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• Work starts to fix Selly Oak sinkhole

  25-01-2017 19:00
  
  Work to repair burst pipe and damaged road is expected to be finished by the end of February
  
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• Vintage shop in Wolverhampton closes after 43 years

  25-01-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rockers over the years from Slade to Guns N' Roses have shopped there and it's become something of a legend in its own right.
  
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• Peter Hay, Strategic Director for People, to retire

  25-01-2017 18:01
  Peter Hay, Strategic Director for People, has today announced that he will be retiring this summer after 14 years with Birmingham City Council.
  Peter will take early retirement in July although he will stand down from his role as Strategic Director for People on 31 March. Between April and July he will be seconded to undertake a small number of research and evaluation based projects for the council.
  An experienced social worker, Peter came to Birmingham in 2003 and successfully oversaw an improv
  
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• Kal Yafai to defend WBA super-flyweight crown in Birmingham

  25-01-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Kal Yafai will make the first defence of his WBA super-flyweight title in his home city of Birmingham in May.
  
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• Rough Sleeping in Birmingham increases by 53 per cent in a year

  25-01-2017 17:39
  
  Official figures reveal 55 people were sleeping rough in city on a single night last November.
  
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• Man arrested over Birmingham bus stabbing - The Guardian

  25-01-2017 17:09
  
  Man arrested over Birmingham bus stabbing
  The Guardian
  Leon Barrett-Hazle, who was fatally stabbed on the top deck of an 11A bus in Handsworth, Birmingham. Photograph: West Midlands police/PA. UK news. Man arrested over Birmingham bus stabbing. Man, 25, held on suspicion of murder after Leon ...and more »
  
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• Man arrested over Birmingham bus stabbing

  25-01-2017 17:09
  
  Man, 25, held on suspicion of murder after Leon Barrett-Hazle was attacked on double-decker bus in HandsworthA 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing on a bus. Leon Barrett-Hazle, 36, was travelling on the top deck of a bus in Birmingham on Monday night when he was attacked.Continue reading...
  
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• West Midlands Police Commissioner buries hatchet with former deputy

  25-01-2017 15:53
  
  PCC David Jamieson and Yvonne Mosquito reach an 'amicable' settlement almost a year after her suspension for misconduct during a murder inquiry
  
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• James Bree: Aston Villa sign Barnsley right-back and Iceland's Birkir Bjarnason

  25-01-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship club Aston Villa sign Barnsley defender James Bree and FC Basel's Iceland midfielder Birkir Bjarnason.
  
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• Fight to save Sutton Coldfield Library gets a major boost

  25-01-2017 14:38
  
  Town Council agrees to put £150,000 on the table to fund under threat Sutton Coldfield Library
  
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• Gritting alert – Jan 25

  25-01-2017 14:33
  Gritting crews are heading out on the roads tonight at 7pm. Please do take care if you’re out and about.
  Winter maintenance and FAQs
  Weather UpdatesBBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2102
  Met Office:http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wm/wm_forecast_weather.html
  
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• Council hands out £120,000 fines to motorists using bus lane

  25-01-2017 13:28
  
  Council continues bid to bring down the number of motorists flouting bus and taxi zone outside college building
  
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• Living rough: 'People walk past you like you're scum'

  25-01-2017 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are due to be released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham.
  
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• Why Birmingham is one of the cheapest cities for commuters

  25-01-2017 08:00
  
  Commuters may be surprised by the results  - but you can have your say
  
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• These three bus lanes will now be enforced in Birmingham

  25-01-2017 06:50
  
  The council’s Labour cabinet voted to approve the installation of cameras and issuing of £60 fines on Lichfield Road in Aston, Tyburn Road in Pype Hayes and Bordesley Green
  
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• Birmingham City: Diego Fabbrini and Jonathan Spector leave club

  25-01-2017 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham defender Jonathan Spector joins MLS side Orlando City, while Diego Fabbrini joins Italian club Spezia Calcio.
  
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