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Bloor Homes says it will engage with Northfield residents over plans for North Worcestershire Golf Club
Economic Development
Bloor Homes' pledge has been backed by an announcement for a two-day drop-in consultation outlining plans to build 800 homes on the century-old golf club in Frankley Beeches Road, Northfield
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West Midlands combined authority 'inevitable and desirable'
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David Sparks, Labour leader of Dudley Council and the new chairman of the Local Government Association, said local authorities could not expect to deliver services within "neat administrative boundaries"
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Mayors back on big city agenda as parties converge
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Lord Heseltine's vision for cities like Birmingham echoes many of Labour peer Lord Adonis's ideas.
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Is it time to open up selection to stamp out the 'rotten boroughs'?
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Birmingham's Labour party members throughout the city have now found themselves looking ahead to 2015 with a series of meetings select their candidates.
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No U-turn on city's 'garden tax'
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But bin boss apologises to residents who paid for collection service they never received
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City can look forward to greater Birmingham, says Sir Albert
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Council leader sheds doom and gloom to deliver upbeat message in annual policy statement
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Plough half of Premier League clubs' TV cash into youth football, MP urges
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It is the right time for the Government to impose a 50% levy on the country's richest clubs, Labour’s Roger Godsiff argues
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Birmingham City Council bosses under fire after missing performance targets
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End-of-year report shows authority is struggling to perform in areas such as children's social care and education
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MP calls meeting to help save walk-in centre
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Steve McCabe backing residents fighting to stave off move of walk-in centre to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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"Greater Birmingham" council will be allowed to keep business rates, says Labour
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Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country councils were under further pressure to create a "city region" council as Labour leader Ed Miliband announces plans to let combined authorities keep business rates
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Heseltine: Forget a referendum, Birmingham must have an elected mayor
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Birmingham needs a mayor to help shift power away from London and to the region.
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A third of Birmingham pupils miss out on first school place
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Newly published Government figures revealed a total of 31.3 per cent of city youngsters due to enter Year 7 this September were not offered their top preference
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Bigger is better if we are to put the region on road to success
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Local authorities, local enterprise partnerships and chambers of commerce/businesses have come together from across the Midlands to create the "Midlands Connect" project.
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Cameron stands alone in Europe - and quite likes it
Opinion
David Cameron has been on a one-man crusade to try to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker becoming President of the European Commission.
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Hemming gives council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts
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Yardley MP John Hemming gives Birmingham City Council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts.
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Home ownership dreams 'slipping away' for West Midland families
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New research found that the number of households in the region rose by 83,200 between 2010 and 2014 – but just 35,850 new homes became available, a shortfall of 47,350 homes
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City men arrested after travelling to fight in Syria and Iraq
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MP reveals he knows of three Birmingham men taken in after travelling to war-torn Middle East
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Tories hit out at Labour for £11m city underspend
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Birmingham City Council has underspent its 2013/14 budget by £11 million.
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Labour fail in bid to seize control of Walsall Borough Council
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Despite being largest single party on Walsall Borough Council with 29 out of 60 seats, the Labour group were unable to unseat Tory leader Mike Bird
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Midland MP: I'd punch journalist in the throat
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Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant was condemned by Conservative colleagues for saying he'd punch a journalist in the throat
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Citizen Khan on hand as Birmingham Day returns
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The latest “Birmingham Day” event, on June 25, will showcase the region’s creative sector
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Where did it all go wrong for Ed?
Opinion
Many voters still don't trust Ed Miliband to manage the nation's finances.
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Forget the 'garden tax' - there's another elephant in Labour's city cabinet
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Behind the scenes at Birmingham Council House the multi-million pound IT and call centre contract with outsourcing giant Capita remains as divisive as ever.
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HS2 depot could cost Birmingham 7,000 jobs, claims MP
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Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne won a debate in Parliament as part of his opposition to the planned HS2 marshalling yard on an ex-factory site in Washwood Heath
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