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Rich List 2010: 7 (-) Felix Dennis £580m (£750m)
Economic Development
Somewhere in the world, someone buys a Dennis Publishing magazine from a news stand every two seconds.
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Council expenses system much fairer than Parliament's
Economic Development
Parliament would do well to follow standards set in monitoring councillors’ allowances, says Chris Game.
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Mike Whitby looking to have last laugh on leadership challenge
Economic Development
Local government correspondent Neil Elkes finds Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby carrying on regardless, despite facing a threat to kick him out of office
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Rich List 2009: 7. (6) Felix Dennis £750m (£750m)
Economic Development
Felix Dennis has been on tour. His nationwide poetry tour entitled “Did I Mention the Free Wine” took up much of the back end of last year.
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13. (11) Sir Peter Rigby £520m (£520m)
Economic Development
Birmingham computer entrepreneur and aviation enthusiast Sir Peter Rigby is spreading his wings.
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Ginny Davis prepares to shake up the Edinburgh Fringe
Retail & Consumer
Former Birmingham barrister Ginny Davis faces her toughest challenge yet – an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Tata signs 'momentous' Jaguar Land Rover deal
Economic Development
The £1.15 billion takeover of Jaguar Land Rover by India’s Tata Motors has been officially confirmed.
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Warwickshire millionaire gets four years for killing his wife
Economic Development
An 82-year-old millionaire who killed his wife in a frenzied stabbing attack at their Warwickshire home after arguing over money has been jailed for four years.
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Eco-town opponents fail to see benefits, says Blears
Economic Development
Opponents of "eco-towns" with up to 20,000 new homes should focus on opportunities rather than threats to their environment, Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears insisted.
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Searching for the truth over fluoridation
Economic Development
Chris Game, of the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, asks if the issues of fluoride in the water supply are really as clear-cut as they appear.
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Rich List 2008: 6. (4) Felix Dennis £750m (£710m)
Economic Development
Fortunately for Felix Dennis’s bank balance, his web-based magazines are taking off in a big way.
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Midland councils spend £45million on PR
Economic Development
Local government "spin" shows no sign of slowing, with West Midlands councils spending £45 million a year on communications and publicising themselves - according to a new survey.
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Price is right for the good life in Sutton
Economic Development
Sutton Coldfield never quite came to terms with being annexed by Birmingham in 1974, when the Local Government Act decreed the Royal Town would in future be part of the gritty West Midlands rather than genteel Warwickshire.
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Wythall a world away from the busy city
Retail & Consumer
Shahid Naqvi looks at the attraction of Wythall in south Birmingham
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Help to restore region's 193 buildings at risk
Molineux
Midlanders are being urged to think of creative ways in which dilapidated buildings across the region can be rescued and restored by English Heritage.
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Supporters of regional assemblies are still here
Economic Development
Everyone seems to agree local government needs reform if it is to deliver decent housing, an effective transport system and a strong economy.
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Cherrystone picks Fransen Transport
Economic Development
Kidderminster's Fransen Transport, one of the region's best known international refrigerated haulage companies with over 30 years of trading, has been taken over in a "home-grown" deal by Birmingham-based Cherrystone Investments.
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Hauliers' burden gets heavier with downturn
Economic Development
The Midland haulage industry is facing its toughest ever year and could be the forgotten victim of the retail downturn, it has been claimed.
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Phone mogul John Caudwell tops Midlands rich list
Economic Development
Mobile phone entrepreneur John Caudwell has retained his place as the richest person in the West Midlands with a fortune worth almost as much as the combined wealth of his two nearest rivals, according to the new Sunday Times Rich List.
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