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Anna Blackaby

Revamp begins at Edgbaston Priory as sights set on Davis Cup

REDEVELOPMENT work has begun at Birmingham’s premier tennis venue in a bid to bring the Davis Cup to the city.Read

Millions lost on council's assets

BIRMINGHAM City Council has paid nearly £4 million in empty rates and council tax since 2009 on the vacant buildings in its £5 billion property bank.Read

Birmingham Riots costing shops £2.5m

SHOPS and restaurants are taking a £2.5 million daily hit from rioters wreaking havoc on the streets of Birmingham.Read

New Labour spin doctor has sympathy for Tory Cameron

TONY Blair’s former New Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell said the News of the World phone-hacking scandal should usher in a new culture in the British press.Read

Long-lost brother and sister launch Birmingham salon business

SEPARATED at birth, two Birmingham siblings have been reunited – and now are launching a business together.Read

Birmingham Mail business editor Jon Griffin bags top Regional Press Awards honour

BIRMINGHAM Mail business editor Jon Griffin has made the news himself by winning a national award.Read

Fake twitter account targets Birmingham's buses

A FAKE bus Twitter site announcing false cancellations and warning passengers not to engage with “hoodies” is targeting Birmingham’s biggest bus operator.Read

Midland home repairs will still go ahead

THE Midland’s biggest social housing group is lining up contingency measures to ensure repairs still go ahead at 2,000 Midland homes served by collapsed contractor Connaught.Read

Loud outdoor music banned at Custard Factory

ORGANISERS of a Birmingham urban music event where four people were shot have been banned from playing loud music outdoors at the Custard Factory.Read

Footie shirts joy for poor children

A FINAL shipment of 8,000 football strips that were collected in one of Birmingham’s most successful charity appeals has left the UK for South Africa.Read

Lord Sugar praises Karren Brady's role in The Apprentice

KARREN Brady “won’t let Birmingham down” when she takes her place in the boardroom for this year’s series of The Apprentice, according to her co-star and long-time friend Lord Sugar.Read

Sacked Black Country poultry firm staff head to London

FORMER 2 Sisters employees protesting against the dismissal of 59 staff at the poultry processing plant are travelling to London today to stage demonstrations outside a flagship branch of Marks & Spencer.Read

Sacked Black Country poultry firm staff head to London

By Anna BlackabyRead

FSB warns postal strikes could be last straw for small firms

FURTHER Royal Mail strikes could be the last straw for small businesses whose cash flow has already been eaten into by the recession, according to a local business body.Read

Viral Romeo is a winner for Warwickshire

IT’S a Midland match made in digital heaven.Read

Viral Romeo is a winner for Warwickshire \n

IT’S a Midland match made in digital heaven.Read

Viral Romeo is a winner for Warwickshire \n

IT’S a Midland match made in digital heaven.Read

Jobs threat at forensic science lab in Birmingham

UP to 170 jobs were today under threat after it emerged a key city-centre forensic science lab which helps detectives solve crimes is being closed down.Read

Nightclub chain Luminar hit by youngsters staying at home

THE nightclub chain which owns the Jam House and Oceana has seen earnings slump as high levels of youth unemployment force young clubbers to stay at home.Read

Jobs threat at forensic science lab in Birmingham

UP to 170 jobs were today under threat after it emerged a key city-centre forensic science lab which helps detectives solve crimes is being closed down.Read

Author Profile

Anna is the Finance Editor of the Mail's sister title, the Birmingham Post. For the Mail she reports on a wide range of business topics. She joined the business desk in May 2008 after a stint on a corporate finance magazine and freelancing. Before this she lived and worked in Italy as a teacher of English. On her return to the UK, she made use of her language skills to work as a translator and writer specialising in European business and green technology.