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Linda Mason Old Baggage 23 Jan 11
Forests & woodlands do not belong to the government, they belong to us
As a child at school in the early 70s my delight could never be contained if it was announced we were going on a school trip to Cannock Chase or if on a bank holiday, we were treated to a day there.
The Chase was a wondrous place to me then; tall trees, open heathland, stepping stones over streams and the chance to see deer, birds and even the dreaded adder! Many happy days were spent following trails, on the look out for animal tracks, spotting birds, hearing woodpeckers and joy of joys, a picnic. My imagination knew no bounds making up stories in my head of the magical things and beings that lived in the dense woodland, that one day I would discover.
I spent 20 years in London and yet on visits home, friends that accompanied me were always taken to visit the jewel that is The Chase. Having returned to Aldridge nearly ten years ago I’ve taken pleasure in The Chase once again, introducing my children to its delights…
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Robert Mendick Telegraph 23 Jan 11
Save Cannock Chase from sell-off
Leading public figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have called on the Government to reverse its decision to sell off publicly owned forests.
The Government has announced its intention to sell off 15 per cent of all land owned by the Forestry Commission in the course of this parliament in the hope of raising as much as £100 million…
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Jason Hesse Real Business 29 Oct 10
What will replace the local service?
Following the announcement in June to close Business Link – the timetable for the closure has been confirmed today.
As part of the white paper on local growth, Vince Cable confirmed all regional Business Links will be closed down by the end of 2012…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 13 Oct 10
The body set up to promote and develop regeneration excellence in the West Midlands, RegenWM is to close by the end of the year.
The organisation is one of the victims of the wave of cutbacks announced by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 8 Oct 10
Advantage West Midlands is to axe almost £35m from various infrastructure projects and services across the region.
The regional development agency said the cutbacks had had to be made after the Government ordered it to reduce spending…
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Edward Chadwick B'ham Post 8 Oct 10
The canal network faces falling into ruin after the Government announced that British Waterways is to be scrapped, a heritage group has warned.
British Waterways is one of 123 quangos which is going to be axed as part of Whitehall cuts that were leaked last week. It is responsible for maintaining Birmingham’s 35 miles of canals and the sprawling network of waterways in the Black Country…
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Express & Star 25 Sep 10
An office in Brussels, which costs West Midland taxpayers £670,000-a-year, is to lose its funding and will have to sell its services to keep going.
The West Midlands European Service has already lost four of its eight staff working in the Belgian capital. Its aim is to attract funding from the European Union for businesses, universities and councils…
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Daniel Wainwright Express & Star 4 Sep 10
More than 160,000 jobs could be created if a plan to get businesses and councils in the Black Country working together succeeds, it was claimed today.
A bid to transform the fortunes of businesses has been launched after the four Black Country councils sent a joint 29-page document to the Government.
The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is being set up to replace the £300million-a-year Advantage West Midlands, which was meant to boost the region’s economy but is being scrapped amid government cuts…
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BusinessDesk 26 Aug 10
Proposals to develop a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) based around Birmingham and Solihull have been backed by leading figures in both business and politics, as the deadline for formal submissions to Government moves closer.
Under proposals being developed by Birmingham City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and local business, a LEP would be established with key objectives to increase economic output and business profitability and therefore create jobs…
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Graeme Brown B'ham Post 20 Aug 10
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce chief Jerry Blackett has called for the vital land banks owned by Advantage West Midlands to be handed over to the Local Enterprise Partnerships that will be set up soon.
And he said the willingness to hand over control of sites like Longbridge, Ansty Park in Coventry and the i54 park in Wolverhampton would be “a serious test of this Government’s commitment to localism”…