Birmingham Post - 2016-12-22

• Legoland reveals plans for attraction in city centre
• Major £500,000 upgrade to town railway stations Better lighting, informatio­n and car parks for Sutton Coldfield
• Arts bosses slam council cuts Authority ‘drags feet’ over new sources of income but still swings axe
• Nightclubs in council deal to stop flyposting
• Firms should help tackle homeless crisis on streets Mayoral candidate wants to see donations from private sector
• Food firm fined over fire safety breaches
• Tory group accuses Labour of ‘losing control of finances’
• M6 nightmare no better after chaos, claim drivers But highways agencies tell police chief progress is being made
• Anger as police recruit ‘reputation­al manager’ Pub bomb justice campaigner­s criticise expense as ‘obscene’
• Bag up excess rubbish over Christmas
• Prison riot repair bill could be £2m
• Club owners offer cash to expand entertainm­ent income
• Fear over crime sees chapel conversion blocked
• 400 new flats could be built on fire-hit site Applicatio­n to be considered
• Second City needs more than Michelin stars to beat rivals Birmingham’s best restaurant­s praised – but Manchester offers better eating out
• Jaguar Land Rover to create huge storage hub
• Training for terror in the Second City Fanatics made single-finger ISIS salute at paintball bonding session as they ‘prepared for battle’
• Terrorist threatens councillor who gave evidence against him
• Police target carjack gangs after attacks Warning after two weeks of terror for drivers at hands of violent crooks
• Traders lose out as Hollywood film closes road on busiest shopping weekend of year
• Call for bailiffs as city seen as a ‘soft touch’ by travellers
• Schools to merge with sixth form college
• Thousands of women suffer abuse
• Starbucks mural sparks protest from small traders
• Doctor avoids jail for £150,000 invoice fraud Mental health GP diverted NHS funds to private company
• More people in city are sectioned
• 10,000 drivers caught by M-way speed cameras in just five months
• ‘Fairer funding’ to ‘strip city schools to the bone’ Head hits out as Birmingham could be biggest loser in region
• Young children ‘sexually harrassed’ by classmates
• Beds crisis sees vital cancer op cancelled twice QE hospital blames pressure on A&E
• AGENDA JONATHAN WALKER IN WESTMINSTE­R
• Comment Left has no idea what to believe on immigratio­n
• Now’s the time to test a Universal Basic Income
• Forget years of Brexit pain, ditch EU now
• Missing point on Brutalist buildings
• 200 engineerin­g jobs saved in major buyout
• Recruitmen­t firm opens city office
• Gender pay gap to be laid bare
• Aldi submits plans for new store in city suburb
• If it looks too good to be true, it probably is
• Politics more crucial than ever in 2017
• Banks ‘let off the hook’ as customers scammed
• ROWETT: I’ve had an unbelievab­le time at Blues and I wish them all best
• BOOK REVIEW
• DBEATVTIDI­NMGYERS
• Lukas signs deal to stay at St Andrew’s until 2020
• Rondon relief as refs opt not to take action
• Been there, done that... Jedinak’s ready for another Championsh­ip promotion push
• Sell-out will be a thriller at the Villa!

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