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Birmingham business leaders urge fresh look after Heathrow delay
Birmingham Airport
Pause over third runway decision is an opportunity to reassess the existing capacity which exists in º£½ÇÊÓƵ regional airports, say chamber and airport chiefs
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Congestion charge plan hidden in Birmingham budget
Politics
Possible introduction of fee to drive into Birmingham city centre is squirrelled away in the back of latest budget proposals as Tories denounce 'anti-car policy'
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Call for Birmingham Airport expansion after London development plans hit by delay
Birmingham Airport
Businesses want more focus on regional airports after a delay in the decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick
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London Midland promises £13m of improvements with contract extension
London Midland
Rail company will continue to operate lines between London, the West Midlands and northern England and pledges better security, cleanliness and free wi-fi
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£10m upgrade for congested Longbridge junction
Transport
Area in south Birmingham blighted by delays for years looks set to be given some welcome relief with new traffic and public transport measures
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Midlands Connect welcomes confirmation of HS2 stations and new line
High Speed 2
New transport lobby group says it will work with the Government to make sure Midlands' wider transport network is properly connected to new HS2 stations
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Birmingham's HS2 link to the north to open ahead of schedule in 2027
High Speed 2
HS2 phase 2a between Birmingham and Crewe will open six years early, bringing an economic boost to the Midlands, the north and Scotland, says Chancellor George Osborne
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'Full review needed' of Birmingham's illuminated ad boards
Technology
City councillors say Birmingham is becoming a mess as another group of digital advertising boards is awarded planning permission
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HS2 compensation for families 'treated with contempt'
High Speed 2
Company set up to build high speed rail between London and Birmingham to thousands to families in Staffordshire after two-year period of 'severe stress'
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Closure of Birmingham Children's Hospital car park to build cancer centre 'ridiculous'
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham councillor Deirdre Alden has condemned plans by Birmingham Children's Hospital to build a new state-of-the-art cancer centre on a former 300-space car park.
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Midland Metro extension will complete in 2016
Centro
Transport body Centro said first phase to Bull Street would open in December but work on the rest of the new line to New Street station would be scaled back to minimise impact on the festive period
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Huge surge in giant commutes in the West Midlands
Transport
New data shows an 87 per cent increase in people on the road for more than 180 minutes a day in the region
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Ryanair adds Madrid and Verona routes to Birmingham schedule
Birmingham Airport
The Irish airline is also set to launch new routes to Madrid and Verona in addition to those to Corfu and Vilnius
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Birmingham to offer scheduled flights to China
China
Airport to become the first º£½ÇÊÓƵ airport to offer a service to Hangzhou
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New Doha flights as Qatar Airways signs up with Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport
Eight flights a week will travel to Hamad International Airport, in the Qatari capital, from next March
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Ryanair unveils plans to grow by 25 per cent at Birmingham Airport
Ryanair
Growth at Birmingham includes two new twice weekly routes to the Greek island of Corfu and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius as well as additional flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Dublin, Malaga, Malta and Palma
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Midlands Connect launches mission for 300,000 jobs
Transport
New partnership signed between the Government and transport body aims to cut journey times between the East and West Midlands
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Midlands Connect transport group could get new powers and funding to help create 'Engine for Growth'
Transport
Project to improve links between Birmingham and Nottingham could be given formal powers in a government devolution bill
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Resounding 'yes' vote for Balsall Heath Neighbourhood Plan
Balsall Heath
Residents of Birmingham suburb back plan to give people a greater say in development and transport
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HS2 'could attract 750,000 extra passengers' to Birmingham Airport
Transport
New report published today also suggests high-speed rail line between Birmingham and London could help airport deliver an additional £34m to the West Midlands per year
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£1.8bn upgrade for Midlands roads
M42
A link road between the M54 and the M6 Toll and new smart motorway signs are among the projects which will go ahead following a new batch of government funding
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about Metro trams in Birmingham
Midland Metro
With the Grand Central, John Lewis and New Street openings out of the way, the launch of the Metro from New Street to Snow Hill station is next on the agenda for the city
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Midland removals firm boss lays bare Calais nightmares
Transport
Gary Burke, managing director of Burke Bros Moving Group, said there was a rising tide of concern over security at the French border amid the refugee crisis
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Congestion costing West Midlands' economy £1bn
M6
Crashes on the M6 - including two during the pastweek - along with poor infrastructure and road works bringing region to halt
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