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Victoria Carpets returns to black under new management
Manufacturing
Victoria Carpets in Kidderminster saw posted a pre-tax profit of £2.3 million, up from a loss of £3.3 million in 2013
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Chris Upton: Great War commemoration was a week to remember
Opinion
Great War commemoration and the Commonwealth Games have kept all regal hands to the pump.
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Hero turned smuggler who hosted a princess
Retail & Consumer
Eric Sherbrooke Walker survived the war and had a remarkable life.
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Calls for Palestinian flag at Birmingham Council House snubbed
Economic Development
Coun Majid Mahmood called for the Palestinian flag to fly to show solidarity with the people in Gaza
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Former CBSO composer named Master of the Queen’s Music
Economic Development
Judith Weir officially took up her role after she cycled to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen
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New deputy lieutenants appointed for West Midlands
Economic Development
Six new aides to West Midlands Lord-Lieutenant Paul Sabapathy include PR agency boss and university professor
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Toye & Co chief plans to delist after 11 years on AIM
Manufacturing
Bryan Toye wants to take historic manufacturer private after ceasing controlling interest
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Historic Black Country saddle firm Barnsby falls into administration
Professional Services
Company has ceased trading with the loss of 26 jobs as administrators strive to sell assets
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Toye & Co chief launches buyout bid
Economic Development
Bryan Toye acquires controlling interest in historic Jewellery business
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Birmingham auction house sells Diana's last letter for £2,400
Economic Development
A Birmingham auction house has sold Princess Diana’s last ever letter for £2,400.
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Birmingham Day 2014: Profile - Firmin & Sons
Manufacturing
The earliest references to Mr Firmin can be found in the Guildhall Library in the City of London via the Master and Wardens General Accounts of the Girdlers Company for the years 1654–1672
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Birmingham's Hidden Spaces: Opulence of the Council House hides horrors of Second World War
Hidden Spaces
During the Second World War these tiled spaces acted as a mortuary overspill for the hospital. Victims of bomb attacks and fires were brought here when there was no room at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Library of Birmingham named building of the year
Economic Development
Architects' Journal readers overwhelmingly selected the £188 million Centenary Square library as their favourite building of 2013
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Prince William to visit Library of Birmingham
Economic Development
William will also visit homelessness charity St Basils' Carole Gething House in Small Heath, to meet staff and young residents and learn how it is working with Centrepoint, of which he is Patron, on the End Youth Homelessness Alliance.
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Pertemps boss named next High Sheriff for West Midlands
Economic Development
Watts will take office next April as one of the latest holders of the oldest continuous secular office under the Crown in Britain
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital builder sells facilities management arm
Commercial Property
GDF Suez agrees £190 million deal as firm to focus on major infrastructure projects
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Devil of a sweet dessert hits Selfridges' shelves - and could be the Queen's snack pot of choice!
Economic Development
Mum-of-two launched Little Devil dessert snack pots from a factory in Aston just five months ago
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A Royal nod to tradition and heritage
Opinion
The Coronation Festival may not have been everybody’s cup of tea, but it struck an impressively resonant chord for anyone who favours stabilty over volatility, or tradition and heritage over change for change’s sake.
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Murdered soldier Lee Rigby to be inscribed at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
Economic Development
The name of murdered soldier Lee Rigby will be inscribed on a national memorial honouring Britain’s fallen servicemen and women in Staffordshire.
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Adopted Brummie Leonard Lord and how he gave the world the Mini
Retail & Consumer
A new book is aiming to lift the lid on Leonard Lord, the man who ran Longbridge in the wake of Herbert Austin, but who remains an unsung hero of 20th century industry.
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David Kuczora: Queensway naming - true legend or urban myth?
Opinion
Rather than correct our monarch, the city decided to instead append "Queensway" to every road on the route.
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Call to bring Camp Bastion memorial to the Midlands
Economic Development
A memorial to British soldiers killed in Afghanistan could be dismantled in Camp Bastion and rebuilt at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
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We British really know how to put on the pomp
Retail & Consumer
Actress Jean Boht talks to Alison Jones about her celebration concert for the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.
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Queen's Speech: "A blueprint for those who want to work hard"
Economic Development
A crackdown on immigration and measures to boost the economy were at the heart of the Queens Speech as the Government set out its legislative programme for the next 12 months.
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