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EE agrees £2.5 million Phones4u rescue deal
Professional Services
Network which pulled out of supplying Phones4u will acquire 58 shops and more than 350 staff from troubled Staffordshire retailer
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Hundreds of Staffordshire jobs axed after Phones 4u collapse
Economic Development
Administrator PwC has made 628 redundancies among head office and telesales staff at Phones 4u's Newcastle-under-Lyme offices
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Jonathan Walker: Midlands devolution fever could end in tiers
Opinion
In the wake of the Scottish referendum there are calls to change the way England is governed.
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Phones4U administrators fight to re-open stores as discussions continue
Economic Development
PwC says it will 'quickly engage' with interested parties to see whether a buyer can be found for some or all of the troubled retailer
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Phones 4U slips into administration affecting hundreds of West Midlands staff
Economic Development
The mobile phone retailer, which was founded in Staffordshire in the 1980s, will close all stores today with almost 5,600 staff facing redundancy
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Would West Midlands succeed or suffer under devolved Scotland?
Economic Development
With a matter of days to go before Scottish voters head to the polls to decide the future of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, Paul Forrest, director of the West Midlands Economic Forum, asks what outcome would best serve this region
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Aldi expands West Midlands foothold with new warehouse
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Budget supermarket chain to open new distribution base in Staffordshire to complement existing site in Atherstone
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New national role for Grant Thornton director
Banking & Finance
Public sector team member James Cook to lead firm's work with Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Appeal to stop prized Wedgwood Collection from being sold
Economic Development
The Wedgwood Museum pottery collection faces going under the hammer to pay off the ceramics firm’s pension bill
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Chris Kelly loses £500k bet after standing down as MP
Economic Development
Tory Chris Kelly is to stand down at the 2015 General Election after becoming MP for Dudley South in 2010
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Property of the week: Live like an Earl in £475,000 Bretby Hall
Retail & Consumer
The apartment is known as The Lord Chesterfield Suite after the former owners of this landmark house. Grade II* listed Bretby Hall was originally the home of the Earls of Chesterfield
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Labour's David Jamieson elected West Midlands police and crime commissioner
Economic Development
Turnout for the election was 10.32 per cent of the eligible electorate which is just under two million
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Number of 30-plus classes in West Midlands soars
Economic Development
Labour accused the Government of squandering money on pet projects such as free schools instead of providing more teachers and classrooms where they were needed
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The Magic Numbers are back with a tour of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ stopping off at Birmingham's Institute
Retail & Consumer
The Magic Numbers were one of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's biggest bands a decade ago, until things went quiet. Now they are back and touring the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, stopping off in Birmingham next month. Singer Romeo Stodart talks to Andy Welch
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Jonathan Walker: Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant takes on Speaker John Bercow
Opinion
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has found his match in Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant.
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New police unit to hunt down cyber crime gangs
Economic Development
Minister vows to take the fight to criminals through a new regional organised crime unit in the Midlands
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Minister warns of modern-day slavery in Birmingham
Economic Development
Karen Bradley, the Home Office minister for modern slavery and organised crime, has called for people in the city to be on guard about slavery
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Birmingham street food: Our guide to who's who in fast food revolution
Retail & Consumer
The launch of Digbeth Dining Club marked the start of a bustling street food scene in Birmingham. As the weekly Friday feast celebrates its second anniversary, Mary Griffin looks at 12 of the traders who have made the city a major player in a national movement revolutionising the concept of fast food.
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Mec Com secures £8 million of contracts with Siemens and Alstom Grid
Economic Development
Engineering firm creates new jobs on back of project wins as it enjoys rise in demand
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A third of young adults in the West Midlands living with their parents
Economic Development
The 'clipped wing generation' are finding themselves with no choice but to remain living with mum and dad well into adulthood
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Home of the week: £2,300,000 Barlaston Hall in Barlaston, Staffordshire
Retail & Consumer
A battle has been waged and won to rescue Barlaston Hall from ruin and restore it, Alison Jones reports
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Financial advisers get in the swing
Economic Development
EFG Independent Financial Advisers held its annual Midlands Golf Day at South Staffordshire Golf Club in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton.
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Voyage Care acquired in £375m deal
Professional Services
Trio of investors swoops for Staffordshire care home firm which provides support for people with learning disabilities and other complex needs
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Ten city council staff earn salary over £100k a year
Economic Development
New figures reveal the number of high earners in the last financial year as thousands of jobs go elsewhere
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