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Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

MG Motor UK cuts losses dramatically

LONGBRIDGE has drastically cut its annual losses from over £12 million to just £392,000 as the rebirth of Birmingham’s most famous factory gathers pace.Read

Birmingham businessman branches out into ethical travel

A BIRMINGHAM businessman who ploughs all his firm’s profits into conserving African wildlife in memory of his late wife has branched out further – into ethical travel.Read

Two top Midland hotels up for sale

TWO of the Midlands’ best known hotels are looking for new owners after 42 Marriott outlets were caught up in the collapse of an offshore property company.Read

300 DIY jobs face axe at Tamworth

MORE than 300 Midland workers face the axe with the imminent closure of the region’s main distribution centre for collapsed DIY chain Focus, it was revealed today.Read

Midland post offices face closure warns MP

POST offices throughout the West Midlands will close with “devastating” job losses and the six-day-a-week service jeopardised by government plans to privatise the Royal Mail.Read

Climate change first for Birmingham

A NEW initiative on climate change is helping count the cost of energy use in a prime Birmingham city centre building – every 30 minutes.Read

BMW'S Hams Hall jobs pledge

BMW has unveiled a £500 million vote of confidence in the UK – safeguarding 800 jobs at its Hams Hall engine plant – in the second manufacturing boost in the West Midlands in 24 hours.Read

1,200 jobs on way at new Jaguar plant

THE West Midlands has won the race for a new 800,000 sq ft engine plant for rejuvenated Jaguar Land Rover – delivering around 1,200 manufacturing jobs for the region.Read

New MG clocks up £3 million of orders

LONGBRIDGE’S first all-new MG for 16 years has drummed up over £3 million of business in just two weeks – with 180 cars sold.Read

New £24m hotel for Birmingham

THIS is the first image of a new £24 million hotel set to change the skyline of a key gateway to Birmingham – creating 100 new jobs for the city.Read

300 Midland jobs in peril at Tamworth DIY distribution centre

MORE than 300 jobs at a major Focus distribution centre in the Midlands are hanging by a thread after workers were sent home when the DIY giant went bust.Read

Birmingham Airport faces closure threat

BIRMINGHAM Airport would be forced to close completely if angry firefighters opposing changes to their pensions take industrial action, it was revealed today.Read

Midland special constable's 007 role in America’s old Wild West

A FORMER special constable has swapped the mean streets of Redditch for a quieter life in America’s old Wild West.Read

Cadbury workers' New Year bonus decision

MORE than 150 Cadbury workers at Bournville are to finally receive £70 New Year bonuses – five months late.Read

200 West Midland DIY jobs at risk

NEARLY 200 West Midland workers’ jobs are hanging by a thread after national DIY chain Focus crashed into administration amid debts of £147 million.Read

Birmingham business duo bid to buy HMS Ark Royal to turn it into a boarding school

AN INTREPID Birmingham business duo are bidding to buy Britain’s only aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal – and convert it into a boarding school.Read

Midland pubs plan Royal Wedding bonanza

PUB landlords across the Midlands were today raising a glass to the Royal Wedding – with drinkers set to down millions of extra pints to toast the happy couple.Read

Land Rover fined £20,000 over health risks

LAND Rover has been fined £20,000 after it “systematically failed to manage risks” with hand tools – jeopardising the health of employees.Read

Revealed: Why Jaguar Land Rover needs a new engine plant

JAGUAR Land Rover needs a new engine plant to overcome a shortage of supplies from Ford – following an “amazing” sales success story.Read

West Midland drivers are amber gamblers -survey

MORE than half of all drivers in the West Midlands are “amber gamblers” at traffic lights, a new road safety survey has revealed.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.