Paul Dale B'ham Post 29 Jul 10

Old rivalries between Birmingham and the Black Country have put paid to plans to set up a powerful successor to Advantage West Midlands.

Birmingham City Council has been attempting to persuade Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley councils, along with business leaders, to join forces in establishing one of the Government’s new Local Enterprise Partnerships, which would replace the regional development agency as a driving force of economic regeneration.

But talks behind the scenes ran into a brick wall when the Black Country council leaders said they would rather go it alone…

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