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Birmingham MP Liam Byrne battles Labour left over welfare reforms
Economic Development
One of Labour’s most senior MPs in the Midlands is at the centre of a major row with activists and union leaders after he refused to vote against the Government’s “workfare” plans in the Commons.
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Theatre Fever aims to leave Midlands audiences hot and bothered
Retail & Consumer
Theatre Fever is aiming to leave audiences hot and bothered. Marion McMullen finds out why the region's blazing art scene is super-cool.
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Pheonix 10 regeneration scheme in Walsall back on track after collapse
Economic Development
A major Black Country redevelopment scheme could be back on track just weeks after the collapse of an £18 million deal.
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Rich List 2013: No.6 - Lord Paul of Marylebone (£850m)
Economic Development
Lord Paul’s Caparo Group has been helping the hunt for the “god particle”.
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Rich List 2013: No.20 - Caspar MacDonald Hall (£430m)
Economic Development
Assets at Kingswinford-based London and Cambridge Properties rose sharply to close on £541.5m in 2010-11, an increase of more than £40 million on the previous year, which was itself £80 million up on the year before that.
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Rich List 2013: No.23 - Roy Richardson (£395m)
Economic Development
A huge new ASDA superstore opened in Worcester in 2012 creating 350 jobs.
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Rich List 2013: No.45 - Constantine Folkes (£115m)
Economic Development
Constantine Folkes’ Folkes Properties has negotiated a deal which will see Solus London, part of the Aviva Group, take a 10 year lease at Britannia Park in Wednesbury.
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Jobs 'disaster' as Walsall Council regeneration project falls through
Economic Development
Plans to create 4,000 jobs by regenerating 37 acres of derelict industrial land have suffered a setback after a deal to sell it fell through.
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Restaurant Review: The Queens in Worcestershire
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham lost one of its most talented and likeable chefs (the two aren’t always mutually exclusive) when Andy Waters shipped out of the city in the spring.
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7 (8=) Lord Paul of Marylebone £600million (£500m)
Economic Development
A return to growth in some of its major markets – particularly India – and some astute re-negotiating of its finances seem to have turned things round for Lord Paul’s Caparo Group.
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Caparo Group founder Lord Paul facing suspension from House of Lords
Economic Development
A millionaire peer with significant business interests in the Black Country should be suspended from the House of Lords for four months, a parliamentary sleaze inquiry has ruled.
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Minister tells councils to sack managers and sell buildings
Economic Development
Councils must sack managers and sell their buildings to make ends meet as they struggle to cope with funding cuts, Local Government Secretary John Denham has warned.
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8= (4) Lord Paul of Marylebone & Family £500m (£1.5bn)
Economic Development
Lord Paul’s Caparo Group has seen spectacular growth over recent years as a result of its strategy of building up a presence in the fast growing economy of India.
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Tax law change could spur £1bn Birmingham regeneration
Economic Development
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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Blears to meet MPs to discuss West Midlands city region hopes
Economic Development
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
Economic Development
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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4. (2) Lord Paul of Marylebone and Family £1.5bn (£1.5bn)
Economic Development
Lord Paul’s Caparo Group aims to be the biggest automotive technology company in India.
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Alliance 4 The Black Country birthday party
Economic Development
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Stealth taxes targeting empty business premises
Commercial Property
David MacMullen, director of Pettifer Estates, explains why the empty business rate is an issue beyond the commercial property sector.
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Councils told to work together for more independence
Economic Development
Councils in the West Midlands must share money and “sovereignty” in order to receive more freedom from Whitehall, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has told civic leaders.
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Black Country Mock Employment Tribunal
Economic Development
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Searching for the truth over fluoridation
Economic Development
Chris Game, of the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, asks if the issues of fluoride in the water supply are really as clear-cut as they appear.
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2. (16) Lord Paul of Marylebone & family £1.5bn (£350m)
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2 (16) Lord Paul of Marylebone and family £1.5bn(£350m)
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City region still on the agenda
Economic Development
Plans for a powerful West Midlands "city region" are still on track, the Minister in charge of local government insisted.
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