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Decline in state school students at Birmingham University
University of Birmingham
New research reveals a decline in state school candidates over the last decade
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Boost to plans to save hundreds of Remploy jobs
Employment
Disabled people working in Birmingham and Coventry could be set for a reprieve from the axe
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Hi-tech kiosks to help Birmingham factory workers with banking
Economic Development
Citysave Credit Union and isurer BHSF install internet access across city
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O2 Academy under threat as student flats plan approved
Economic Development
Fears for venue's future as office block is to be converted into halls of residence
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Outcry at council's £29,000 wheelie bin publicity campaign
Economic Development
Cash-strapped Birmingham authority spent funds to get public behind controversial scheme
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BHSF celebrate 140 years in business
Economic Development
More than 100 guests attended the BHSF annual dinner celebrating the Birmingham company’s 140 years in business.
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Superdiversity represents real opportunity for Birmingham
Economic Development
Dr Jenny Phillimore is heading up a new Institute for Research into Superdiversity, or IRIS, which is being launched by the University of Birmingham
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Tributes to NEC mastermind Frank Graves
Economic Development
Mr Graves, a chartered quantity surveyor whose practice Francis Graves grew into one of Birmingham’s best known companies, enjoyed a highly prominent career in the region over several decades
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College plans for The Public could force firms to leave town
Economic Development
A total of 29 companies employing some 120 people, as well as about 200 apprentices, face having to find new premises after proposals were unveiled to turn it into a sixth-form college.
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Play to strengths and fly high says CBI chief John Cridland
Economic Development
Speaking to the Post during a visit to the region, John Cridland said Birmingham and the Midlands as a whole should be building on excellence in manufacturing and innovation
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Romantic poet Charles Lloyd's life drifted off to a sad end
Retail & Consumer
Unwilling to follow his father into the world of banking, Charles Lloyd set out to pursue his dream and be a poet. Chris Upton tells his story.
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Birmingham City Business School build links at Edgbaston
Economic Development
Birmingham City Business School and the Birmingham Post co-hosted an event at Edgbaston.
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Abhay Deol takes part in Bollywood 100 celebrations
Retail & Consumer
Bollywood star Abhay Deol wants to celebrate modesty as much as the centenary of Indian cinema in Birmingham. He talks to Graham Young about the city’s celebrations.
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Dan Nicholls believes music inspiration’s all about location, location
Retail & Consumer
Midland-born pianist and composer Dan Nicholls tells Peter Bacon how music inspiration’s all about location, location.
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Birmingham Airport reveals vision of new runway
Economic Development
The runway would form a crucial part of the airport’s vision to expand into a global hub capable of dealing with 70 million passengers each year – equal to Heathrow’s current throughput
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Post Comment: The opportunity of a lifetime for Birmingham
Economic Development
Plans are being forged which could transform transport, revolutionise air travel, breathe life into Birmingham businesses and give skilled jobs to thousands.
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New 'live-in guardian' schemes offer low rent solution for house hunters
Economic Development
An international property service with a Birmingham branch have introduced a new live-in guardian scheme for those desperate to get on the property ladder.
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Better protection for investors
Opinion
Trevor Law writes "A common feature of the financial press in recent months has been discussion of the regulator’s new guidelines about Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs)".
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Town versus country in the battle of the badger
Opinion
Jonathan Walker writes "Is there any other nation on earth that would put the welfare of badgers above the livelihood of farmers?"
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Sir Albert Bore facing fight to ‘take people with him’
Opinion
Neil Elkes writes "When Sir Albert Bore announced the ‘end of local government as we know it’ last year many took it as an apocalyptic analysis of the state of Birmingham City Council’s finances".
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Banks must find the means to support innovation and reap the rewards
Opinion
Dr Steven McCabe "writes I was involved in a debate which took place as part of Birmingham Made Me Expo on what is an appropriate economic strategy for the Midlands".
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Property of the Day: Duplex penthouse overlooking the Jewellery Quarter
Retail & Consumer
The floor-to-ceiling windows in this Jewellery Quarter-based penthouse offer fabulous views of Birmingham.
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City MP in call for EU referendum law backing
Economic Development
Andrew Mitchell (Con Sutton Coldfield) is supporting a campaign launched by Conservative chairman Grant Shapps encouraging members of the public to write to their MP and use Twitter or Facebook to demand a ballot
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Sir Albert's 'dialogue' on how to make £340m cuts
Economic Development
With at least £340 million of savings needed by 2017 and increasing burdens on social services, Sir Albert Bore has warned that the council will need ‘to do things very differently’ if services are to be maintained
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