Birmingham Post - 2017-03-30

• May: We’ll listen to fears over £20m budget cuts Prime Minister says school funding consultati­on is genuine
• Diversity makes city stronger – not ‘jihadi capital of Britain’
• Tune in to Brum, says Peaky Blinders creator
• City dangles carrot as Channel 4 faces move from London Birmingham is ‘prime location’ for broadcaste­r if it leaves capital
• ‘Thank you and goodbye’ President’s message to UK as historic letter to leave EU is handed over
• Duke opens £15m remembranc­e centre
• A howling PR disaster for the ‘anti-corporate punk’ bar chain Backlash against big brewer after it ‘bullied’ independen­t bar to change name – then blamed the lawyers
• Simon pledges to develop 8,000 apprentice places
• Qataris eye investment­s across city
• Potholes cost region’s councils £8m in damage claims
• Lead thieves target Michelin restaurant
• Business school appoints first female dean
• Art project winner to be revealed Major £2m sculpture to be created besides city’s high speed railway station
• Work starts on new £40m teaching labs at university
• Small is beautiful as writer’s retreat up for top award Restored coach house on RIBA shortlist
• Call to ditch homes for new park Councillor: 950 new dwellings are not wanted on site of former golf course
• Bus company goes the extra millimetre to scoop award
• JLR worker crushed to death by lorry at factory
• Surgeon denies referring to patient as ‘timebomb’ Doctor on trial accused of unnecessar­y breast operations
• Young profession­al of year finalists revealed
• Former ‘Apprentice’ finalist develops HR app for smaller firms
• ‘Sex attack’ victim of GP urges others to speak out Doctor killed himself after allegation­s from patients
• Metro passenger numbers soar after extension
• Tapas bar closes after relocation
• £3m to install charging points for electric taxis
• ‘Slave labour’ recycling bosses given court orders
• Casino plan on the cards for Star City
• Lion workers roar into new running challenge
• High wire plan falls through Leisure firm had not even approached council to use park
• Man who heard voices locked up indefinite­ly for killing a stranger
• Child sex offences in region double in year
• MP slams EDL plans to stage march in city
• Expansion of city cycle lane network
• Call for law change after OAP driver killed girl, 3 Man, 72, ran over youngster after ignoring advice not to drive
• Call for inquiry into U-turn over unwanted store
• Students raise roof for new block
• Force numbers suffer after exodus of specials
• Fake butcher and his wife in £278,000 HMRC scam Couple guilty of fraud over mutton that did not exist
• Directory and data firm secures £42m investment from US giant
• Air show’s visitors will enjoy historic Battle of Britain fly-by
• Bus companies call for congestion charge to get car users off roads
• Police reveal most wanted men after rise in Midland burglaries
• Tooth loss in city children hits new high
• Shoe shops closed as troubled chain is sold in rescue deal
• Throttler Smith made a killing out of murder... How a ne’er-do-well became England’s best-known hangman
• The mayoral dilemma: how to ‘big-up’ without oversellin­g
• Comment It’s over. It’s pointless. We lost
• Trump Jr’s disgracefu­l comments reflect a lack of respect
• Cycle route would increase congestion
• Re-nationalis­ation is a failed model
• Why the north is not the answer for Channel 4
• Building new homes should be a priority
• Finance company teams up with London rivals
• Why making a civic identity is about more than just buildings
• Work gets under way on £20m canalside project
• Shaylor building for greater success after best-ever year
• Take advantage of your pension tax relief
• Banks failing the poorest, warn Lords
• Markets are resilient to tragic events
• New quid on the block
• BOOK REVIEW
• Stability is just what the Doctor ordered, says Villa boss
• Get safe... then Blues must point way ahead
• No special privileges for England new boy – boss
• Let the chase for silverware begin once more

Birmingham Post - 2017-03-23

Birmingham Post - 2017-04-06