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Punch Taverns in Wi-Fi move to help pubs survive the recession

WI-FI and mother and toddler clubs are becoming part of bar room life in Britain as the pub sector fights for survival, Staffordshire-based Punch Taverns revealed today.Read

Punch Taverns in Wi-Fi move to help pubs survive the recession

WI-FI and mother and toddler clubs are becoming part of bar room life in Britain as the pub sector fights for survival, Staffordshire-based Punch Taverns revealed today.Read

KPMG cancel Christmas party due to recession

BIRMINGHAM’S biggest business Christmas party has been cancelled for the first time in more than 30 years – due to the recession.Read

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung is being sued for £2.2m by Keith Harris

FOOTBALL’S Mr Fix-It – former League chairman Keith Harris – is suing new Blues owner Carson Yeung over claims of £2.2 million of unpaid legal fees, it was revealed today.Read

Land Rover sales up by a third

LAND Rover is fighting back hard against the recession – with a dramatic 34 per cent UK sales rise in September.Read

Resilient West Midlands is fighting back against economic recession

BUSINESSES across the West Midlands were praised today for their “remarkable” resilience in fighting back against the worst economic downturn for decades.Read

Karren Brady set for £520k bonus after sale of Birmingham City

KARREN Brady is set for a £520,000 one-off bonus after the sale of Blues goes through – plus all-expenses paid use of an executive box, private health insurance and a club mobile phone.Read

Cadbury’s impose a time limit for a Kraft takeover

KRAFT Foods were today given a November 9 deadline for an £11 billion plus hostile bid for Cadbury after the British confectionery giant rejected its earlier offer.Read

Jaguar Land Rover aims to double production - despite closure of Solihull or Castle Bromwich factories

JAGUAR Land Rover aims to double annual production to 300,000 units – despite the closure of either the Solihull or Castle Bromwich factory.Read

Blacks Leisure to close 89 stores

The outdoor clothing specialist, which operates Millets, Blacks and O’Neill shops, also said it might lay off 50 staff at its Northampton head office.Read

Mansell Construction’s Stourbridge division scores with £3.7m Villa Park refurbishment

THE Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction is celebrating completion of a £3.7 million refurbishment of hospitality suites at Villa Park in record time.Read

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Jaguar Land Rover: Unions declare war on plans to close factory

UNIONS today declared war on Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to close a Midlands factory and reduce workers’ pay and conditions.Read

UNIONS today declared war on Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to close a Midlands factory and reduce workers’ pay and conditions.

Unite and GMB leaders condemned the proposals by JLR to shut either Solihull or Castle Bromwich in the face of the car industry’s worst sales climate for more than 40 years.Read

Lord Mandelson praises Tata after Jaguar Land Rover announcement

Bert Hill, regional officer of the GMB union, said: “We are now in a meeting with the company to hear details of their plans. GMB will be opposing everything we have heard so far.Read

Jaguar Land Rover talks over fears for factory

UNIONS were today meeting Jaguar Land Rover bosses as renewed speculation over the future of Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant was dismissed as “wide of the mark”.Read

Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing

JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award.Read

Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing

JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award.Read

Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing

JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award.Read

Sixty jobs set to go at Birmingham Airport after Ryanair cuts flights

ABOUT 60 baggage handlers and check-in staff at Birmingham International Airport have been earmarked for the axe because of a reduction in flights, it was revealed today.Read

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