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Ben Hurst-BM

11:27, 27 NOV 2015
Updated11:37, 27 NOV 2015

The Escape of Lions from the Menagerie at Birmingham The Graphic, 5 October 1889.1 of 5
The Escape of Lions from the Menagerie at Birmingham The Graphic, 5 October 1889.2 of 5
Bostock and Wombwells Menagerie poster - lion escaped in 1899 from circus when it was in Birmingham3 of 5
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The Escape of Lions from the Menagerie at Birmingham The Graphic, 5 October 1889.5 of 5

Welsh Government The £1bn South Wales Metro rail project gives Cardiff a raw deal says its architect Professor Mark Barry says just two trains an hour on the City and Coryton lines is not a turn-up-and-go Metro in Cardiff

Transport for Wales changing its timetable to reflect post-Covid world

It will see an improvement in some services but also tough decisions as Transport for Wales looks to increase revenues and reduce levels of required public subsidy

Deal agreed for 155 affordable homes in North Devon

Housebuilder Allison Homes has entered into a partnership with Legal & General Affordable Homes

Who is Mark Stott? The businessman in charge of Stockport County FC and property giant Vita Group

He has previously been branded Stockport's most successful businessman ever

Welsh Government The £1bn South Wales Metro rail project gives Cardiff a raw deal says its architect Professor Mark Barry says just two trains an hour on the City and Coryton lines is not a turn-up-and-go Metro in Cardiff

Businesses urged to help as UK unemployment jumps

The number of people out of work rose higher than some economists were expecting

Deal agreed for 155 affordable homes in North Devon

Housebuilder Allison Homes has entered into a partnership with Legal & General Affordable Homes

Transport for Wales changing its timetable to reflect post-Covid world

It will see an improvement in some services but also tough decisions as Transport for Wales looks to increase revenues and reduce levels of required public subsidy

Receivers hail 'new chapter' for Britishvolt site amid £10bn data centre plan

The former Britishvolt site is set to house a huge data centre development in a £10bn plan led by an investors Blackstone

Deals Newcastle games maker Red Rover Interactive nets £12m investment to accelerate debut title The Series A funding for the Tyneside firm comes less than a year after the creation of the developer and could lead to the creation of 25 jobs

Skewb secures £6.25m funding deal from BGF

Warwick offers consultancy services to clients in the energy and water sectors

Newcastle's Vrai lands artillery training simulator contract with Ministry of Defence

The pathfinder project will see the tech firm supply a system to be used by an Army Reserve unit based in the region

45 jobs go at North East glass firm ARGLA after administrators called in

Insolvency and Administration

ARGLA ceased trading after unexpected losses on a large contract triggered a chain of events leading to its collapse

Bristol tech company to float on AIM as part of reverse takeover

3radical is being acquired by Electric Guitar Plc which is delisting from the standard segment ahead of the placing

Superdry to delist from London Stock Exchange as part of restructuring plans

Retail & High Street

The struggling retailer has also announced an equity raise as it battles to stay afloat

Businesses urged to help as UK unemployment jumps

The number of people out of work rose higher than some economists were expecting

Receivers hail 'new chapter' for Britishvolt site amid £10bn data centre plan

The former Britishvolt site is set to house a huge data centre development in a £10bn plan led by an investors Blackstone

B&M Bargains owner reports £5.5bn in sales and stays on track to open dozens more stores

EBITDA profit figure set tro be at upper end of market expectations

Screwfix owner Kingfisher confirms chair to step down

Andrew Cosslett has decided not to stand for re-election

Great North Run forms group to forge future for UK athletics

London 2012 Olympics

The Great Run Company will work with London Marathon events and UK Athletics to deliver the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and other events

Former JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill invests in sports and wellness brand Applied Nutrition

'I welcome the opportunity to be involved again'

Approval granted for freeport infrastructure

PASD Freeport is one of 12 designated by government that is aiming to create economic activity in the UK

UK economy grew again in February, official data shows

There was widespread growth across manufacturing, particularly in the car sector

Huge Birmingham regen presents 'most ambitious project' yet for Vita Group

1,000 apartments, student flats and an aparthotel - developer outlines its vision for the city centre Axis site next to the famous Mailbox complex

New £50m fund to boost some of the poorest communities in the Cardiff Capital Region

Cardiff Capital Region

The Northern Valleys initiative is the latest project to be backed by the region's £1.2bn City Deal

Lok'nStore self-storage acquired by Europe's Shurgard for £378m

The deal will double Shurgard's presence in the UK