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Chris Bryant MP outlines Labour's arts and culture pledges during Fazeley Studios speech
Enterprise
MPs tells delegates he cannot promise the same doubling and trebling of budgets because society lives in a different world at the moment
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World's oldest working steam engine is Birmingham Museums Trust's Object of the Month for March
Economic Development
The engine becomes the third of a series of objects of the month the museum will be unveiling through the Post to highlight the finest civic collection in England
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West Midlands museums to share £3m funding boost
Enterprise
Nine sites including Birmingham Museums Trust to share investment which will help museums make the most of development opportunities
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Pictures: Birmingham canals blighted by rubbish, syringes and oil slicks
Economic Development
Post reader James Leyshon's photos show scenes which would likely put off visitors
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Pen Museum wins £20k Heritage Lottery grant
Economic Development
Cash will help volunteer-run attraction in the Jewellery Quarter build for a sustainable future
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Panel to decide on £2m public artwork for Birmingham
Eastside
The formation of the selection panel is the latest stage of the Birmingham Big Art Project (BBAP), which is aiming to raise £2m to create an iconic piece of permanent public art for the city.
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Visiting a library tops findings of city's 24-hour culture survey
Enterprise
The survey, carried out in October, revealed most people felt appreciating arts and culture kept their mind stimulated
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mac birmingham to host diversity debate
Enterprise
Academics and leading artists from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ and US will descend on Birmingham next month to debate issues such as behaviour and culture
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Birmingham to create 'Walk of Heroes' to honour Great War VC winners
Economic Development
Birmingham's 10 Great War Victoria Cross recipients are to be honoured with the creation of a Walk of Heroes.
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Library of Birmingham 'remains major draw for tourists'
Economic Development
The councillor overseeing culture in the city makes an impassioned response following major cuts to the city's landmark library
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Savage Library of Birmingham cuts confirmed
Economic Development
Opening hours at £188 million library will be cut from 73 to 40 hours per week
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Sultanganj Buddha is Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's Object of the Month for February
Economic Development
Dating from about the 7th century, the Sultanganj Buddha is a testimony to the skills of the sculptors and metalworkers of ancient India
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When British Leyland drove the car industry drove into Europe
Manufacturing
The sign which marked British Leyland's massive foothold on European soil should be preserved according to one enthusiast. Enda Mullen takes a look back at a foreign foray which once provided jobs for tens of thousands of our continental neighbours
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New £40m Birmingham Conservatoire plans set for approval
Birmingham City University
Planning officers say brick design, previously compared to an Oxo cube, is 'high standard'
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Crumbled Birmingham Queensway tunnels sign could be recreated for university exhibition
Birmingham City University
Timber Queensway signs were removed from tunnels and replaced with new electronic warning billboards which can instantly alert drivers to a crash or hold up ahead
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How Newman Brothers Coffin Works played a key role in Churchill's state funeral
Economic Development
The company made the ornate handles and other fittings for the wartime leader’s coffin as part of ‘Operation Hope Not’
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Birmingham Museum cuts short-sighted says Art Fund
Economic Development
Director of Art Fund, which helped by Staffordshire Hoard for Birmingham, calls on council to rethink £850,000 museum budget cut
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Birmingham business facts: 20 things you didn't know about city's private sector
Economic Development
Birmingham has been named in a list of the top 20 cities in Europe for business travel. Here, we look at 20 facts you might not know about business in the city
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Birmingham Museums Trust's hidden gem is old hat
Economic Development
Unique velvet hat believed to belong to the last Muslim ruler of Delhi will be on display
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Avery Historical Museum closes as hunt is on for new home
Economic Development
Forty jobs lost as slice of industrial history leaves famous foundry in Smethwick after nearly nine decades
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Bill Drummond in Birmingham: My plans for major project under Spaghetti Junction
Retail & Consumer
Artist Bill Drummond writes about plans to return to create works of art under Spaghetti Junction and why he wants to see Birmingham become one of the major art capitals of the world
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Review of 2014 - September: Freelander replacement, Newman Brothers nears completion and 'monstrous' house extension
Library of Birmingham
Land Rover unveiled its replacement for the much-loved Freelander in September while readers were left open mouthed at an astonishing house extension in Moseley which left two properties sharing a gutter
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New Art West Midlands 2015 to unveil the stars of the future
Retail & Consumer
New Art West Midlands 2015 is set to unveil the stars of the future – while Ikon Gallery has a flat-moving surprise up its 50-year-old sleeves. Graham Young reports
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Year ahead in the West Midlands' museums and art galleries
Retail & Consumer
From a celebration of the Spitfire to a fusion of Andy Warhol with William Morris, there's something for all lovers of the visual arts in the year ahead. Graham Young showcases the highlights of 2015
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