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Ministers promise extra fire service funds following Smethwick blaze
Economic Development
Extra funding promised by Ministers after more than 200 firefighters tackle dramatic Black Country blaze
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Labour chooses Unite-backed candidate Pete Lowe for Stourbridge
Conservative Party
Former nurse chosen to challenge Conservatives after being backed by union
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New senior partner at Higgs & Sons
Black Country
New man at the top as law firm plots growth plans
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Sight loss inspires ex-policeman to start his own business
Economic Development
Blind Ability promotes accessibility for the visually impaired and those with learning difficulties
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Tom Watson resigns from shadow cabinet amid Labour candidate selection row
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West Bromwich MP quits as party campaign co-ordinator following claims trade union tried to install his aide as Falkirk candidate
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New £40m fleet of Metro trams unveiled
Economic Development
Next generation of 20 hi-tech vehicles set to be shipped from Spain
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Triffids in Birmingham!
Retail & Consumer
Peter Shirley is enjoying new book, The 'Flora of Birmingham and the Black Country', packed with stunning photographs, is a landmark publication for the natural environment in the conurbation.
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Walsall Arts Fest 2013 praised as 'a great first event that can be built on for future'
Retail & Consumer
Music mixes with art to create 'special moments in time' as local, national and international creativity comes together for debut day at The White Lion
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‘Yes Minister style’ scrap going on over Heseltine Plan for decentralisation
Opinion
Professor David Bailey from Coventry University Business School gives his view on Heseltine's plan for a decentralised pot to the tune of £70bn
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Tributes after Midland archaeologist Mick Aston dies
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Close friends pay tribute after the Time Team archaeologist passes away
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Four workers at 2 Sisters Food Group struck by tuberculosis
Black Country
Workers from Midland factory respond well to treatment after infection identified
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Foreign Investors in the English Regions: Who ya Gonna Call?
Opinion
David Bailey writes "The recent survey by Ernst & Young of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's attractiveness to foreign investment showed a 2.7% rise in foreign-backed º£½ÇÊÓƵ projects"
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Birmingham Rep sheds light on Tolkien’s playground
Retail & Consumer
A new Birmingham Rep audio guide is bringing Tolkien’s favourite city haunts to life. Graham Young goes exploring
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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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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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Vandals wreak havoc at Tolkein beauty spot
JRR Tolkien
Bronze Age mound that inspired the author suffers major damage
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Detached property in the Stourbridge countryside
Retail & Consumer
Nearby countryside makes this an idyllic spot, writes Alison Jones.
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Birmingham Airport unveils vision for growth, a new business park and 250,000 jobs in the region
Economic Development
Airport's long-term vision endorsed by Midland business leaders including GBSLEP and Chamber of Commerce
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New rail line linking Warwickshire to HS2 unveiled
Economic Development
The £240 million project would see seven miles of new track laid on the route of the disused Victorian Stonebridge railway, incorporating Hampton-in-Arden and the Whitacre area of north Warwickshire.
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Midlands rocks! How Birmingham’s industrial heritage made it the birthplace of heavy metal
Retail & Consumer
An industrial accident in a sheet metal factory proved crucial to the sound of metal pioneers Black Sabbath in a region that has so many links with the genre
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Fall in firms going bust in the West Midlands
Economic Development
The number of business insolvencies has dropped in the West Midlands, latest monthly figures show.
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West Bromwich Building Society taking on staff after cutting losses
Banking & Finance
West Bromwich Building Society takes on extra staff as it plans to increase residential mortgage lending.
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Gardener and chauffeur wins tribunal against Wolverhampton millionaire
Economic Development
A semi-professional rugby player has won an unfair dismissal claim against a multi-millionaire stalwart of the Birmingham Post Rich List who previously employed him.
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Judas Priest's KK Downing in business to showcase new rock acts
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Former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing has unveiled plans to re-establish the Midlands as the centre of the heavy metal universe by becoming a promoter.
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