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Payment holiday part of long-term plan - Colin Povey
Economic Development
Colin Povey is confident that Warwickshire will continue to defy the doubters and make a success of their Pavilion End development after activating a 'repayment holiday' clause in their £20million loan from Birmingham City Council.
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John Clancy to challenge Albert Bore for Birmingham council leadership
Economic Development
A Labour backbencher has launched his second bid to become Birmingham City Council leader with a pledge to get the city building and invest in small businesses.
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Empty properties yield almost £100m in rates
Commercial Property
Almost £100 million in business rates was levied on empty properties in the West Midlands in 2011/12, according to a new report.
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Almost £100 million in business rates levied on empty properties in the West Midlands
Commercial Property
Almost £100 million in business rates was levied on empty properties in the West Midlands in 2011/12, according to a new report.
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Inside the city meat lab keeping horses at bay
Economic Development
A Birmingham laboratory is pioneering work to ensure that horse meat is kept off shop shelves.
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Birmingham City Council’s equal pay claims bill rockets to £890m
Economic Development
The cost of equal pay claims has rocketed by £130 million – leaving Birmingham City Council facing a colossal £890 million bill.
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Birmingham's Ikon Gallery celebrates 15 years in Brindleyplace
Retail & Consumer
One of Birmingham's most important galleries reaches major milestones this year and next.
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Birmingham City Council 'can't afford academies'
Economic Development
Birmingham’s education chiefs have made a stark warning – if many more schools turn into academies we will run out of cash.
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Warwickshire CCC and Birmingham City Council drop sponsorship proposals
Economic Development
Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City Council have officially scrapped proposals to rebrand its T20 team Birmingham Bears and rename the Edgbaston stadium as part of a ten-year sponsorship deal.
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War of words as Birmingham City Council announces £102m cuts to services and 1,000 jobs lost
Economic Development
Birmingham city council leader Sir Albert Bore stressed his commitment to job creation and economic growth as he announced a budget of swingeing cuts.
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Students in legal bid to stop £120m city centre campus plan
Birmingham City Council
Students have launched court action that could halt a £120 million campus move and seriously damage Birmingham’s £8 billion Eastside transformation project.
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Sir Albert Bore: 'End of local government' means pay as you go
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council faces a budget black hole of more than £600 million over the next five years.
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Eric Pickles drops £200m bombshell on Birmingham City Council
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council will be forced to raise up to £200 million through the sale of assets after the Government refused to lend it enough money to meet equal pay claims.
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Before Google, before the internet, there was the Birmingham Post Year Book
Economic Development
When Google failed to supply an answer about one of the city’s late great politicians, Jon Griffin reached for a trusty old friend, the Birmingham Post Year Book.
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Birmingham City Council's 'jaws of doom' funding gap grows by £20m
Economic Development
The ‘jaws of doom’ budget gap surrounding Birmingham City Council’s finances have widened to £625 million, leader Sir Albert Bore has revealed.
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Birmingham City Council hosts Chamberlain Awards
Economic Development
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Birmingham City Council made costly mistake handed its IT function to Capita
Economic Development
Birmingham’s City Council bosses made a costly mistake when they handed the authority’s technical expertise to its IT and call centre contractor Capita, an inquiry has heard.
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Green light for massive canal-side regeneration
Economic Development
A major city centre regeneration scheme which will see more than a 1,000 homes built on a derelict industrial canal-side site has passed its first planning hurdle.
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£20.6m revamp of Birmingham NIA gets green light
Economic Development
A £20.6 million refurbishment of the NIA, which is set to transform Birmingham’s skyline, has been given the green light.
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New proposal for Selly Oak regeneration scheme
Economic Development
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has revised plans for a Selly Oak regeneration scheme after five years spent trying to get the development off the ground.
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Post Comment: Lord Adonis and the home truths
Economic Development
In delivering the annual Lunar Society lecture, Lord Adonis reminded us of some timely, but highly uncomfortable, facts about the state of Birmingham in 2011.
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Lunar Society accused of bias in Citizen's Advice Bureau row
Economic Development
A furious row over the closure of Birmingham’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau offices has led a senior councillor to claim one of the city’s most respected societies is guilty of political bias and could be heading for an internal coup.
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The Big Bear of Birmingham thriving on sweet music
Retail & Consumer
Brett Gibbons talks to a musician who set up one of the top jazz and blues record labels in the country.
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Baby P troubleshooter hired to fix Birmingham's children's services
Economic Development
A troubleshooter hired to fix social care in Haringey after the death of Baby Peter has been hired by Birmingham City Council in a bid to turn round its tarnished children’s services department.
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