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Jaguar XE is 'make or break' for ambitious plans, director accepts
Manufacturing
The XE vehicle programme director believes in order to succeed it may need to be better than rivals like the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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Carillion wins £12m A45 South Bridge contract
Professional Services
Support services giant to lead design and build of wider bridge aimed at easing congestion around Birmingham Airport and NEC
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David Bailey: Jaguar Land Rover needs the XE to sell well
Opinion
Will Jaguar succeed with the new XE saloon and finally challenge a sector dominated by German manufacturers?
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New Jaguar XE saloon represents 'pivotal moment'
Economic Development
Midland manufacturer launches new car to take on the might of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the compact executive saloon market
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Comment: XE saloon could be Jaguar's most important car ever
Economic Development
Enda Mullen assess the impact of the car-maker's new compact executive saloon as the Midland firm gears up to take on the German masters
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Network Packaging acquired by Macfarlane Group in £7.5m deal
Professional Services
Black Country distributor joins Scottish rival to boost Macfarlane's presence in the Midlands
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West and East Midlands need to link up to take on the north and Scotland
Economic Development
Scottish devolution and major projects like the Northern Hub are transforming the issue of city regions, and a new focus is required here.
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New 'smoother and quieter' Midland Metro trams go into service
Centro
Sir Albert Bore, leader of Birmingham City Council, was joined by Coun Darren Cooper, leader of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, at the ribbon-cutting event at Birmingham Snow Hill Station
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Textile designer William Morris named wallpaper after Wolverhampton brewer's home
Retail & Consumer
A Wolverhampton brewer once filled his great home with treasure from far and wide... and then lost it all. Chris Upton reports
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West Midlands parents paying tens of thousands to be near top state schools
Economic Development
Families living in the postal district of Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield are forking out 79 per cent more for their property than the county average
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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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Chris Upton: The latest idea for London is a garden bridge crossing the Thames
Opinion
One of the latest ideas for London is a garden bridge, to cross the Thames somewhere near the South Bank.
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Balfour Beatty rejects latest merger bid by Carillion
Professional Services
Support services group dealt latest, and possibly, final blow in its bid to secure a deal to create construction giant
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Carillion ups ante with improved offer for Balfour Beatty
Economic Development
Black Country support services makes latest bid to tempt rival into merger deal with 36 per cent premium on previous valuation
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Birmingham's New Alexandra Theatre raises the curtain on a fantastic line-up
Retail & Consumer
As a new theatre season begins next month, Roz Laws picks out the highlights and meets the man behind a city success story
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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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Midland Metro to introduce new £40m fleet
Economic Development
Spanish firm CAF has supplied four 'Urbos 3' trams which have larger capacity and form part of wider 20-strong fleet upgrade
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Solihull College teams up with Virgin Trains for traineeship
Economic Development
Company on hunt for unemployed young people to become next generation of workers
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Carillion claims Balfour Beatty merger would save £175m a year
Professional Services
Latest twist in ongoing deal saga which could create a £3bn construction and infrastructure giant
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Balfour Beatty rejects Carillion's revised merger plan
Professional Services
Support services giant keen to keep consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff in the deal despite separate sale process
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140 more jobs saved after Unipart Automotive collapse
Economic Development
A rival Birmingham Business Park-based car parts supplier Unipart Automotive has saved more jobs by buying dozens of branches
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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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Birmingham singer-songwriter embarks on last major tour
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham singer Joan Armatrading is embarking on her last major tour. She tells Michael Wood why
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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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