West Midlands
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Industry outrage as northern leg of HS2 scrapped
Government called on to deliver fresh plans to connect the country
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Bruntwood and Street in last ditch attempt to save HS2 leg
West Midlands mayor and developer are proposing private sector take over the scheme
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HS2’s central London terminus to be saved but northern leg axed
The PM is expected to make the announcement in his speech tomorrow
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Blackstone buys hotels to build up Warner
Expansion has started with country club hotels near Edinburgh and Birmingham
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HS2 boosts value along its northern line, despite fears it will be scrapped
The value of West Midlands planning applications has increased by 400%
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L&G’s levelling up chief appointed interim housing director at WMCA
John Godfrey hired as interim director of housing, placemaking and regeneration
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Glass towers to replace Birmingham’s Ringway Centre
The brutalist icon is seen as a prime example of “carchitecture”
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Two more arrested over Crooked House fire
A woman in her thirties and a man in his forties bring the total arrests to five
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DTZ Investors splashes £140m on Coventry Logistics Park
The 43-acre site is fully let to DHL, Geodis and Viad
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Don’t sell off Birmingham’s heritage, commissioners urged
The joint letter comes from Historic England, Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Birmingham votes to approve recovery plan
Commissioners will take control, with plans to sell council-owned assets
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Really Local Group to anchor Nuneaton town centre scheme
The new Grayson Place leisure offer will include a five-screen cinema