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West Midlands Fire Service

Blue Light Card discount scheme for 999 and other key workers takes on 60 staff in just 12 months
Retail & High Street
2m members get discounts online and on the high street, with offers available on restaurants, fashion, tech and days out
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Birmingham Post Power 250 2017: Public Sector
Millennium Point
As the public sector comes under increasing financial pressue, who is steering the ship in Birmingham and the West Midlands
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Dragonboat Festival raises almost £70,000 for Help Harry Help Others
Economic Development
Annual boat race won again by West Midlands Fire Service in aid of Help Harry Help Others
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Fire at Birmingham pub earmarked for residential complex
Commercial Property
Setback for The Bromford after fire rips through rear of the building ahead of planned development work
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West Midlands Fire Service cuts £235,000 off wage bill by axing senior jobs
Economic Development
New 15-strong management group called the Strategic Enabling Team has been set up to make board 'lean and value for money'
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Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival 2014: Find out which businesses you're up against
Economic Development
This year’s event aims to raise £50,000 for ‘HelpCope’, a strand of local charity, HelpHarryHelpOthers
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City welcomes Commonwealth leaders as part of international training course
Economic Development
The visits featured some of the city’s key organisations including University Hospital, the Library of Birmingham, Millennium Point and Thinktank and Aston University
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£2m bill from false fire alarms
Economic Development
By far the worst offenders were hospital trusts, which admitted it was a problem caused by huge sites and complex alarm systems
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Thousands of Birmingham jobs ‘kiboshed’ by uncertainty over depot site for HS2
Economic Development
The regeneration scheme for the sprawling complex has been shunted into the sidings by the controversial £43 billion HS2 project
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Fire service HQ in Birmingham under threat from HS2 plan
Economic Development
Rail proposals include compulsory purchase of car park and rear yard at Nechells site
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Retiring fire chief warns over management culture
Economic Development
Vij Randeniya, who was named Chief Fire Officer in March 2009, is retiring at the age of 53
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Head of muslim veil row college to step down
Economic Development
Birmingham Metropolitan College says departure of Dame Christine Braddock not related to controversy
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Experts assess blaze at recycling plant
Economic Development
Work going on after another major blaze at a recycling plant, which are causing a headache for firefighters
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Blue-light service merger deemed ‘completely mad’
Economic Development
Shock proposals to merge police, fire and ambulance services have been condemned as “absolute madness” by an MP.
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Ministers promise extra fire service funds following Smethwick blaze
Economic Development
Extra funding promised by Ministers after more than 200 firefighters tackle dramatic Black Country blaze
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Call for Chinese lantern ban after Smethwick fire
West Midlands Fire Service
Fire officer calls for a response after blaze  ravages factory in the West Midlands
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Firefighters tackle huge recycling plant blaze in Smethwick
Economic Development
More than 150 firefighters called in to tackle blaze in Smethwick
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Fire sale not on agenda, but heat’s on to reorganise
Opinion
Jonathan Walker writes "Our fire services are in line for major changes – after a former chief fire officer warned they cannot carry on as they are."
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Council caterers claim they are forced to 'waste money'
Economic Development
Civic Catering told a committee it is hamstrung through direct council control with problems including having to pay £15,000 a year extra in agency costs
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Birmingham's business community counting down to Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival
Economic Development
Annual Brindleyplace event will raise thousands for Harry Moseley charity
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Harborne High Street closed after fire breaks out in shop
Economic Development
About 50 firefighters were called out to a blaze at a shoe shop in Harborne High Street on Thursday morning.
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WMFS Aspire Awards
Economic Development
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Balsall Heath crash victims escape serious injury
Economic Development
Emergency services were called to a two-car crash in Birmingham on Tuesday but both motorists involved escaped serious injury.
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Father's anger over son's drowning
Birmingham City Council
The father of a teenager who drowned in a Birmingham lake criticised West Midlands Police yesterday for disbanding its underwater unit.
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