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26th Regiment The Royal Artillery parade through Birmingham
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Rotary International celebrates 100th convention in Birmingham
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Birmingham-born conductor Sir Edward Downes
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Taste Of Birmingham 2009
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The launch of Taste of Birmingham
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Fergal Dowling: Take care not to discriminate on job applications
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An MP recently suggested that job applicants’ CVs should be anonymous in a bid to remove the potential of discrimination, deliberate or otherwise.
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Birmingham a model for other authorities, says leader Mike Whitby
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Local government officials from across the world are making a point of visiting Birmingham to discover how once-failing public services have been transformed, city council leader Mike Whitby has claimed.
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Tax law change could spur £1bn Birmingham regeneration
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The British Property Federation is calling on the government to free up its stance on local government borrowing so councils can spend on regeneration even as the recession cuts off sources of finance
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Office agents get a sneak preview of The Cube
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£90m question remains over Be Birmingham quango
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Staff from Birmingham City Council seconded to work for a £90 million local government quango cannot be named because doing so would breach the Data Protection Act, a town hall official has claimed.
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Mike Whitby looking to have last laugh on leadership challenge
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Local government correspondent Neil Elkes finds Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby carrying on regardless, despite facing a threat to kick him out of office
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Blears to meet MPs to discuss West Midlands city region hopes
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Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears is to meet MPs for discussions about how the West Midlands’ bid for city region status can be saved.
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Whitby pleaded with Government to grant West Midlands city region status
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Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has revealed how he pleaded with Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears to approve proposals for a powerful West Midlands city region.
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Frantic Friday on the cards for Birmingham jazz fans
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Friday evening is jam-packed for jazz-lovers, with an outstanding European band playing the early-evening session at the Symphony Hall foyer bar and Motown getting the Jazz Jamaica treatment in the Town Hall later on.
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A secret garden paradise in Birmingham
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Ankle deep in rubble and dust, it’s hard to believe that this muddy building site is soon to become Britain’s best-loved garden – especially as it is television’s best-kept secret.
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Concert true to Handel original
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Colin Baines has sung in more than 80 performances of Handel’s Messiah and helped prepare at least 30 as assistant conductor of the City of Birmingham Choir.
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Launch of the design for the new Library of Birmingham
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Small is beautiful for city living gardens, says Charlie Dimmock
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Small can be beautiful
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Renovation of Birmingham silverware factory JW Evans
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Stoford drives the low-carbon office revolution
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A stunning new £60 million operations centre for Severn Trent Water in Coventry provides a shining example of how Birmingham-based Stoford Developments is leading the sustainable revolution in the office market.
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Best of Broad Street Awards 2009
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Birmingham councillor slams council housing finance system
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Dear Editor, I refer to the letter from Ian Wright MP (Minister for Communities and Local Government) published in the Birmingham Post on March 5 and feel compelled to respond and set out the facts.
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Whitby set for four-year leadership term in Birmingham - just like a mayor
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Mike Whitby could become Mayor of Birmingham in all but name when a plan to give him a four-year period in office is approved.
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Local Government Minister says city's child care mark 'wake up call'
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An official study which branded Birmingham children’s services as inadequate must act as a wake-up call to the city council, the Local Government Minister said yesterday.
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