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Solid State finalises £34m Ministry of Justice tagging contract
Professional Services
Worcestershire manufacturing group seals three-year deal to supply hardware to government
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Capt Mainwaring - and a vanished world of principle
Opinion
The latest scandal to engulf the Ƶ banking industry emerged in the shape of the £218 million fine dished out to Lloyds over the rate-rigging scandal.
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'No privatisation' pledge from police and crime commissioner candidate
Economic Development
Ex-MP David Jamieson launched his bid for the post, vacated by the death of the party’s Bob Jones, alongside shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper in Erdington yesterday
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West Midlands police forces praised for cutting jobs to save millions
Economic Development
The four police forces in the region have faced funding cuts of £300 million between them
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Ex-MEP Nikki Sinclaire charged with money laundering
Economic Development
Ms Sinclaire faces allegations that she made false and dishonest submissions for travelling expenses
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Surprise hat in ring for elected police boss
Economic Development
Former transport minister David Jamieson is aiming to succeed the late Mr Jones who died suddenly this month.
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Fears for summer holiday police commissioner election, when polling stations will be closed and vital staff are away
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council is warning that the August by-election to choose a West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner could descend into chaos
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Ex-MP David Jamieson secures Labour nomination for police commissioner post
Economic Development
Jamieson put forward to become the new regional police chief following the death of Bob Jones earlier this month
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No quick fix in global bid to beat the game's cheats
Opinion
Match-fixing usually manifests itself in instances where sportsmen are 'underpaid', or their level of remuneration is considered 'unjust'.
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Owner left frustrated as police look into burglary
Economic Development
The Pickled Piglet in Gas Street was targeted by a burglar who broke in three times in one night and made off with around £900 in cash.
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Gritty play queries role of our prisons
Retail & Consumer
How women are treated by the justice system is the subject of a new play. Roz Laws talks to its writer about prisons
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Police chief Bob Jones fears crime rise if probation service privatised
Economic Development
West Midlands crime commissioner says mooted move to bring in private sector companies is 'driven by dogma'
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Chief sparks warning over terror policing power shift
Economic Development
The region’s police chief has raised serious concerns about proposals to shift responsibility for stopping terror plots away from West Midlands Police control.
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£500k bill for policing the Conservative Party Conference
Economic Development
Police and crime commissioner Bob Jones warned the bill – prompted by Home Office funding changes – would add to the organisation’s financial problems
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Getting a Jaguar Land Rover job 'is harder than winning place at Oxford' for deprived youths
Economic Development
Ruth Cooke, chief executive of the £175 million turnover Midland Heart group, said thousands of inner-city youngsters were unlikely to ever fulfil their dream of a place with the Midlands’ biggest manufacturer
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West Midlands police commissioner - appointing me was a mistake
Economic Development
Bob Jones spoke out as an influential committee of MPs said commissioners were still “on probation” two years after the first elections
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Ex-gangster Domenyk Noonan lectures Birmingham City University students
Economic Development
The infamous Manchester gangster was only freed from his latest stretch behind bars last month and was brought in to talk to students
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New book goes behind the bars of Britain's prisons
Economic Development
Birmingham criminologist and former prison governor Professor David Wilson tells Graham Young why he thinks prison doesn't work
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Neil Hudgell Solicitors selected for Savile compensation case
Professional Services
Solihull practice to represent alleged victim of abuse at hands of former DJ and TV presenter
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West Midlands Police prepares for job cuts despite recruitment
Economic Development
The admission came from the force’s head of HR who told Strategic Police and Crime Board members the first influx of staff since 2010 will only stabilise officer numbers – which will then have to be cut again almost immediately
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45 applications for each new West Midlands Police officer post
Economic Development
The force’s strategic police and crime board was told that 75 per cent of the 19,000 applicants were under the age of 30, with 70 per cent living in the region
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Stop and search needs reform to boost police trust
Opinion
Are we losing confidence in our police? We may be - according to the head of the official police watchdog.
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Birmingham Cathedral Square safety improvements to tackle anti-social behaviour
Economic Development
Colmore Business District (CBD) worked with Amey and West Midlands Police on the project to improve the area
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Fears over community response to khat ban
Economic Development
Home Office survey of people of Somali origin in Birmingham in 2005 found that 34 per cent said they had chewed khat in month before the interview
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