Birmingham Post - 2016-08-04

• Loss of old Central Library spurs new campaign
• Number of unemployed youths in city drops
• Whitby to wave flag for Midland manufactur­ers ‘World is our oyster’ says ex-city leader as he takes up new role
• Public get say in drive to create ‘major global city’ by 2030
• Standing room only as commuters feel squeeze City suffers some of most overcrowde­d trains outside capital
• Tributes to judge who wanted to go ‘like Bowie’
• £1.6m boost for arts organisati­ons in Midlands
• VC memorials ‘in way’ of revamped city square
• Olympic big screen is a non-starter
• Petition to stop hallmark ‘being sold down river’ Assay branch in Mumbai will now see famous anchor used for Indian silver
• D-Day general’s medals to go under the hammer
• Ban kosher and halal slaughter – UKIP MEP
• Seafood restaurant turns fish and chips into an art
• Regional mayor will be ‘toothless’, claims police boss
• Female first after 150 years as Llewela appointed Press Club chairman
• Chance to snap up your own island paradise – in the heart of England
• 90 slaves rescued as evil Midland trade laid bare Police crackdown on soaring exploitati­on of people in region
• Uncertaint­y over Lloyds closures
• ‘Huge epidemic’ of diabetes due to poor lifestyle Major health crisis as medics try to cope with 600,000 cases in region
• Accountant­s step out to defend Great Run title
• Primary pupil exclusions in city highest in country Council criticised for handling attacks on teachers poorly
• Tributes to teacher, 32, found dead
• New waste centre to provide local energy
• High hopes for town centre after council buys shopping centre Move paves way for regenerati­on of Sutton Coldfield
• End of the road for 20mph limit despite a fall in traffic accidents
• MP steps up security after death threats Phillips suffers barrage of hate after criticisin­g leader Corbyn
• ‘Bland’ £8m pool to replace old centre after health scare
• Thousands sign petition to save school
• MPs criticise big cities for taking in too few refugees
• Council ‘too slow’ to halt blight of box extensions Rogue developers destroying student neighbourh­ood – MP
• Hotel fined after paté poisons wedding guests
• Democracy comes last with a system that’s gone to the dogs
• Comment Talk of Islam leaves bad taste in UKIP civil war...
• All you need is love to prevail over evil of terror
• A delicate beauty with an epic task
• There’s no jobs out there anyway
• Plans pose threat to quarter’s future
• We need an all-powerful mayor – not a toothless tiger
• Comment And you thought British glass ceilings were tough
• Numberplat­e maker’s £10m growth boost
• Toy maker set to hit £1m export mark after deals
• Work to start on student flats in city Gun Quarter
• Industrial base sold for £1.5m
• Lesson from Down Under for pensions reform
• Politics key to whether we sink or swim
• Blame bargain hunters for rising car insurance
• BOOK REVIEW
• It won’t always be pretty, but Baggies will still STAY UP
• DBEATVTIDI­NMGYERS
• Tough time in Store for Donaldson, warns skipper
• Ryan aims to lead Blues back to ‘Promised Land’
• Di Matteo wants Prem return ahead of schedule

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