THE new general manager of one of the West Midlands’ leading charities has urged the region to “enterprise” its way out of the current economic downturn.Read
AN award-winning 77-year-old West Midland engineering company that had invested heavily in advanced plant and equipment is among the latest casualties of the recession.Read
A BRAVE Birmingham girl paralysed since she was a toddler has been given fresh hope of walking after family and friends rallied round to raise £15,000 for pioneering treatment.Read
BIRMINGHAM has more people with learning difficulties in day care centres than any other authority. With spending increasing, council chiefs are hoping to redesign the system to protect the service’s future.Read
BIRMINGHAM City University was one of 15 finalists at the regional awards ceremony in the Birmingham Best Business Awards for the Development of Work Life Balance 2008 in the Large Business Category, celebrating work by employers in supporting work life balance.Read
PLANS to extend a rest home have been submitted to Tamworth Borough Council. The application for planning and listed building consent proposes extending the home at Lane House Rest Home in Lichfield Road, Tamworth.Read
CORRUPTION and crime will increase significantly in Basra after the withdrawal of 4,000 British troops later this year, a senior British officer told the Birmingham Mail today.Read
