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Team GB badminton squad prepare for Rio in Brum

Team GB’s badminton squad and some of Europe’s finest players were preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena this week. Cllr Ian Ward, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, met some of the players during a break in training earlier today (21 July 2016), including Kirsty Gilmour and Rajiv Ouseph, to […]

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Birmingham 2018 takes the baton from Portland

The IAAF World Indoor Championships drew to a close in Portland yesterday (March 20) as the USA handed the baton to the UK who will host the next edition of the event in 2018 at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena. Birmingham previously hosted the Championships in 2003 as well as the European Indoor Championships in 2007, giving […]

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Lord Mayor welcomes GB Davis Cup Team to Birmingham

Birmingham’s Lord Mayor Cllr Raymond Hassall has welcomed the Aegon GB Davis Cup Team to Birmingham for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group. The tie, which starts today at the Barclaycard Arena, is only the second time the sides have met in the biggest team competition in tennis and the first time they’ve […]

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NEC Group sale is announced

Birmingham City Council is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of the NEC Group to LDC. Bringing the NEC Group under private ownership will enable the business to maximise its growth opportunities and achieve its strategic potential. LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has […]

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