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Triage scheme for mentally ill saves taxpayers £1.1m
Crime
A mental health triage scheme has been praised for saving the taxpayer £1.1 million and halving the number of people detained by police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act
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Plans for rail lines, cycleways and Metro extensions agreed by chiefs
Birmingham city centre
Movement for Growth sets out plans to extending the Metro, a wider Sprint bus network and train lines in Castle Bromwich, Moseley and Kings Heath
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Construction and technology college to close in savings drive
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Birmingham Metropolitan College is closing its college in Brierley Hill when its lease expires
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History celebrated as law firm Enoch Evans marks launch of its new office
Post People
The grand opening of Enoch Evans' new offices in Walsall was in the presence of the Mayor, Councillor Angela Underhill, and was a bit of a back-to-the-future moment
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More than 600 Caparo jobs saved in fourth rescue deal
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Gupta family completes second buyout with administrators to acquire ten group companies following on from earlier acquisition last month
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Call for Birmingham Airport expansion after London development plans hit by delay
Birmingham Airport
Businesses want more focus on regional airports after a delay in the decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick
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Catch the Birmingham Buzz
Environment
Birmingham is one of eight cities where landscapes will be improved by planting wildflowers to attract and support bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other important insects.
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More than 300 jobs saved in latest Caparo rescue
Engineering
Administrators have struck a deal to sell Caparo Tubular Solutions to the Gupta family whose interests include Simec and Liberty House commodities firms
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Birmingham is a hot-spot for diseases once common in Victorian times
NHS
New fears as whooping cough, gout and malnutrition all on rise across Birmingham
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Black Country Living Museum and Sandwell Women’s Aid recognised at chamber awards
Black County
More than 400 people attended the event at Wolverhampton Racecourse on November 19
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£750m boost for Greater Birmingham with enterprise zone expanded
Birmingham city centre
The devolution deal signed yesterday commits to funding the Curzon Street Enterprise Zone extension, which will be a major money-spinner for the region
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Cavendish House to be demolished ahead of £50m Dudley regeneration
Dudley
Commercial property developer Avenbury Properties secured Cavendish House with a £800,000, and will now knock down the seven-storey building
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Alloy Wire targets £60bn nuclear sector
Manufacturing Advisory Service
New funding from the Fit For Nuclear programme will see Black Country firm attempt to break into the sector
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Lottery fund supports Chance Brothers Glassworks project
Smethwick
Major new initiative will delve into the history of the famous Black Country manufacturer after the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £48,000 to charity Made
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£1.5m facelift for London & Cambridge Properties' HQ
Black Country
Black Country base of property group which was built in the 1960s is to undergo a wholesale revamp
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Rare Elvis acetate found in the Black Country could fetch £12,000
Black Country
An incredibly rare Elvis Presley recording has surfaced in the Black Country and could fetch £12,000 at auction
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Caparo loses 323 staff across the Black Country
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Administrator PwC confirms 452 job losses º£½ÇÊÓƵ wide and the closure of plants in the West Midlands as the steel industry continues to suffer
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Business Secretary hints at tax breaks for steel industry
Engineering
As 1,700 jobs remain under threat in the Midlands following the administration of Caparo, Sajid Javid says tax breaks could be give to steel producers
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Union calls for Government to step-in following collapse of Caparo Industries
Unite
More than 1,700 jobs, most of which are in the Black Country, remain in the balance after the engineering group, which comprises 13 firms in the region among others, confirmed PwC as administrator
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Leisure boost for £5m Dudley project
Dudley
Work will start next month to bring three household names to Black Country town after planners award the project the green light
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West Midlands set for major jobs blow as Caparo heads towards collapse
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Caparo is understood to be set to go into administration, with the loss of around 1,800 jobs – the majority of which are in Birmingham and the Black Country
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Birmingham businessman remembered through scholarship scheme
Education
Birmingham businessman David Bucknall is to be remembered through a scholarship scheme set to help underprivileged people pursue careers in property and construction
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QualitySolicitors Talbots records fee income of more than £8m
Law
QualitySolicitors Talbots, which has seven offices across the region, defied a flat property sector by posting a 20 per cent rise in commercial and residential matters
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George Green appoints David Stevenson as chief executive
Law
Mr Stevenson, a solicitor, has spent his entire working life in the legal industry and has been a partner at both Eversheds and Pinsent Masons
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