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Birmingham City Council

Sir Albert cuts it fine in the face of Armageddon
Opinion
Sir Albert Bore has managed to avoid the predicted Armageddon in his budget work thus far.
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Calculating the cost of chucking the baby out with the bath water
Opinion
It was publicly admitted for the first time that council officers have been asked to work out the cost of cancelling the Service Birmingham IT and call centre contracts.
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Midlands towns and cities hit by funding cuts while wealthy south gets increase
Economic Development
Funding for Birmingham and the Black Country has been cut again - but wealthy authorities in the south enjoy bigger budgets
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Birmingham Civic Society's annual Leader's Breakfast
Economic Development
A packed audience of corporate members and guests attended the Birmingham Civic Society’s annual Leader’s Breakfast at Hotel du Vin.
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Birmingham City Council’s new green commission policy 'lacks ambition'
Economic Development
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett was commenting on the Carbon Roadmap issued by Birmingham’s Green Commission last month which outlined measures to cut carbon emissions
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Axe may fall on £120 million-a-year Service Birmingham contract, council boss admits
Economic Development
The outsourcing contracts with Capita have come under increasing scrutiny as the council looks to close a £460 million funding gap
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Sir Albert Bore: South East flourishing at the expense of cities
Economic Development
Councils across the West Midlands are bracing themselves for another round of funding cuts
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Birmingham arts organisations to have council funding cut by up to 20 per cent
Retail & Consumer
Among those hit are the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Performances Birmingham – which runs the Town Hall and Symphony Hall – the Birmingham Rep, Ikon and the Drum at Aston
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Flying the flag for Birmingham at the 2014 MIPIM conference
Commercial Property
Birmingham will take more delegates than ever to next year’s MIPIM conference – highlighting growing confidence in infrastructure projects.
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Application made for £35 million Digital Plaza at Birmingham Science Park Aston
Commercial Property
A planning application is being prepared for the first building in Birmingham’s £35 million Digital Plaza development.
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A new tower for the heart of Birmingham's business district
Commercial Property
The property arm of RBS has submitted a planning application for a new £40 million office tower in Birmingham’s business district.
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Plans released for new 14-storey Birmingham office block Lumina
Commercial Property
Plans have been unveiled for a new 14-storey office block in Birmingham city centre.
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Fresh hopes for Three Snowhill as plans submitted
Commercial Property
Irish developer Ballymore has presented blueprints to Birmingham City Council to build a 15-storey commercial development at Three Snowhill.
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Birmingham Airport's expansion plans rejected by Davies Commission
Economic Development
A Government-backed inquiry has called for airport expansion in the south east but rejected plans for a new runway in the Midlands
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Birmingham suffers from a "largely bobbins transport policy"
Opinion
Cities Minister Greg Clark wants us to give having an elected Mayor to cover Greater Birmingham another shot.
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First look at plans for new Paradise Circus hotel
Birmingham City Council
Developers release image of future for Copthorne Hotel site after operator withdraws objection to regeneration scheme
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Birmingham Conservatoire to go as part of Paradise Circus scheme
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City University has withdrawn an objection to plans to demolish the renowned music school after agreeing a settlement with the city council.
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Midlands Hospitals Choir prove a sing-song is just what the doctor ordered
Retail & Consumer
Singing is good for your health, as a Midland hospital choir is proving. Roz Laws meets its members.
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If no-one’s there to hear Sir Albert does he actually make a sound?
Opinion
It has become clear that Council Leader Sir Albert Bore certainly makes a sound, even when there is no-one there to hear him.
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Bashing MPs over their pay for the sake of it breeds more cynicism
Opinion
MPs could receive an 11% pay rise to £74,000 after the Parliamentary Standards Authority recommendation.
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Council urged to come clean on cost of Capita services deal
Economic Development
Own IT services company is set to take the single biggest hit in the £87 million package of cost reductions
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City Conservatoire deal paves way for Paradise
Economic Development
£29m agreement sees final hurdle for redevelopment overcome
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"It's local government Jim, but not as we know it"
Opinion
David Cameron, at the CBI Annual Conference, said he would score the Local Enterprise Partnerships as a success since their launch following the last election.
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Why proposed Capita Cuts aren't a big deal
Opinion
David Bailey on why the proposed Capita Cuts aren't nearly as Big a Deal as Albert Bore's Spin suggests.
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