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Birmingham City owners plan to promote Birmingham through Far East

BLUES are set to make their debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange – in the guise of Birmingham International Holdings.Read

Former MG Rover panel beater's new business is thriving

FORMER Longbridge worker Tony Dudley has laid solid new foundations for his garage business – by building an MOT bay himself.Read

by Jon Griffin

DOZENS of West Midland jobs today remained on a knife-edge as crisis-torn Blacks Leisure Group announced a last-ditch bid to save 4,300 jobs nationwide.Read

Unions in call for summit of MPs over threat to Jaguar Land Rover jobs

ANGRY unions have called a high level summit of MPs to an emergency meeting at the House of Commons to preserve thousands of West Midlands jobs under threat at Jaguar Land Rover.Read

Jobs at risk as Threshers owner falls into administration

SCORES of off-licence jobs in the Midlands were at risk today after Threshers and Wine Rack parent First Quench Retailing went into administration.Read

Anger after National Express bid derailed

STRUGGLING Birmingham transport group National Express has come under fire from its own largest shareholder after rejecting a takeover bid from rival Stagecoach.Read

Anger after National Express bid derailed

STRUGGLING Birmingham transport group National Express has come under fire from its own largest shareholder after rejecting a takeover bid from rival Stagecoach.Read

Death and injuries down in the West Mids workplace, but illness is up

WORKPLACE safety is on the rise in the West Midlands with fatalities virtually halved in the last 12 months – but more than 100,000 people have suffered work-related illnesses.Read

Postal workers strike outside Birmingham depots

And union leaders stepped up their attack on Royal Mail, claiming that planned changes could lead to 60,000 job cuts and all staff switched to part-time working.Read

National Express snubs £1.65bn merger with Stagecoach

A NEW takeover bid for debt-laden Birmingham transport giant National Express by rival Stagecoach has hit the buffers, it was revealed today.Read

Striking post staff say they will continue fight 'for as long as it takes'

POSTAL workers have vowed to carry on fighting as another three day strike among Royal Mail workers kicked off this morning.Read

Car boost laptops 'putting businesses at risk'

SECOND-HAND personal computers and laptops on offer at Midland car boot sales are putting businesses at risk, it is been claimed.Read

Postal strikes: Delivery of two million letters will be disrupted in Birmingham

AROUND two million letters and parcels for delivery across the Birmingham postcode area are likely to be plunged into turmoil with up to 2,500 union members set to walk out over the next 48 hours.Read

Cadbury’s sales growth boosts fight to defeat Kraft’s takeover bid

TAKEOVER target Cadbury came out fighting again today with another hammer blow to suitors Kraft after reporting an “excellent” quarter of trading.Read

Cutbacks Sabbatical offer fails to tempt Birmingham airport staff

ABOUT 200 staff at Birmingham International Airport were offered six-month unpaid sabbaticals as part of a programme of cutbacks – but only one person took up the offer.Read

CutbacksSabbatical offer fails to tempt Birmingham airport staff

ABOUT 200 staff at Birmingham International Airport were offered six-month unpaid sabbaticals as part of a programme of cutbacks – but only one person took up the offer.Read

LDV latest: End of production at Washwood Heath as firm bought

THE Chinese businesswoman named in the MG Rover report as ex-director Nick Stephenson’s former lover has bought LDV – leaving up to 4,000 jobs out in the cold.Read

A £765 million takeover of cash-stricken Birmingham transport giant National Express has fallen through after four months of negotiations, it was revealed today.

A consortium led by National Express’s biggest shareholder announced it had withdrawn its offer for the struggling group.Read

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