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Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

Brady anger at Chamber's NEC casino link

BLUES managing director Karren Brady today called on Birmingham Chamber of Commerce policy boss Jerry Blackett to resign after the full details of the business group's links with the NEC emerged. Read

Water staff disciplined over scandal

A NUMBER of Severn Trent staff have been disciplined in the wake of the £42 million overcharging scandal, it emerged today. Read

The Strawbs @ Robin, Bilston

DAVE Cousins and the rest of the Strawbs may resemble kindly grandparents rather than lean, mean rockers these days - but appearances can be deceptive. Read

Overcharging water firm told to pay up

MILLIONS of Severn Trent customers are each to receive a refund of at least £20 after a damning report today found water bosses guilty of deliberate overcharging. Read

NEC chief reveals casino ambition

A WORLD-class all-year entertainment complex is planned at the NEC, bringing the biggest acts on the planet to the Midlands. Read

City landmark set to dazzle

A TOUCH of Hollywood is coming to Birmingham from tonight with Fort Dunlop set to dazzle again after 25 years in darkness. Read

Motors firm on the move

INTERNATIONAL Motors - importers of Japanese cars to the UK - are on the move after almost 25 years. Read

Land Rover staff offered transfer cash

LAND Rover workers on the doomed Freelander line at Solihull are being offered £10,000 signing-on fees to transfer to Jaguar. Read

New car maker sets up in Brum

BRITAIN'S newest car company is coming to Birmingham to take on the likes of Porsche and Ferrari - selling £85,000 160mph sports cars. Read

New era begins at Longbridge

A NEW dawn at Longbridge was beginning today with a 33-year lease committing Nanjing to long term occupation of Birmingham's world-famous plant. Read

New Longbridge lease has get-out

The new lease agreement scotches speculation first raised in the House of Commons that car production envisaged for Longbridge could be shifted to a site in Coventry. Read

New hope over 'lost' pensions

AROUND 2,000 Midland workers are poised to win their fight against retirement poverty after a four-year battle with the Government. Read

Queuing up for the Cube

HUNDREDS of potential buyers are battling it out for exclusive apartments at Birmingham's £100 million Cube development - two years before the completion date. Read

NEC to host BBC sports awards

THE BBC's world-famous Sports Personality of the Year ceremony is coming to the Midlands for the first time in its 52-year history, it emerged today. Read

Transfer funds wrangle delays Villa deal

A WRANGLE over transfer funds to help turn Aston Villa into Champions League contenders is the major stumbling block to a long-awaited £64 million takeover of the club, it emerged today. Read

Bright future for city landmark

FORT Dunlop, one of Birmingham's best known landmarks, is set to dazzle again after more than 25 years of being in the dark with an "Oscars" lighting ceremony. Read

Mr Vegas: Wembley eat your heart out

THE man behind Birmingham's proposed super-stadium project today pledged the £340 million scheme would leave Wembley in the shade. Read

Beatties store sold for £47m

BEATTIES' Wolverhampton city centre store has been sold for £47 million, it was revealed today. Read

Nanjing given Longbridge deadline

THE Chinese owners of MG Rover have just one month to decide whether to bring Longbridge back from the dead - or to pull out of Birmingham completely. Read

Ballot for strike on the buses

THE threat of chaos on the buses loomed today after 2,000 Travel West Midlands workers threw out a pay offer. 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.

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