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Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

Birmingham Airport and MG in trade-boosting deal

A MAJOR bid to boost trade between the West Midlands and China has been unveiled – with a new international agreement between Birmingham Airport and MG Motor UK.Read

200 jobs to go at Cadbury

BIRMINGHAM has been dealt a fresh jobs blow with Cadbury axing 200 posts and 220 more going with the closure of a city factory.Read

Brum housing market crisis report

A NEW report lifting the lid on the crisis in Birmingham’s housing market will be unveiled tomorrow.Read

Carson Yeung

Birmingham City: £7 million overdraft withdrawn

BLUES’ £7 million overdraft has been withdrawn by bankers HSBC – sparking fears of a mass player exit in January.Read

Birmingham City's Carson Yeung sued over Hong Kong home loan

TROUBLED Birmingham City boss Carson Yeung is being sued for an unpaid loan he allegedly took to pay for a luxury home in Hong Kong. Read

Bromford warehouse workers redundancy cash blocked after superglue attack

LAID-off warehouse workers had their redundancy pay blocked when their ex-bosses found the front door to the site jammed shut with superglue.Read

Tiny Midland firm's £7m Queen Jubilee order

A TINY Midland firm has beaten off worldwide competition to win the UK’s biggest medals contract since the First World War – to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.Read

BBC staff anger as Director General pulls out of Birmingham visit

BBC Director-General Mark Thompson pulled out of a visit to the Mailbox in Birmingham at short notice – sparking an angry reaction from staff.Read

Banned financial adviser Gary Hexley arrested in cash probe

BANNED financial adviser Gary Hexley, whose collapsed firm left 237 creditors out of pocket to the tune of more than £2 million has been arrested on suspicion of duping his clients.Read

New man at top for Jaguar Land Rover owners Tata

JAGUAR Land Rover owners Tata have unveiled a new man at the top to replace legendary chairman Ratan Tata.Read

Death of Midland business legend

GARY Allen, one of the Midlands’ best-known businessmen who worked for Birmingham industrial giants IMI for 40 years, has died, aged 67.Read

Popular Brum gay nightclub goes bust

THE Nightingale, the oldest gay nightclub in Birmingham, has plunged into administration after more than 40 years in business.Read

Gary Hexley car sale controversy

LIQUIDATORS agreed to sell the only asset from the £2 million plus collapse of Gary’s Hexley’s Greenfield International back to his wife – but she defaulted on the car deal.Read

Birmingham enthusiast's unique military medals up for auction

A UNIQUE collection of 100 military medals spanning more than 200 years from Trafalgar to the Falklands is to go under the hammer in a once in a lifetime Midland auction.Read

Production safety alert at Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

A MAJOR safety alert was raised at Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, with production brought to a total standstill following a supply of potentially sub-standard rubber.Read

Youth jobless crisis hits West Midlands

AN ENTIRE generation of young people faces jobs oblivion with youth unemployment reaching the “truly shocking” milestone of more than a million, said Midland business experts.Read

Cadbury's purple legal clash with Nestle

BIRMINGHAM chocolate maker Cadbury has won the first round of a long-running legal battle with rival Nestlé over use of the colour purple on its wrappers.Read

Tamworth MP calls for action over cash scandal

MIDLAND MP Christopher Pincher is calling for speedy compensation over the £2 million Gary Hexley fiasco after investors were warned of six-month delays.Read

150,000 people in Birmingham trapped in despairing spiral of debt

UP TO 150,000 people in Birmingham are trapped in a vicious spiral of debt at the mercy of high-interest lenders and payday loan companies.Read

Do you remember the heyday of one of Birmingham's best known clubs?

DO you recognise any of these revellers enjoying a night out at one of the Midlands’ best known clubs?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.