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New homes for army medical staff based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Economic Development
The houses are a joint initiative between Birmingham City Council, the Ministry of Defence and construction partners.
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ExtraCare hosts international conference in advance of next retirement village opening
Economic Development
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust is holding the inaugural Ageing-in-Place º£½ÇÊÓƵ 2013 conference in the city from September 25-27 at its new Hagley Road Village.
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Fiddle & Bone set to enjoy a new lease of life
Economic Development
City planners have given an enthusiastic welcome to the plans for the former Fiddle & Bone in Sheepcote Street to be developed.
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Birmingham City Council chief executive Stephen Hughes retires in management shake-up
Economic Development
Head of paid service to stand down after eight years in the role.
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Green shoots of recovery
Opinion
At times lately, covering Birmingham City Council has felt a little like watching re-runs of Only Fools and Horses on cable TV where every line seems familiar and you can almost predict who will say what before they open their mouths.
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Finance Birmingham invests £150,000 in Votehere.com social polling platform
Banking & Finance
Votehere.com, based at the Innovation Birmingham Campus, raises total of £275,000 funding
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Birmingham golf boss pledges to get city putting
Economic Development
Plans drawn up to put pitch-and-putt and tri-golf courses in more city parks to get more youngsters playing the game
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Corporate deal drive by car2go
Economic Development
car2go has averaged close to 1,000 new members each month since its launch and a corporate scheme has been developed to capitalise on the upsurge in interest.
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Judges create shortlist for Birmingham Sports Awards
Economic Development
First stage of the judging has been completed for the inaugural Birmingham Sports Awards and will be announced on September 12
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The Eastside Library Of Birmingham that never was
Opinion
The plans for a new Library of Birmingham had been revealed in 2001. It was to be built not in Centenary Square, but at Eastside...
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Video: Lord Digby Jones: Rivals must bury hatchet for sake of region
Economic Development
Former government minister and business chief says that the towns and cities of the region should stop competing and instead get behind a regional economic drive
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Wheelie bins roll-out for Birmingham to take two more years
Economic Development
Bin-makers can't keep up with demand from councils
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David Cameron hits back over Sir Albert's jaws of doom
Economic Development
The Prime Minister dispute's city council leader's claims, saying the real terms spending decrease was 0.7 per cent.
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Birmingham business zone set for multi-million-pound makeover
Economic Development
The Colmore BID's plan for a second five-year term includes a host of enhancement schemes.
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Campaigners say brownfield homes could save green belt
Economic Development
Rural expansion is being driven through to counter a housing shortfall, despite there being thousands of properties with full or outline planning permission ready to be built within the city
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A major sense of betrayal
Opinion
There is a major sense of betrayal over the way the Harvest Partnership seems to have reneged on pledges to restore part of the Lapal Canal and pay £6 million towards the construction of the Selly Oak New Road.
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Bullring reveals ambition to add casino and cinema to shopping centre
Economic Development
The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham could expand, bosses claim, adding a new cinema, bowling alley and casino.
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Lord Whitby criticises Sir Albert Bore for missing library opening
Economic Development
Council leader flew off to a climate change conference in Lithuania rather than attend the unveiling of the largest public library in Europe
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Bid to kickstart sale of council houses
Economic Development
The Department of Communities and Local Government data for 2011/12 said 0.23 per cent of the city’s municipal housing stock had been sold during the period against an annual sale of 1,812 at the start of 21st century
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Malala hails Brum as 'the beating heart of England' as she opens the Library Of Birmingham
Birmingham Library
Teenager shot by Taliban for campaigning for women's educational rights addresses her "fellow Brummies"
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City council leader misses Library of Birmingham opening
Economic Development
Notable absence as the long-awaited city centre library is unveiled to the public
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Jobs boost as firm wins construction contract
Commercial Property
Dozens of jobs to be created after firm selected to build a new 34-bed nursing home
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Malala Yousafzai to open the Library of Birmingham
Economic Development
Teenage women's rights campaigner shot by Taliban and treated in Birmingham will open £188 million building
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Birmingham has space for another enterprise zone, says key business figure
Economic Development
Mark Barrow, strategic director of development at Birmingham City Council, said a second enterprise zone could reap rewards for the construction industry
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