Nov
2011
Articles from 24th Nov 2011
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Culture minister promises West Midlands a 'tourist revolution' thanks to Olympics
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
Sport and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised Birmingham ‘‘a revolution in domestic tourism’’ as the city bids to cash in on the 2012 Olympic Games. Read
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Campaign group warning over Government's brownfield policy
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
Countryside campaigners have warned that government proposals to drop its “brownfield first” policy risks neglecting areas in the West Midlands in need of regeneration. Read
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Winson Green prison urges businesses to back workshops for inmates
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
Prison bosses are to create a forum to try to persuade doubtful business leaders to back a scheme to introduce a 40-hour working week for prisoners with companies establishing workplaces inside Birmingham’s jail. Read
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Aston Villa's Darren Bent wins appeal over cost of hiring Aston Martin
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
Aston Villa star Darren Bent was entitled to hire an Aston Martin sports car at a cost of more than £500 a day after his Mercedes sports car was damaged in an accident, judges have ruled. Read
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Bids sought for £125m contract to bring faster broadband to Birmingham
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
The country’s biggest IT companies are lining up to bid for a £125 million city council contract to provide Birmingham with faster broadband services. Read
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Indian restaurant plan approved for former Moseley pub The Jug Of Ale
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
A move to turn a former Birmingham pub into a king-size Indian restaurant has been approved. Read
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Share fraud helped destroy Birmingham chip shop the Great British Eatery
Nov 24 2011 | West Midlands News
The owners of an award-winning Birmingham fish and chip shop have revealed how their company crashed with debts of more than £200,000 after they became unwittingly entangled in an international share fraud. Read
