collapse of MG Rover in 2005
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Neil Elkes: Birmingham puts party rivalry aside as it tries to fight back over wounding cuts
Opinion
Birmingham Leader Sir Albert Bore told us that the total job losses at the council throughout the period of austerity would be equal to twice those lost during the 2005 Longbridge Rover collapse.
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Government is trying to destroy Birmingham with cuts, MP claims
Labour Party
Liam Byrne, Labour's MP for Hodge Hill, said the Government was not giving Birmingham a fair deal.
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Party conferences might come back to Birmingham after all
Economic Development
Fear of losing out on lucrative conferences allayed as rival cities also axe subsidies
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Sir Albert Bore backs No campaign in Scottish referendum
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council's Scottish leader says he would not back independence campaign if he had a vote
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Birmingham City Council job losses down to 'disproportionate' budget cuts says GMB union
Birmingham City Council
GMB organiser Gillian Whittaker said the changes proposed by the city council would be felt across Birmingham
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Birmingham City Council to axe 6,000 more staff amid giant Government cuts
Birmingham City Council
It is likely that 3,000 jobs will go next year with more to follow after further cuts for the authority
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Pictures: Inside Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works
Economic Development
Fifteen-year restoration programme nears completion ahead of grand opening as museum next month
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Birmingham's new vision for city's retail
Economic Development
Strategy launched by city leaders today to improve retail offering and capitalise on existing scheme
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