Birmingham Post - 2017-03-02

• Bleak outlook is down to Labour mismanagem­ent, say Conservati­ves
• Clancy hits back as more cuts revealed and council tax rises Government to blame, claims city leader
• Vase smashes record to sell for £810,000
• Top surgeon ‘performed unnecessar­y breast ops’ Doctor on trial charged with ‘wounding with intent’
• City ‘needs extra MP’ to cope with Brexit effects But review proposes cut to number of dedicated members
• Demolition team breaks the bank...
• Trying to overturn school ban ‘had echoes of Trojan Horse’
• Landlord in appeal case abandons Ferrari outside
• The battle for independen­ts Small retailers hit out at Grand Central bosses as they shut up shop
• ‘Blow’ for residents as Tesco ditches store plan MP: Low-cost rivals in area spooked supermarke­t giant
• Anger as £3 parking fee imposed on two city parks
• ‘Too soon’ to stand for Labour party leadership
• Grand designs up for awards Hotel restoratio­n shortliste­d by the Royal Institutio­n of Chartered Surveyors
• Restaurant is forced to the wall by damp Owner’s business dream in tatters after disastrous closure
• Golf course housing plans are withdrawn
• Hopes of saving old city centre tree fall flat despite campaign
• Family ‘refuses’ to move off official traveller site Call for action as other groups pitch up across Birmingham
• Firms risk reputation if they fail to act, businesswo­men told
• West Midlands gender pay gap is ‘worst in UK’
• Don’t idle and save lives, taxi drivers told
• Travellers face chaos during airport works
• Donation for Labour mayoral bid blocked by union leadership Local Unite members fear ‘perfect storm’ of Tory victory
• Mother who killed child locked up indefinite­ly
• Rising pension age risks exceeding life expectancy MPs warn over bleak prospects for men in some parts of city
• Town pleads to be freed from ‘zombie’ council
• ‘No evidence of informant’ involved in pub bombings Government denies claims of a cover-up over 1974 atrocity
• Villa deficit trebles to £81 million
• Loss-making Aston Martin plans to launch new model every 9 months
• Strike threat at food supplier Supermarke­ts could be hit as staff unhappy at new management ‘dictatorsh­ip’
• Prisoners isolate themselves to escape violence
• Brexit threat to financial jobs in West Midlands
• Boy, 7, shames builder after work ‘abandoned’ Persimmon finally agrees to clear up mess after child’s letter
• ‘Resilience’ plan as more jams predicted
• CBSO park show is ‘vanity project’ that will waste £100,000
• Anger as force says FGM will not be prosecuted
• Staffordsh­ire hoard... part 2 County’s second cache of ancient gold treasure stuns archaeolog­ists
• Hero of D-Day who witnessed horrors of battle at close quarters
• Mother was told body had been incinerate­d in hospital
• Veterans buy pub where old regiment was born
• Street sets out plan to develop ‘brownfield first’
• Widow vows: I want answers Court throws out legal case against charter boat owners after diving tragedy
• Children’s hospital and Wesleyan deserve to be celebrated
• We have a real race on our hands
• City will be well placed to reap HS2 rewards
• Manufactur­ing really needs a Budget boost
• Comment Labour wants new order with power to the people
• Heritage buildings merit more respect
• Scudamore excited by galaxy of stars set for equine Olympics
• New £10m funds boost for Mids manufactur­ers
• Why a complex legal contract can be too clever by half
• Lifts firm seventh in export list
• City centre office bought for £22.5m
• Merry Hill owner steps up investment in centre
• Room for passive and active funds in portfolios
• Trump would be unwise to battle China
• Warning over ‘mirage’ of easy flexible retirement
• BOOK REVIEW
• Euro heartache inspires Brunt’s Baggies revival
• Team-work off the pitch helps us on it – Williams
• TTA loss rises to pay for players
• Robbo: Wolves’ reaction pushed ref to red card
• Young Bielik mans up to the challenge
• Villa finances have never been better, vows CEO
• Hourihane: Now we’re ready to rock

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