ANYONE who has a stake in the future prosperity of Birmingham will be delighted to have read the reports this week about the large-scale regeneration plans for the city centre.

Argent’s long-awaited scheme to turn a pretty grotty part of town - Paradise Forum and the Central Library - into a Brindleyplace-style destination with new squares and pedestrianised areas, state of the art offices and leisure facilities can’t come quickly enough as far as I’m concerned.

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