2021
16
September
2021
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09:06
Europe/London
BT has announced it will recruit around 1,000 new people at its flagship Birmingham office, as the building welcomes its first colleagues through the doors.The company says it will create the new jobs over the coming months and years, with around …
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09
June
2021
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11:38
Europe/London
BT today announced it is tripling broadband speeds for nearly 8,500 micro-businesses in Birmingham, as it launches a new business unit to serve the country’s smallest firms and start-ups. The new unit is launching in Birmingham by offering …
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09
February
2021
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11:49
Europe/London
BT Group, its spend with contractors and suppliers, and the spending power of its employees, are responsible for supporting more than 21,000 jobs in the West Midlands, according to an independent report published …
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2020
10
December
2020
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10:45
Europe/London
BT Group today released images of its new regional office hub at Three Snowhill - as it announced the first colleagues will move into the brand-new building in the New Year.Around 200 people will begin working from the site early in 2021, following …
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29
June
2020
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15:39
Europe/London
Sarah Walker, who has held several senior sales related roles at BT, has been appointed as the new director of its Enterprise business in the Midlands and North of England.
The Coventry-born executive started her career at BT selling analogue …
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2019
15
July
2019
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10:36
Europe/London
New digital hubs will help give a better picture of air quality issues
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18
April
2019
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08:56
Europe/London
Former soldier Corey Taylor has built on the skills he first developed in the Army to begin a new career in engineering with BT
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05
February
2019
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06:35
Europe/London
BT Group is responsible for generating £1 in every £115 produced in the Midlands’ economy, according to an independent report published today.
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2018
22
October
2018
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11:40
Europe/London
Birmingham has become the first city in the Midlands to benefit from the free InLinkUK from BT service, offering the UK’s fastest free public wi-fi plus a range of digital services, including local council and community information.
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20
June
2018
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14:18
Europe/London
BT’s chief executive praised the “achievement” of a Tech Literacy campaign during a visit to one of the participating schools in North Birmingham and called for even more schools and community helpers to get involved to help them reach even more. …
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05
June
2018
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15:44
Europe/London
Today we're celebrating BT's payphone adoption scheme passing the 5,000 mark. There are around 455 adopted phone boxes across the West Midlands, including more than 80 in Staffordshire, over 90 in Warwickshire, 70 in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, …
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03
May
2018
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10:31
Europe/London
BT wants to hear from retired employees who used to work at its international communications centre in Herefordshire as part of a series of events being planned to mark the hub's 40th anniversary later this year.
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2017
30
November
2017
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13:59
Europe/London
"I'll be back!" and "You are the weakest link. Goodbye." These are the favourite film and television quotes used by people in the West Midlands, according to a poll for BT TV.
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28
November
2017
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07:18
Europe/London
The next free BT work placements in Birmingham for unemployed young local people start this Friday at the company's main telephone exchange in Station Street, opposite Grand Central Station. More information is available from www.bt.com/workready
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22
November
2017
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08:14
Europe/London
Are you or do you know an unemployed young person in the Coventry area wanting to kick-start their career? Why not sign-up for a free BT work placement? The next one in Coventry starts on Tuesday. For more information about this one and others …
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10
November
2017
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17:09
Europe/London
BT's technical experts at the company's network centre in Shropshire are once again preparing to play their part on BBC Children in Need night. It's the job of the Oswestry-based team to ensure pledge calls get through during the telethon in a …
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10
October
2017
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13:12
Europe/London
Parts of Barton, Flint’s Green, Dorsington, Dunnington, Hunningham and Wappenbury are among next villages included in the CSW Broadband roll-out, lead partners Warwickshire County Council and BT announced today. This comes as CSW Broadband launched …
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02
October
2017
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14:48
Europe/London
For five decades, Birmingham’s tallest building - the BT Tower - has dominated the city’s skyline and helped keep people connected in the West Midlands and beyond. And October 5 marks the 50th anniversary of its official opening by the then Lord …
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02
October
2017
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13:54
Europe/London
BT is offering more free work placements to help young people in Sandwell get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers. The next local course runs from November 8-28 at BT's offices in Providence Place, West Bromwich.
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20
September
2017
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16:30
Europe/London
BT colleagues from around the UK aim to raise tens of thousands of pounds for Stand Up To Cancer - by trekking around 100 miles or cycling 175 miles.
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20
September
2017
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16:29
Europe/London
Major 175-mile cycle ride and 100-mile hiking challenges involving West Midlands workers will raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer.
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19
September
2017
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17:13
Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in the Birmingham area get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers. The latest one in Birmingham starts this Thursday.
The three-week course, combining hands-on work experience with …
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19
September
2017
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07:17
Europe/London
Fund-raisers have a splashing time at sixth annual Mad Dash Raft Race!
Around £560 has been raised for local good causes from this year’s Mad Dash Raft Race in Herefordshire after more than 50 participants made the splash for cash. The annual event …
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13
September
2017
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15:48
Europe/London
A new deal totalling in excess of £28 million was announced by CSW Broadband today (Tuesday) which will take ultrafast broadband to thousands more homes and businesses in some of the region’s most remote places. The CSW Broadband partnership set to …
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30
August
2017
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10:00
Europe/London
People living on the outskirts of Aldridge have made an appointment with fibre broadband next year, after agreeing to join forces with Openreach.
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17
August
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
New G.fast technology available at 26 more ‘pilot’ locations nationwide later this year – including Brierley Hill, Great Barr and the Soho area of Birmingham
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03
August
2017
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13:30
Europe/London
A West Midlands family is living proof of the benefits of the saying ‘keeping it in the family’. Ellie Booth is the latest in a long line of relatives to opt for a career in communications. The Openreach apprentice turned manager followed in the …
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01
August
2017
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07:54
Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in Birmingham get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers. Young employed people are encouraged to sign up now for next month's three-week course via: www.btcom/workready
It …
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25
July
2017
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11:13
Europe/London
BT is offering free work placements to help young people in Coventry and Warwickshire get ‘work ready’. They combine hands-on work experience, coaching and training and are open to anyone aged 16 to 24 not currently in education, employment or …
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