Planners have given the go-ahead for Birmingham’s new £193 million library in Centenary Square, but there was far from overwhelming support for the controversial modern design.Read
The Staffordshire Hoard’s status as the most valuable discovery of its kind has been confirmed as its finders were told they will share a £3.28 million jackpot.Read
Signs are emerging of an upturn in the global aerospace industry, according to Hampson Industries, the Black Country engineering group whose tools are helping build aircraft such as the Boeing Dreamliner and the Lockheed F-35 strike fighter.Read
Rare Games, a Microsoft subsidiary which has produced titles such as Viva Pinata and Perfect Dark Zero, is in the final stages of negotiations to take the last remaining units at Digbeth’s Fazeley Studios, The Birmingham Post has learnt.Read
Dozens of NHS management jobs could be at risk after a review was launched into overhauling Birmingham’s Primary Care Trusts(PCTs) because of the credit crunch.Read
British Land has confirmed the depth of the recession makes it unlikely that work will begin on a 35-storey tower in Birmingham’s city centre next year.Read
