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Measles risk for 40,000 Birmingham children who have not had MMR jab
Economic Development
As many as 40,000 teenagers and children in Birmingham are not protected properly from catching measles, new figures have revealed.
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Step back in time and enjoy the spice of life at Bewdley Museum
Retail & Consumer
A new food shop is offering people a chance to step back in time and experience culinary secrets of bygone years.
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Philanthropy is music to Ernie Kay's ears
Retail & Consumer
A Worcestershire philanthropist who is commissioning a range of musical projects talks to Christopher Morley.
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Fears of measles outbreak in Birmingham and the Black Country
Economic Development
As many as 40,000 teenagers and children in Birmingham are not protected properly from catching measles, new figures have revealed.
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Business leaders' shock at Sealine International collapse
Economic Development
Business leaders have revealed their shock after a luxury yacht-maker collapsed causing the loss of 234 Midland jobs.
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West Midlands hospitals missing A&E waiting time targets
Economic Development
The number of patients forced to wait hours for treatment has shot up at many West Midlands hospitals, official figures have revealed.
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Worcestershire-made app gets the attention of Microsoft
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A Worcestershire-made app that allows you to draw and share with the world is among just 64 worldwide to be shortlisted in a Microsoft competition.
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Calls for Birmingham NHS trust to take control of Redditch hospital
Economic Development
The trust which runs Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital has become embroiled in a bitter row with another Midland health trust over suggestions that it could take over another hospital.
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Lack of social care blamed for rise in bed blocking in Birmingham
Economic Development
The number of patients stuck in hospital unnecessarily has shot up by 70 per cent in Birmingham in the past year, official figures have revealed.
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Injury nightmare continues for Warwickshire spinner Chris Metters
Economic Development
Warwickshire spin-bowler Chris Metters has suffered more rotten luck after it emerged that surgery on his injured shoulder last year has not corrected the problem.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2013: Counting one's wealth
Economic Development
While the chattering classes are fretting about double dips and triple dips, our top 50 wealth-makers have seen their 2012 fortunes grow in truly Olympian style
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Warwickshire were right to get rid of me, says bowler Alan Richardson
Economic Development
Warwickshire have let a few good ‘uns slip through the net over the years.
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Restaurant Review: The Queens in Worcestershire
Retail & Consumer
Birmingham lost one of its most talented and likeable chefs (the two aren’t always mutually exclusive) when Andy Waters shipped out of the city in the spring.
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Revived cinema now a feature attraction
Retail & Consumer
An historic Art Deco cinema has been drawing in the crowds since its restoration.
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Restaurant Review: Carters Of Moseley in Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
Why, really, do people go to restaurants?
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Rural broadband scheme launched in West Midlands
Economic Development
A new project aimed at improving rural broadband for 40,000 people and more than 2,500 businesses in the rural West Midlands has been launched.
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Jon Walker: Answers from Kraft at last?
Economic Development
Kraft may at last give some straight answers about its plans for Cadbury when senior managers are quizzed by the Commons Business Committee next month.
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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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Life through a lens for Tamara Peel
Retail & Consumer
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – especially when the beholder is photographer Tamara Peel.
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Councils told to work together for more independence
Economic Development
Councils in the West Midlands must share money and “sovereignty” in order to receive more freedom from Whitehall, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has told civic leaders.
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Annual Worcestershire Group of Chartered Accountants' Dinner
Economic Development
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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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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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