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David Kuczora: Suburban train dream derailed
Opinion
David Kuczora writes about plans to sell land in Camp Hill for the re-opening of Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations and two brand new stations.
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Former Dudley MP and defence minister Lord Gilbert dies
Economic Development
Former defence minister and West Midlands MP Lord Gilbert has died aged 86.
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City council call to get Birmingham building
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore is calling on the Government to lift a housing borrowing cap to get Birmingham building.
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Rumour mill is in full flow again, so why the surprise?
Opinion
Rumours and jockeying are now beginning to surface over Labour councillors as we near selection for the 2014 local elections.
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MP Roger Godsiff accuses Labour members of 'stirring up' resignation rumours
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff has vowed to fight on for another decade after accusing Labour Party members of ‘stirring’ up resignation rumours.
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Plans for private firm to run new Library of Birmingham are shelved
Economic Development
Plans to find a company to run the £187 million Library of Birmingham have been shelved, it has emerged.
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Tories drop Birmingham Edgbaston for Northfield as key election target
Economic Development
After three successive general election defeats the Conservatives have finally ditched Birmingham Edgbaston as their key election target in Birmingham.
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Birmingham City Council warns benefit cut will cause £4.4m rent arrears
Economic Development
Benefit cuts are expected to increase rent arrears in Birmingham by £4.4 million and lead to rocketing homelessness, the city council has told a judicial review.
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Plans to link up Birmingham tunnels hit by borrowing freeze
Economic Development
A freeze on borrowing has put the breaks on plans to link up the Queensway and St Chad's tunnels, Birmingham's transport chief has revealed.
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Neil Elkes: A little less conversation
Economic Development
A few years ago there was a television news feature on Harold Wilson's Labour Government of the 1960s and its success in driving through a series of social reforms, including the legalisation of homosexuality for over 21s, the abolition of the death penalty and the legalisation of abortion.
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Post Comment: NHS neglect leads to A&E crisis
Economic Development
Nobody seems to deny that Accident and Emergency departments across the country are in crisis.
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Why Blair will go down as a Labour Party winner
Economic Development
Whatever else history might say about Tony Blair, it will remember him as a winner.
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Neil Elkes: 'Crushing' Bore triumphs
Economic Development
A little over a decade ago the leader of Birmingham City Council, Sir Albert Bore secured a victory in a Labour group leadership contest in a manner described as 'crushing' in this newspaper.
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Construction industry protests outside Lottery Fund HQ in Birmingham
Economic Development
Angry union members took to the streets outside the Big Lottery Fund offices – as a storm over blacklisting in the construction sector came to Birmingham.
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Sparkbrook and Soho Road areas of Birmingham offered BID status
Economic Development
Two of Birmingham’s busiest independent shopping areas are being given the chance to take greater control of local facilities, boost trade and make improvements.
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Grandmother blames 'bedroom tax' for her death in suicide note
Economic Development
Stephanie Bottrill was hit by a lorry on the M6 on May 4
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Council election candidate who lied on nomination forms is sentenced
Economic Development
A former Labour council election candidate fainted in the court where he was given a suspended prison sentence after lying to potential voters.
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Chris Game: Has No.10 lost its bottle on alcohol pricing?
Economic Development
Chris Game examines an issue notable by its absence in the Queen's Speech - minimum pricing for alcohol.
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Dense housing 'obstructs Birmingham's cultural aspirations'
Economic Development
Plans to build thousands of new houses in Birmingham will send 'shudders down the spine' of anyone who enjoys the city's mature garden suburbs a leading Conservative has said.
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The research claiming the deficit row could be academic
Economic Development
West Midlands councils have had their budgets cut by £76 million this financial year.
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Birmingham Post Letters To The Editor - Friday May 10
Economic Development
This weeks Birmingham Post Letters To The Editor on Friday May 10.
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David Bailey: Cable kicks Heseltine's plan into the long grass
Economic Development
The Heseltine Plan appears to have been kicked into the long grass - by the current government at least.
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Neil Elkes: Extending the costs to all
Economic Development
The average growing family living in a three-bed semi or terrace in the suburbs may be considering that it's about time to look at an extension, after all the publicity surrounding permitted development rights.
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Jonathan Walker: The clowns win - time for our say
Economic Development
I guess it's time to admit defeat. The clowns have won, and perhaps it's been inevitable for a while.
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