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Review: The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome
Sir Peter Wright's production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, now in its 25th year is the ballet of all ballets, being both magical, marvellously well designed and presented by a company which is in world class.
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Former Apprentice candidate is keynote speaker at accountants' ball
Finance
Former BBC Apprentice contestant Jo Cameron will be the keynote speaker at the CIMA event
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Midland Metro extension will complete in 2016
Centro
Transport body Centro said first phase to Bull Street would open in December but work on the rest of the new line to New Street station would be scaled back to minimise impact on the festive period
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Record number of visitors to Birmingham brings £500m boost
Library of Birmingham
New data released today shows that three million more people came to the city last year compared with 2013
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Yodel to create 1,200 Christmas jobs in the Midlands
Christmas
Parcel delivery firm starts hunt for staff to fulfil delivers in the run up to peak Christmas period
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The Alchemist and Italian restaurant Gusto set to open at The Grand Hotel
Colmore Row
High-end chains, which are both popular in the North West, expected to open first Birmingham venues on Colmore Row
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1,000 Royal Mail jobs deliver boost to unemployment figures
Royal Mail
The recruits will be sorting out Christmas cards and parcels before they are sent to delivery offices for post staff to push through letterboxes
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Hidden Spaces: Subterranean Birmingham - exploring the world beneath our feet
Hidden Spaces
We've carved beneath the city an invisible network of service tunnels, subways, crypts, catacombs, bomb shelters, cellars, mine shafts, railway lines and roads, writes Ben Waddington
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Midland savers grow nest eggs to £18,680 despite Christmas crunch
Economic Development
The average savings balance in the Midlands stands at £18,680, according to Halifax’s Savings Review
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Record numbers enjoyed Birmingham Christmas market
Economic Development
Takings and footfall were up last year with almost £400m spent and over five million people flocking to the city
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How many politicians does it take to run Europe's largest local authority?
Opinion
The city's councillors are getting nervous as recommendations suggest their numbers should be reduced from 120 to 100
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CBSO and Birmingham Conservatoire deliver range of Russian themed concerts
Retail & Consumer
A Russian theme will invade classical music in Birmingham this week. Christopher Morley looks at the concerts on offer.
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Ex Cathedra to premiere James MacMillan's Seven Angels at Town Hall concert
Birmingham Town Hall
The new work will be performed at Birmingham Town Hall as part of New Jerusalem Concert
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Mitchells & Butlers fined £1.5m after diner death
Economic Development
Chef and pub manager jailed for perverting the course of justice after 46-year-old mum dies and dozens of customers left with food poisoning
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Mixed fortunes for retailers says Begbies Traynor report
Banking & Finance
Between October and December last year there was a five per cent drop (244 to 233) in the number of general retailers in Birmingham classed as suffering from significant financial distress
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Magical Journey owes almost £900k to creditors
Banking & Finance
Troubled attraction at The Belfry which closed down before Christmas after it was deluged with complaints has been left with huge bill
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Food events you don't want to miss in Birmingham in 2015
Colmore Business District
From Whisky Birmingham to Good Food Show there is plenty for food lovers to enjoy in the city this year
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Panto star at Birmingham Press Club festive lunch
Economic Development
Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime star ventriloquist Paul Zerdin was celebrity guest at Birmingham Press Club's annual Christmas lunch, held at the theatre's Patrick Centre.
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Mills & Reeve advises Life on sale to Communisis
Professional Services
Mills & Reeve’s corporate team in Birmingham, led by partner Peter McLintock and supported by senior associate Ryan Hawley, advised the principal vendors, David Poole and Ian Humphris, co-founders and managing directors of Life, on the sale
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Final 300 City Link workers 'to be sacked today'
Economic Development
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has called for a full investigation into the collapse as hundreds more workers lost their jobs
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Six-year-old recovering after parents killed in plane crash
Economic Development
Jewellery Quarter businessman Lewis Tonkinson and wife Sally died following a plane crash in Hampshire
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Choir showcases singing talents at FBC Manby Bowdler
Professional Services
Staff have been swapping their legal briefs for song sheets in a move echoing the workplace ensembles created by Gareth Malone in the BAFTA-award-winning BBC TV series The Choir
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City Link: Nearly 500 West Midlands jobs axed on New Year's Eve
Economic Development
A total of 491 job lossses have been confirmed in the region, many of whom learnt of the company’s collapse on Christmas Day
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Chris Upton's best local history books of 2014
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton digs out a few of the best local history books for your delectation.
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