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Digbeth Business Improvement District bid to be discussed

Final call for Digbeth Business Forum event attendees.




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St Patrick’s Festival Birmingham final programme announced

Upwards of 90,000 people expected to attend Digbeth festivities.







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Beer Central returns to Birmingham

Local brewers to feature in two-day festival.






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The Ivy welcomes new spring dishes

City centre restaurant moving out of winter with new menu.







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Express & Star wins Midlands Newspaper of the Year

Star shining bright at media awards.





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Shakespeare images to go on show

Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with the Everything to Everybody Project.







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New property firm launched in Wolverhampton

Million pound transformation project helps entrepreneurs launch Warm Beautiful Homes.












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By Royal Appointment

Dave Woodhall and a very important person saw a very unenthralling match at Villa Park on Saturday.




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Turning inconsistency into an artform

Dave Woodhall on Villa's up and down week.




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It’s come round quickly again

Dave Woodhall on Villa's annual defeat at home to Manchester United.




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To lose once may be unfortunate…

Dave Woodhall gets Wilde about Villa's FA Cup defeat.




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Two down, a few more to go

Dave Woodhall on Villa's draw at Anfield and new signings.




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Tell me why…

Dave Woodhall ponders on Villa's weekend defeat.






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Heart of England Community Foundation beats target

£25 million awarded in 25 years.








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In times of Covid, diamond jobs are not forever

India, the world’s largest diamond polishing hub that employs over one million people, is likely to see a staggering 50% job loss. Diamond merchants are struggling to manage their inventories or pay salaries to their craftsmen. Knock-on effects are being felt by one million more workers employed in the gems and jewellery industry.




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Lockdown exit plan for May 17: Govt may ready negative list of prohibited activities

A negative list will clearly spell out what’s not allowed, allowing other activities to resume.




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Steadview Capital invests Rs 67 crore more in Nykaa

The capital infusion comes at a time when risk capital investment activity has almost ground to a halt because of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in turn, has forced vertical ecommerce companies such as Nykaa to conserve cash, given the steep plunge in discretionary spending by consumers.




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Assam hikes liquor prices by 25 per cent

Assam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the 25 per cent hike will add Rs 1000 crore to the government's kitty.




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Samsung donates Rs 2 crore to Tamil Nadu in fight against coronavirus

The company had recently contributed Rs 15 crore to PM CARES Fund.




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Tanishq announces to open its 328 stores across the country in a phased manner

The company will continue to strictly comply with all government rules while reopening and running operations at the store. The company plans to reopen first 50 stores by 10th May, 2020.




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Ecommerce: Covid-19 highlights the urgent need to digitise the supply chain

Companies need to come up with strategies to keep the lights on, both by keeping control on the cash burn as well as generating revenue in these difficult times.




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Restaurants ready to take back control, go digital to serve customers directly

Expressing the sentiments of the industry, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said the 'logout' movement cemented the belief that the industry needed to take back control.




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India’s jobless rate jumps to 27.1%, survey says

The data could get worse, which “should be expected as the lockdown continues to get prolonged,” CMIE chief said. “Initially, a lockdown only hurts the most vulnerable labor that is informally employed in unorganized sectors. Gradually, it starts hitting the more secure jobs. Startups have announced lay-offs and industry associations have warned of job losses.”




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FMCG to apparel, discounts to make a comeback soon

Deals on grocery and FMCG had evaporated days before lockdown in March last week when panic buying had started.