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Birmingham Airport unveils vision for growth, a new business park and 250,000 jobs in the region
Economic Development
Airport's long-term vision endorsed by Midland business leaders including GBSLEP and Chamber of Commerce
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Marketing Birmingham Commercial Partners meeting
Economic Development
More than 100 business delegates from across Birmingham came together for Marketing Birmingham’s Commercial Partners meeting.
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Trevor Burton to get a star on the Kings Heath Walk of Fame
Economic Development
Birmingham-born Burton, a founder member of The Move, received the honour during a ceremony at the Hare and Hounds pub.
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Birmingham Law Society president wants to bring fun to the legal profession
Professional Services
The new president of Birmingham Law Society is aiming to help boost beleaguered high street law firms during his year in office.
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Rare Chinese pottery fetches £1m at Bonhams auction
Economic Development
Fine oriental art donated by a Midlands family fetched a total of more than £1 million when they went under the hammer at Bonhams.
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Employers sign up to Birmingham's new professional services academy
Economic Development
Seven of Birmingham's biggest professional services employers have signed on as partners at the Ƶ's first sector specific academy for young people.
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Jon Walker: Change not to the benefit of burdened authorities
Economic Development
Local authorities are bracing themselves for the introduction of troubled welfare reforms which are rapidly descending into chaos.
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Insuring adequately for the true cost of raising a family
Economic Development
In a typical week a Mum will do 71 hours of unpaid work, whilst a Dad will do 53.5 hours.
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GP surgeries come to the rescue for crisis-hit A&E departments
Economic Development
Desperate health managers are set to move GP surgeries into overwhelmed A&E departments in Birmingham.
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End of the road for classic Midlands cars as they head for extinction
Economic Development
Cars made in the Midlands in their hundreds of thousands have almost all gone to the scrapheap in the sky, according to new research.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Kit Holder prepares for special dance
Retail & Consumer
As Birmingham Royal Ballet launches its summer season in its home city, Roz Laws meets a local dancer preparing for a special date.
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Jazz Diary
Retail & Consumer
* If you want to hear what young British jazz sounds like in 2012, the easiest way to find out is to get to a Roller Trio gig.
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Hat-trick of awards for Simpsons restaurant chefs
Economic Development
Chefs from Simpsons restaurant in Birmingham have claimed a large slice of the honours at one of the culinary industry’s top awards.
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Meriden gypsies launch new bid to return to site
Economic Development
Gypsies evicted from an illegal camp following a three-year battle have launched a bid to return to the green belt site – dealing residents a hammer blow.
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Birmingham workers pay 20 per cent less income tax Ƶ average
Economic Development
Residents of Birmingham have one of the lowest average income tax bills in the Ƶ, paying an average of £3,520 per year.The average annual income tax contribution of workers in Birmingham is 20 per cent lower than the Ƶ average of £4,398, according to city accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young.Malcolm Winston, partner at UHY Hacker Young, said: “Birmingham’s personal wealth and tax bills are much lower than those in places like London and the South East, a legacy of the huge changes the local economy has undergone thanks to the decline of traditional industries. “It has a lot of catching up to do, but there is a lot of potential in the city.
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Avoid the ticking time bomb of interest-only borrowing
Economic Development
There has been much publicised of late in respect of interest only borrowing and potential short falls to repay the mortgage at the end of the mortgage term.
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Jon Griffin: A considered view on the working age
Economic Development
"What is retirement? Retirement is death." It's quite an assertion, even from a 94-year-old.
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The Solihull building boss still going strong at 94 years old
Economic Development
Classic car fan Ken Smith is still firmly in the driving seat at Solihull's £100 million turnover builders merchants EH Smith - at the astonishing age of 94.
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Dr Sarj Bahia: Bad start for NHS line - but don't hang up
Economic Development
There has been much negativity about the new 111 NHS helpline - but what is needed is constructive criticism to improve the service.
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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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Co-op announces record sales of nearly £1bn
Economic Development
A community retailer has announced record annual gross sales of almost £1 billion, an increase of 20 per cent on the previous year.
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Co-op breaks records with sales approaching £1 billion
Economic Development
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced record annual gross sales of almost £1 billion, an increase of 20 per cent on the previous year.
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Enterprise Inns launch mass pub makeover scheme
Economic Development
Bosses from Britain’s biggest landlord are planning a multi-million pounds makeover to help pubs claw back business following a “challenging” six months.
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EH Smith building boss still going strong at 94
Economic Development
Classic car fan Ken Smith is still firmly in the driving seat at Solihull’s £100 million turnover builders merchants EH Smith – at the astonishing age of 94.
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