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£2m bill from false fire alarms
Economic Development
By far the worst offenders were hospital trusts, which admitted it was a problem caused by huge sites and complex alarm systems
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Labour saves Cameron from Immigration Bill defeat
Theresa May
Midland MPs took part in a rebellion against the Government as David Cameron avoided humiliation in the Commons thanks to Labour
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We name the Tory MPs trying to ban immigrants with HIV from settling in Britain
Opinion
Return of the nasty party? Below we list the Tory MPs who want laws banning people with HIV from settling in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.
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Time to say hello to regional mayor and cash control?
Opinion
Big cities should be allowed to put up council tax, keep a share of VAT and elect regional mayors and assemblies in a similar way to London, according to Birmingham City Council.
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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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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.=12 - Casper MacDonald-Hall (£450m)
Commercial Property
Turnover at Kingswinford-based London & Cambridge Properties increased to £88.2 million in 2012-13, reflecting steady growth in recent years.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.15 - Roy Richardson and family (£395m)
Commercial Property
Richardson’s is part of a development consortium which includes Carillion Developments and Arlington Real Estate.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.16 - Jonathan Kendrick and family (£330m)
Economic Development
Wolverhampton-based Jonathan Kendrick’s ROK Stars has acquired a stake in a major Bavarian brewery which can trace its roots back 700 years.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.=26 - Constantine Folkes (£120m)
Manufacturing
Constantine Folkes’ Folkes Properties has been expanding its property interests in South Africa.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.39 - Christopher Taylor and family (£81m)
Economic Development
Warwick-based Dudley Taylor Pharmacies is a £30 million company with branches stretching from Cornwall to South Yorkshire.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.42 - David Ball and family (£76m)
Manufacturing
The Ball family made their fortune from the sale of Dudley-based fan-maker Air Movement to aerospace giant Smiths Industries.
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Economic Development
Find out how St Joseph's Catholic Primary School rates compared to other primary schools in Dudley with our school ratings
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Economic Development
Find out how St Chad's Catholic Primary School rates compared to other primary schools in Dudley with our school ratings
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Midland councils make £10m in parking fines
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council recouped £6.9 million more than it spent from parking in the 2013 financial year – although that is significantly less than rival cities like Nottingham and Manchester.
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Questions asked as closed courthouses cost £22,000 a month
Professional Services
Ministers say the aim was to dispose of buildings which were unfit to be courts and deny Labour claims the policy was designed to save money.
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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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Midlands towns and cities hit by funding cuts while wealthy south gets increase
Economic Development
Funding for Birmingham and the Black Country has been cut again - but wealthy authorities in the south enjoy bigger budgets
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Sir Albert Bore: South East flourishing at the expense of cities
Economic Development
Councils across the West Midlands are bracing themselves for another round of funding cuts
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Closed Midland courthouses costing taxpayers £22,000 a month to maintain
Economic Development
Figures were released by Ministers in response to questions in Parliament
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HS2 makes Birmingham Airport 'viable for expansion'
Economic Development
West Midlands MPs from all three major parties criticised the interim report by the Sir Howard Davies Airport Commission, which included two possible options to expand Heathrow
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Nearly 3,500 metal theft recorded every year by West Midlands Police
Economic Development
West Midlands Police deal with almost ten cases of metal theft every day, it has emerged.
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Black Country law firm QualitySolicitors Talbots set for expansion
Economic Development
QualitySolicitors Talbots has taken over Lumsdons’ Stourport office in a deal that will secure the jobs of all ten staff
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Security guard cuts his fuel bill - and kayaks to work instead
Economic Development
A Birmingham hospital security guard is sailing through the credit crunch with his innovative way of getting to work.
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Canal crisis threatens regeneration
Birmingham City Council
The regeneration of the Midlands could be reversed because of Government plans to axe funding for the region's waterways, it has been claimed.
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