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Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

Jaguar Land Rover jobs joy: Delighted reaction from business chiefs

THE announcement that 1,000 new jobs are on their way to the Land Rover factory in Solihull has been greeted with enthusiasm.Read

Birmingham airport pay freeze

MORE than 550 workers at Birmingham Airport will not get a pay rise – despite profits of £5.28 million last year.Read

Land Rover sales joy for Birmingham workforce

LAND Rover enjoyed a massive UK sales surge last month – with more than 3,000 vehicles sold.Read

800 jobs saved at BMW Hams Hall

AROUND 800 jobs have been safeguarded at BMW’s engine plant at Hams Hall – ending speculation over the long-term future of one of the region’s biggest industrial sites.Read

Storm over Birmingham Chamber Chief Executive pay rise

BIRMINGHAM Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jerry Blackett has been awarded a bonus and rise covering a two-year period of more than £57,000.Read

Major housing crisis grips Birmingham

NEARLY 20,000 families are waiting to find a home in Birmingham with the city gripped by a housing crisis, a report has revealed.Read

Birmingham traders 'crippled' by EDL rally

BROAD Street district businesses have hit back fiercely at claims that rival weekend race rallies in Birmingham city centre had no impact on trade.Read

Huge union rally set for Birmingham

PUBLIC sector unions in Birmingham have booked the 12,000 plus capacity National Indoor Arena for the city’s “biggest-ever indoor trade union event” on the November 30 day of action.Read

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Birmingham City owners blame 'substantial loss' on relegation

TROUBLED Blues’ parent group Birmingham International Holdings has issued a profit warning – blaming a “substantial loss” on relegation from the Premier League.Read

Oceana nightclub faces closure as Luminar goes into administration

SCORES of nightclub workers at five venues throughout the West Midlands face a race against time to save their jobs after club giant Luminar collapsed into administration.Read

Death of leading ex Midland trade unionist Pete Carter

FORMER prominent Midland trade unionist Pete Carter, famous for leading sit-ins at the Rotunda in Birmingham over conditions for building workers, has died of lung cancer, aged 73.Read

Jaguar Land Rover launches expansion plan at Solihull factory

BOOMING Jaguar Land Rover is launching a major new expansion plan at its Solihull factory worth hundreds of millions of pounds – paving the way for new models and extra jobs.Read

Cadbury workers accept 3.75pc pay deal

CADBURY workers have voted by an overwhelming 87 per cent in favour of a 3.75 per cent pay rise over two years.Read

Midland Jaguar Land Rover workers to get pay bonus

MORE than 12,000 Jaguar Land Rover workers are to get a “double your money” pay rise of 6.1 per cent next month – because inflation has jumped to a 20-year high.Read

Over 90 Midland travel jobs face axe

NEARLY 100 Midland travel jobs face the axe in another major blow to industry, it has been revealed.Read

New hope of compensation for Gary Hexley victims

GOVERNMENT compensation officials have launched an inquiry into potential help for dozens of victims of the Gary Hexley fiasco, it was revealed today.Read

Midlands-based Marks and Spencer staff fume over having to work Boxing Day

ANGRY Marks and Spencer staff ordered to work on Boxing Day while many colleagues enjoy a Christmas break have hit out at a “climate of fear” in the High Street chain across the Midlands.Read

Business leaders call for Warwickshire Cricket Club's ground to be renamed 'Birmingham Edgbaston'

EDGBASTON cricket ground should be renamed Birmingham Edgbaston to spread the city’s name across the world, said new Chamber of Commerce president Michael Ward.Read

Midland building firm collapses with loss of 240 jobs

A MIDLAND construction company which has closed its doors with the loss of 240 jobs blamed its collapse on a bad debt involving Birmingham’s biggest charity.Read

Dole queue crisis worsens in West Midlands

UNEMPLOYMENT in the West Midlands soared by 8,000 in three months – as the UK reached a 17-year dole queue high.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.