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Lack of support by Birmingham restaurants 'embarrassing' says St Basils
Economic Development
Streetsmart scheme allows restaurants to add a voluntary £1 to each table's bill but Birmingham is failing to match other cities with levels of support
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Review: Horrible Christmas, Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
Who’d have known Christmas had all but disappeared until Charles Dickens rekindled the nation’s love affair with our most pervasive and costly, public holiday
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Sultan of Brunei's Jaguar XJ220 goes on sale in Birmingham
Economic Development
The Jaguar XJ220, named because of its supposed top speed is on sale at a special auction at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC this week
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Emma Willis and Alison Hammond front new Birmingham Christmas shopping campaign
Retail & Consumer
Retail Birmingham BID launches new region-wide marketing push to boost city's retail offering in busy run-up to Christmas
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Russell Luckock: Christmas 2014 could see a real boost to sales figures
Opinion
Government figures show the number of start-up businesses is increasing month by month, and Christmas for them could be a welcome bonus.
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City of Colours Festival: Our five favourite art installations in Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
From ice sculptures in Chamberlain Square to large-format displays of modern-day faith on Birmingham Cathedral, we’ve rounded up our favourite pieces of public art on display in Birmingham in recent years
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Midland soldier's poignant war diary reveals Christmas truce of December 1914
Retail & Consumer
A Midland soldier lived through the incredible Christmas Truce of December 1914 - and now his diaries are being published.
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Birmingham ranked alongside Rome in quality of life survey
Economic Development
The city has been ranked as having the highest quality of life of any in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ outside of the capital – and ahead of the likes of Los Angeles and Dubai, by the Mercer Quality of Living Report 2014
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Record-breaking year at Birmingham Hippodrome with ticket sales up 23%
Economic Development
Increase driven by a season of ‘blockbuster productions’ including Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, War Horse and Snow White – its biggest Christmas pantomime for a decade
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West Coast Mainline passengers face summer delays
Economic Development
Train users going from Birmingham to London are facing a month of misery when parts of the West Coast Mainline close for £81 million engineering works
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Back down to earth after the festivities
Retail & Consumer
The spring classical season begins at CBSO tonight with the enchanting work of Prokofiev, writes Christopher Morley .
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Stay in seasonal mood with top DVD delights
Retail & Consumer
For those wishing to catch up on some classical music concerts from the comfort of an armchair, Christopher Morley selects his favourite DVDs of 2013.
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Festive shopping brings cheer to Midlands retailers
Economic Development
Millions of shoppers head in for Christmas rush and new year sales.
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Dozens more job losses at historic retailer Osbornes
Economic Development
Another blow for the city's retail sector after collapse of 180-year-old firm
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Football on Christmas Day didn't begin in the trenches of World War I
Opinion
Matches on Christmas Day were commonplace up until the end of the 1950s
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Merry Christmas... a festive message from the Birmingham Post Editor
Economic Development
Birmingham Post Editor Stacey Barnfield reflects on a busy year for Birmingham.
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The wonderful and weird aspects of Christmas
Opinion
Steven McCabe looks into the weird and wonderful traditions of Christmas from around the world.
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Pictures: Birmingham Cathedral's In the Marvellous Moment art installation
Birmingham Cathedral
Arts Council-supported art installation features the portraits of local people and their thoughts, hopes and reflections
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London Midland advises commuters to plan ahead for Christmas
Economic Development
Train operator urges passengers to check revised timetables as services wind down and engineering works begin
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Create the perfect Christmas feast with these West Midlands delicacies
Retail & Consumer
A cheese board is an essential part of a good Christmas meal. Alison Jones looks at some of the finest local cheeses on offer to create an ideal collection.
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Diverse analysis of our rich local history
Retail & Consumer
Local history books could be a welcome gift this year. Chris Upton takes a look at some of the best on offer.
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JCB staff to receive £400 Christmas bonus
Economic Development
Employees at the firm’s plants in Staffordshire will share are in the festive payout, which is worth a total of £2 million.
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Review: Christmas Music by Candlelight, Ex Cathedra at St John's, Smith Square London
Retail & Consumer
Elmley de la Cour reviews Christmas Music by Candlelight, Ex Cathedra at St John's, Smith Square London.
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Jazz Diary with Peter Bacon
Retail & Consumer
Peter Bacon rounds-up the coming week of jazz events in the West Midlands.
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