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• Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City

  10-02-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Wednesday beat Birmingham City 3-0 in the Championship to strengthen their place in the top six.
  
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• 'Fantastic': Seventies Brummies' praise for Abba show

  10-02-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people applied for tickets to the show 40 years ago but only 2,400 got to see their Swedish idols.
  
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• After listening to citizens, Birmingham City Council to set 2017/18 budget

  10-02-2017 17:46
  Following one of the largest pieces of consultation Birmingham City Council has completed, the 2017/18 proposed budget will be taken to Cabinet on 14th February.
  The consultation saw over 3,000 people respond and around 100,000 people engaged with during the activity to seek views on the proposals. Following this consultation a number of changes have been made to the budget, including:
  Reduced the proposed cuts by £7.5m, by using the £2.9m from the 1% extra the social care precept br
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

  10-02-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolves and Newcastle United (17:30 GMT).
  
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• Vast number of civil servants laid off in the West Midlands revealed

  10-02-2017 14:55
  
  Shocking data reveals that the number of permanent full-time civil service staff in Dudley and Sandwell has fell by 45 per cent
  
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• Official piracy experts explain whether Kodi is legal or not

  10-02-2017 13:39
  
  Set-top boxes pre-loaded with Kodi streaming software were seized at the homes of five suspects earlier this week
  
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• How piracy using pre-loaded Kodi software is being targeted by authorities

  10-02-2017 13:39
  
  Set-top boxes pre-loaded with Kodi streaming software were seized at the homes of five suspects earlier this week
  
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• How Aldi is defending its controversial Great Barr store

  10-02-2017 13:02
  
  Supermarket giant Aldi has defended its plan to build a new store in Great Barr saying it will create jobs and cut anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Snow falls - and UK to be colder than ICELAND this weekend - Birmingham Mail

  10-02-2017 12:46
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Snow falls - and UK to be colder than ICELAND this weekend
  Birmingham Mail
  Light snow fell across the Midlands on Friday morning – as forecasters warned the UK would be colder than ICELAND this weekend. Flurries were reported in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country . And the weekend is set to be a chilly affair , with ...and more »
  
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• Aston Villa v Ipswich Town

  10-02-2017 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Aston Villa and Ipswich Town.
  
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• Ashley Westwood: Burnley midfielder felt relief at Aston Villa switch

  10-02-2017 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley signing Ashley Westwood says he feels "rescued" by returning to the top flight after he joined from Aston Villa.
  
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• HTML5 Games Developer - Birmingham, UK - Gaming Intelligence

  10-02-2017 09:16
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  HTML5 Games Developer - Birmingham, UK
  Gaming Intelligence
  Calling passionate games developers! An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading developer of HTML5 games specifically produced to give the very best user experience possible on desktop and all of the most popular mobile devices, operating ...
  
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• Abba's first UK gig at Birmingham Odeon remembered 40 years on

  10-02-2017 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 44,000 people wanted tickets to the 2,397-seat venue opposite the city's station.
  
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• Abba's first UK gig at Birmingham Odeon remembered 40 years on - BBC News

  10-02-2017 07:27
  
  BBC News
  Abba's first UK gig at Birmingham Odeon remembered 40 years on
  BBC News
  Four decades ago today, flying high on their Eurovision success, Abba played their first UK gig. Touts were reportedly selling tickets to the Birmingham Odeon concert at more than 40 times their face value - over £100 - such was the demand. More than ...
  What happened when ABBA played first UK gig at Birmingham OdeonBirmingham Mailall 3 news articles »
  
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• Former Jewellery Quarter silversmiths set for conversion

  10-02-2017 06:00
  
  Work is due to start next week on renovation of former Squirrel Works factory to create new development of apartments
  
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