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Phoenix Four quit as directors of company as Trust Fund saga continues

THE Phoenix Four have resigned as directors of ill-fated MG Rover’s parent group – with no resolution to the Trust Fund saga in sight.Read

Carson Yeung shows off baby daughter

CARSON Yeung has another rival for his affections following his latest cash outlay on Blues – a baby daughter.Read

MG convoy marks Longbridge relaunch

NEW MG dealers from Newcastle to Eastbourne joined a special convoy to Birmingham city centre – launching Longbridge’s biggest sales drive for years.Read

Jaguar Land Rover hails £70 million grant

JAGUAR Land Rover boss Ralf Speth welcomed the £70 million boost for the Midland vehicle manufacturer approved by the Government’s regional growth fund.Read

MG roars back to Longbridge [with video)

VOLUME production is finally back on track at Longbridge – and the Phoenix Four say it could have happened six years ago but for “political chicanery.”Read

Emotional moment for Longbridge stalwart

LONGBRIDGE stalwart Lisa Ponter created a slice of motoring history – when she drove the factory’s first new MG sports car for 16 years off the assembly line.Read

Key meeting over Birmingham Airport runway

BIRMINGHAM Airport’s long-awaited runway extension is to come under a key spotlight next week – with more than £15 million of crucial funding now in the bag.Read

175 West Midlands jobs to go at energy giant E.ON

THE Midlands has been dealt another savage economic blow with the announcement of up to 175 job losses by energy firm E.ON.Read

40,000 jobs boost for West Midlands

MORE than 40,000 jobs are on their way to the West Midlands in a huge multi-billion pound economic boost for the region, it has been revealed.Read

Rednal businessman to plough firms profits into conversing African wildlife in memory of wife

A BIRMINGHAM businessman is to plough all his firm’s profits into conserving wildlife in Africa – in memory of his late wife who loved animals.Read

Wolverhampton factory to close

THE West Midlands manufacturing sector has been dealt another hammer blow – with the closure of a 30-year-old British Army supplier.Read

Aston University towers to be blown up as part of regeneration project

TWO 1970s student tower-blocks at Aston University are to be reduced to rubble to help clear the way for a £300 million campus regeneration project.Read

Land Rover smashes UK sales record

LAND Rover has smashed its UK sales record – clocking up the best monthly figures in its 63-year history.Read

Cadbury workers threaten legal action over New Year bank Holiday

A LEGAL battle is looming in a bid to smash a three-month deadlock and win payments for staff at Cadbury’s Bournville factory who willingly gave up their New Year Bank Holiday to work.Read

West Brom Building Society boss to step down

WEST Bromwich Building Society chief executive Robert Sharpe is stepping down after less than three years at the helm, it has been revealed.Read

New Marks & Spencer outlet at Birmingham Airport

MARKS and Spencer has launched a new food outlet at Birmingham Airport – creating 35 new jobs.Read

Birmingham City owners' warning over cash losses

BLUES’ Chinese owners have racked up further losses of more than £5 million in six months – amid another bleak public warning over the state of their finances.Read

'John Bull' - aka Ray Egan - launches manifesto in bid to be Birmingham Mayor

REMEMBER the monkey who became Hartlepool’s Mayor? Now meet Birmingham’s very own gorilla candidate.Read

Popular Broad Street bar Old Orleans closes

ONE of Broad Street’s longest surviving bars, Old Orleans, has closed down.Read

Revealed: How you can dine in style at new-look Edgbaston cricket ground

THIS is the ultimate in fine dining for cricket-lovers in the 21st century – as the £32 million rebirth of Edgbaston gathers pace.Read

Author Profile

Jon Griffin has been Business Editor of the Birmingham Mail since 1998. He began his career at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in 1975 then worked from 1978-79 for the Birmingham Evening Mail. He later joined the Coventry Evening Telegraph as a trainee sub-editor then the Wolverhampton Express and Star from 1980 before rejoining the Mail in April 1996.