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Muslim father found pig's head on his driveway, court told
Economic Development
A BIRMINGHAM man has gone on trial accused of leaving a pig’s head on a Muslim father’s drive- way.
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Business activity down in West Midlands
Economic Development
New data from Lloyds TSB has revealed business activity was down fractionally in the West Midlands during April.
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Birmingham recruitment agency acquires East Midlands rival
Economic Development
A private equity backed Birmingham recruitment agency has acquired a rival in the East Midlands.
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Birmingham housing association appoints business development director
Economic Development
One of Birmingham’s biggest housing associations has appointed a business development director.
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Accountant jailed in £1 million VAT fraud
Economic Development
A corrupt chartered accountant from Birmingham has been jailed for three years for defrauding the British taxpayer of more than £1 million in unpaid VAT.
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Council election candidate who lied on nomination forms is sentenced
Economic Development
A former Labour council election candidate fainted in the court where he was given a suspended prison sentence after lying to potential voters.
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Chris Game: Has No.10 lost its bottle on alcohol pricing?
Economic Development
Chris Game examines an issue notable by its absence in the Queen's Speech - minimum pricing for alcohol.
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1953 Austin-Healey has been restored to its former glory
Manufacturing
A famous British sports car, made in Birmingham, that sold for a record £843,000 at auction has been shown off in its fully-restored glory.
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Dense housing 'obstructs Birmingham's cultural aspirations'
Economic Development
Plans to build thousands of new houses in Birmingham will send 'shudders down the spine' of anyone who enjoys the city's mature garden suburbs a leading Conservative has said.
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Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP want to trial Heseltine's single pot
Economic Development
Plans to divert billions of pounds from central government to the regions could be piloted in Birmingham and the surrounding area if the city’s business and civic leaders get heir way.
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Jewellers' investment preserves Anglo-Saxon treasure
Economic Development
Artefacts dug up on the same site as the Staffordshire Hoard have been saved for the nation after an appeal gained a donation from the same jewellers who made the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding ring.
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Queen's bank predicts upturn
Economic Development
Entrepreneurs across the West Midlands are poised to help kick-start an economic upturn despite the slow pace of recovery from the depths of recession, says the Queen’s Bank.
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New push for Birmingham and Black Country Community Foundation
Economic Development
A relaunched Midland charity is pushing to create the sort of business philanthropy espoused by the prime minister in his ‘Big Society’.
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Pioneering car share scheme launched in Birmingham
Economic Development
Birmingham has become the second º£½ÇÊÓƵ city to launch a pioneering car sharing scheme which allows people to walk up to a car, get in and drive off.
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The research claiming the deficit row could be academic
Economic Development
West Midlands councils have had their budgets cut by £76 million this financial year.
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We British really know how to put on the pomp
Retail & Consumer
Actress Jean Boht talks to Alison Jones about her celebration concert for the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.
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Michelin starred chef Adam Stokes relishes establishing himself in Birmingham.
Retail & Consumer
WITHIN a week of opening, an AA inspector had already walked through the doors of Adam's Restaurant in Bennett's Hill.
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Sumptuous feast of music with international flavour in Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
Christopher Morley looks at the highlights of a busy classical music season in Birmingham.
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Alister Scott: Hats off to our local politicians - a tough job that few actually vote for
Economic Development
On May 2 yet again local authority elections failed to capture the imagination of the majority of the electorate.
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Adrian Quinn: Will normal service be resumed?
Economic Development
Green shoots to nibble on this week ... the monthly PMI index for manufacturing showed the sector shrank less than expected in April, 49.8, up from 48.6.
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Russell Luckock: Idle hands will only lead to trouble
Economic Development
The problems of Europe as a whole continue to give cause for concern.
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Chris Upton: Empty offices get to the art of the matter
Economic Development
Some years ago I went to that famous exhibition at Tate Modern, when they filled up the turbine hall with ceramic sunflower seeds.
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Birmingham Post Letters To The Editor - Friday May 10
Economic Development
This weeks Birmingham Post Letters To The Editor on Friday May 10.
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Christopher Bucktin: Good will always prevail in the wake of such evil
Economic Development
Christopher Bucktin writes from the United States in the first of a new weekly Birmingham Post column.
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