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Major fall in West Midlands unemployment
Economic Development
Much-needed drop in joblessness, but business leaders say more needs to be done to upskill the region
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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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Birmingham Airport's expansion plans rejected by Davies Commission
Economic Development
A Government-backed inquiry has called for airport expansion in the south east but rejected plans for a new runway in the Midlands
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HS2 high speed rail line 'essential' to Ƶ, says MPs' report
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Transport Committee also calls for northern section of rail link to be built at same time as London-Birmingham section.
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ƵIP claims cabinet ministers tried to ban damning report on HS2 rail line
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude accused of blocking publication of project assessment review
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Thousands of jobs for Birmingham as HS2 plans move to city
Economic Development
HS2 Ltd has been looking for potential properties in the city ahead of a possible move after 2015
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High speed rail reflections in China
Economic Development
The distance between Beijing and Tianjin is roughly the same as between London and Birmingham, so some comparison with progress of the HS2 plans is inevitable.
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HS2 project hoping for major investment from China
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Premier Li Kegiang hails blossoming relationship between China and the Ƶ
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Call for city to look again at dropped monorail plan
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Neil Maybury of Birmingham Business Focus wants Birmingham City Council and the transport authority Centro to take a fresh look at the hi-tech option
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HS2 opponents given chance to put their case to Commons committee
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High Speed Rail project connecting Birmingham to the south has divided opinion throughout the country
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Comment: Sir Albert Bore on the HS2 Hybrid Bill
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Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore explains why he is supporting High Speed 2
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HS2 bill set to kick off London-Birmingham rail project
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Opponents gather outside Parliament as Government publishes Hybrid Bill for first phase
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How we can use HS2 to boost regional regeneration
Opinion
This is develops the argument in my current Birmingham Post column on how we need to make the most of HS2 for wider regional regeneration. For more on this, buy this week's Birmingham Post...
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Royal green light granted for HS2 bill
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Legislation to kick start building of London-Birmingham rail line gets go-ahead
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Britain's ten largest cities outside London urge Labour - unite with Government to back HS2
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Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield as well as Glasgow and Edinburgh are all supporting HS2, as legislation comes to the Commons
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Put us in charge - and let us raise our own taxes, say England's great cities
Economic Development
Birmingham has joined forces with "core cities" including Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle to draw up a nine-point plan for helping the big cities thrive again
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HS2 needs more power across the regions to work
Opinion
The case for HSR now seems to have shifted onto its possible role in boosting regional regeneration in the West Midlands.
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City council chiefs press case for HS2
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Council leaders launch show of support at Downing Street for £50bn high-speed rail scheme
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MP's fury as HS2 creates jobs in London rather than Birmingham
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New figures revealing HS2 employs just seven people in Birmingham and 550 in London have been condemned as “absolutely disgraceful” by Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood
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Lord Heseltine hits back at HS2 critics
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Former deputy prime minister says the scheme's timetable should be accelerated and that the private sector should contribute to the cost
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Overspend on Curzon Station work as pressure on HS2 budget grows
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Structural and design services to build up to the high speed rail link is set to cost 18 per cent more than expected after it emerged all four contracts given out so far were over budget
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Birmingham to Coventry Metro line being considered
Economic Development
The proposal is part of a bid to ensure that the wider region, not just Birmingham city centre, benefits from the development of superfast rail
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HS2: Saving lives versus creating jobs
Opinion
Whenever a project as large as HS2 is planned, there are always going to be a number of sacrifices that unfortunately have to be made.
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Councils should collect their thoughts – and all that is owed
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Among the many reasons for mistrusting the Chancellor of the Exchequer is his inability to grasp percentages.
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