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Birmingham City Council’s Got Talent

February 10, 2012

Birmingham City Council’s Got Talent – Neil Elkes blog

Sutton Trinity Ward Committee at Sutton Town Hall, 7.30pm Thursday 22nd September

September 22, 2011

Sutton Trinity Ward Committee meets at 7.30 p.m. tonight, in the Crush Hall, Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. Items on the …

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The ‘no’ campaign and the fear of something new

August 2, 2011

With the mayoral referendum less than a year away, it’s good to see the nascent ‘no’ campaign start to get …

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Sutton Coldfield Business Networking Event

May 11, 2011

Sutton Coldfield’s Town Centre Partnership will be hosting a free networking event on 24th May, at Oscar’s Restaurant, 5 Manor …

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(Some) good news on jobs

March 15, 2011

Some good news on the job front this month, with two recent announcements set to lead to a number of …

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LEPs shape up

September 24, 2010

The move to Local Enterprise Partnerships has not been an easy one. It was always going to be messy, changing …

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Project Champion: The Reviews

August 4, 2010

Well, there may have been limited consultation before the (218 overt, 72 covert) ‘Project Champion’ cameras were put up, but …

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Elected Mayors and Localism

July 26, 2010

So what’s the process by which Birmingham might get an elected mayor then? Because however many times I read through …

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Localisation?

July 22, 2010

Like every local authority, Birmingham City Council is under huge pressure to save money. It also needs to be mindful …

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Volunteers doing stuff for nothing

July 20, 2010

The Big Society may well come to mean government ‘on the cheap’ – after all, it’s probably the only type …

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