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Walsall College principal has 'outstanding' lesson
Economic Development
Jat Sharma tells Birmingham Post editor Stacey Barnfield how turning his institution around within a decade is now an inspiration for others
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Festival gig will be a spiritual pilgrimage for singer
Retail & Consumer
Songwriter Scott Matthews is excited to be heading to a new music festival in rural Warwickshire. Dave Freak reports.
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West Bromwich Building Society returns to the black
Banking & Finance
The Black Country mutual jumped into the black, posting a £2.1 million pre-tax profit for the year to April, compared with a loss of £9.1 million the year before
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Italians swoop for Nuclear Engineering Services in £30 million deal
Professional Services
Exit for private equity firm LDC exits after five-year association with Wolverhampton firm
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Government job schemes were too optimistic - MPs
Economic Development
Flagship government schemes designed to support business failed to get money where it was needed while predictions for new jobs proved wildly optimistic.
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Get out and about this bank holiday
Retail & Consumer
Stuck for ideas of where to go this May bank holiday? Sarah Probert looks at some of the family-friendly events on offer across the region
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Merger deal for property firms GJS Dillon and JWL Fellows
Professional Services
Tie-up will enable the group to offer broader range of services to West Midlands clients
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Foundry reorganisation sends Chamberlin into red
Manufacturing
Black Country engineering group upbeat after implementing turnaround programme
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Securit acquired by East Mids rival
Professional Services
Staffing firm run by strongman Frazer Tranter bought out by Nottingham outfit
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Station hopes rise as rivals team up with City Eight
Economic Development
The company chosen to deliver local television in Birmingham has joined with a rival in a new business called City Eight.
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Historic Birmingham undertaker acquired by Laurel Funerals
Professional Services
Deal hungry Wolverhampton parlour snaps up WH Scott & Son and Kent-based Earl & Co in double deal
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Midlands Asian Business Awards: KTC Edibles named best business
Economic Development
Midlands Asian Rich List also revealed at Birmingham ceremony
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Artist turns full circle with album covers that inspired him
Enterprise
He made his name as a graffiti artist and now Birmingham's Temper is returning with a new collection based on classic LP covers. Graham Young reports.
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Black Country insect miners remind us of their presence
Retail & Consumer
Mining bees in particular remind us of their presence throughout the spring months.
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Property firm Lambert Smith Hampton appoints director
Commercial Property
With more than 25 years’ property experience, including periods at CBRE and Horton’s Estates, Nigel Foster is a well-known figure in the Midlands commercial property market
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Somme battlefields inspired new album for former Marillion frontman
Retail & Consumer
Former Marillion frontman Fish has recorded a 100th anniversary musical tribute to his two grandfathers who fought in the First World War. He talks to Mike Wood about his latest work as he heads out on tour.
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Author makes the Midlands centre of attention
Retail & Consumer
Author Robert Shore has written a new travel book called Bang in the Middle, but what - and where - is it all about? Graham Young reports
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Keeping our neighbours on side for greater good
Opinion
Recent history has made "greater" an unhappy euphemism for territorial annexation.
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Walsall College to invest £300,000 in new engineering workshop
Manufacturing
Installation work will be completed by around 25 carpentry and decorating students as part of their work experience programme
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Crowe Clark Whitehill announces raft of promotions
Banking & Finance
Oldbury office of accountancy firm follows recent partner appointment with new team of managers
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The Nature of Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
There is still an assumption that nature is something found only in the countryside, that it is surprising to find genuine wildlife in a city.
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Integrity Security creates 30 jobs for unemployed
Economic Development
Solihull-based Integrity Security Group has just taken on its 30th member of staff who was previously jobless, after embarking on a strategy to target the unemployed
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Brownhills Glass expands reach with £2.4m buyout
Professional Services
Deal to acquire Sussex rival is next step in countrywide expansion says Brownhills' finance chief
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Britishness is so yesterday - now you're either English, Scottish or Welsh
Opinion
Once upon a time, us Englishfolk preferred to think of ourselves as British – part of a family which included the Scots, the Welsh and whoever in Northern Ireland wanted to think of themselves as a member.
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