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Comedian is guest of honour at Christmas lunch
Economic Development
Comedian Joe Pasquale was the celebrity guest at Birmingham Press Club’s Christmas lunch.
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University of Birmingham engine-deers aluminium 3D laser printed Christmas model
Retail & Consumer
The process involves using lasers to fuse thin layers of metal powders sequentially spread on a substrate to build the reindeer bottom upwards
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More than 330,000 shoppers expected at Bullring this weekend
Retail & Consumer
Shoppers were making a bee-line for top-selling toys; the Furby Boom and Teksta Puppy in stock at The Entertainer store
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Review: An Elizabethan Christmas, Ex Cathedra Consort at Birmingham Town Hall
Retail & Consumer
Christopher Morley reviews An Elizabethan Christmas, Ex Cathedra Consort at Birmingham Town Hall.
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Gok Wan makes his panto debut in Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
TV presenter Gok Wan makes his panto bow in Birmingham this year. He talks to Roz Laws .
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Top treats and perfect pressies this Christmas
Retail & Consumer
With just over two weeks to go until the big day, Sarah Probert and Alison Jones take a look at some great Christmas gifts for the whole family.
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Without a single prop or costume Dickens brought Scrooge to life
Retail & Consumer
Clive Francis celebrates the 160th anniversary of the first reading of A Christmas Carol at Birmingham’s Town Hall by Charles Dickens.
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Midlands Hospitals Choir prove a sing-song is just what the doctor ordered
Retail & Consumer
Singing is good for your health, as a Midland hospital choir is proving. Roz Laws meets its members.
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Score a home run
Bullring
If you're planning to splash out in the Bullring this Christmas and pay the price afterwards, you should check your credit score with Experian CreditExpert and make sure you don't get thrown when it comes to your next credit application. Everything from a store card to a new phone contract comes with a credit check these days, even some jobs require a clean credit history, so it's essential to know about yours. You don't have to wait for a disapproving look as the clerk pulls the bags back over the counter, you can find out all about your credit report with a 30-day trial from Experian CreditExpert now. Even if you are given credit, you might suffer from excessive interest rates due to problems you don't even know about. Knowledge is power in this instance, and full access to your credit report will highlight obvious areas where you can improve and bring your score back to where it should be. You can have access to your entire credit history and see any missed repayments, any forgotten bills or a number of other things that could affect your credit rating. These can range from something as innocuous as your name not being listed on the electoral roll through to full-blown identity fraud that could quietly be trashing your credit history while you carry on regardless. Identity fraud is a growing problem and it can cause endless trouble, as the first some people know about it is when the debt collectors come to take their prized possessions. It can cost thousands, too, and take a long time to convince the lenders that you're not responsible. You can nip any suspicious activity in the bud by keeping a close eye on your credit score and making sure there's no activity you didn't authorise. You might even find you haven't taken enough credit in your time and you need to take more loans to establish a full repayment history. It happens more often than you would think and frugal folk that never had a credit card have been denied something as simple as a mobile phone because they are a relative ghost on the financial system. The 30-day trial will give you access to your credit score and report, which may be all you need to give you the ultimate peace of mind - safe in the knowledge that your score is perfect. For the rest of us, the website has a number of hints and tips, together with expert advice, on how to improve your credit score and get approved for that loan next time. The 30-day trial includes Identity Fraud Expenses Insurance, which covers lost earnings, the cost of a replacement driving licence, charges and fees incurred due to the fraud and Experian will even deal with phone calls and letters on your behalf. So you should go shopping in Birmingham this Christmas, go dancing down New Street with your bags in tow. Just make sure you're a savvy shopper that's getting the best deal with a full credit report from Experian CreditExpert
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City should set out its stall for a better Christmas market
Opinion
It’s that time of year again, when the centre of Birmingham is transformed into an ersatz German fairytale village, dedicated to the consumption of beer, sausages and chocolate.
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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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Data analysis: How high street stores and online retailers battle it out for your cash at Christmas
Economic Development
Average discounts were being advertised at 39 per cent off the full recommended retail price, according to PwC data, compared to 45 per cent at the height of the financial downturn in 2008
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Custard Factory Digmas will offer 'unique Christmas shopping experience'
Economic Development
Line up features retro roller disco and range of entertainment with street food, mulled wine and hot cocktails, rockabilly dancers, children and adult’s gift-making workshops and face-painting
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Santa Lucia Service in Birmingham
Economic Development
Sandvik, Handelsbanken and European Business Solutions sponsored the Santa Lucia Service held at Birmingham Cathedral.
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Retailers cutting prices to attract festive shoppers
Economic Development
A total of 62 of the top 100 high street retailers in the region were offering sale or advertising promotions in their shop windows, such as three-for-two offers
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Christmas shopping helps department stores to first rise in sales for almost a year
Economic Development
Spending in department stores rose 2.8 per cent year-on-year in November, having stayed in the red for 13 months in a row, data from Barclaycard showed
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RSC bring Peter Pan to life in new family Christmas show
Retail & Consumer
A new adaptation of JM Barrie’s children’s classic Peter Pan is the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Christmas family show. Catherine Vonledebur speaks to the cast.
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Fine Christmas awaits as council’s bus lanes response moves slowly
Opinion
Realisation has dawned that the challenge is over the woefully inadequate signs which lead motorists into Priory Queensway before they are confronted with the bus lane and enforcement camera.
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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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London Midland cuts Christmas Eve cross city services in Birmingham
Economic Development
A number of trains to be removed the timetable from 2pm on December 24.
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Review: A Christmas Carol, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Retail & Consumer
Understudy Jo Servi takes the lead role of Scrooge and steals the show
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Review: The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome
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Richard Edmonds reviews The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Christmas theatre for autistic audiences and children with learning disabilities
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham and Wolverhampton theatres to put on relaxed shows over festive period
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Plenty on the menu for the West Midlands festive musical offering
Retail & Consumer
Christopher Morley takes a look at some of the festive concerts taking place around the region
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