Updated 9:35pm 24 November 2009:

Get involved

RSS news for you | Forums
Send your stories

Powered by Google

Home

Authors

Jon Griffin

Jon Griffin

REVENUE in Trinity Mirror Regionals, which includes BPM Media (Midlands) titles the Birmingham Mail and sister paper the Birmingham Post, has fallen by 28.2 per cent, the company announced today.

A half-yearly financial report, for the 26-week period ending 28 June 2009, showed revenue had dropped by £61 million to £155.4 million.Read

Losses rise to £48m for National Express

DEBT-laden National Express lurched further into the red today after clocking up pre-tax losses of more than £48 million for the first six months of the year.Read

THE man at the helm of Cadbury in the UK today paid a glowing tribute to the chocolate firm’s “fantastic collective effort” after sales defied the downturn to jump by 12 per cent.

Trevor Bond, managing director for Great Britain and Ireland, blew away the recession blues to praise Cadbury’s half-year results which delivered underlying pre-tax profits of £262 million to the end of June, an increase of 11 per cent.Read

Cadbury’s pay dispute

CADBURY workers from throughout the UK were taking to the streets today in a bitter pay dispute on the day the chocolate giant unveiled a 12 per cent sales rise and profits of £112 million.Read

Birmingham church hall to be converted into apartments

A FORMER church hall in Birmingham is being converted into 30 private apartments for over-60s – and Mail readers are being urged to come up with a name to be in with a chance of winning £150.Read

EMBATTLED National Express is set to reject a joint £500 million plus takeover bid from Spain’s Cosmen family and private equity group CVC, it emerged today.

But the future of the debt-laden Birmingham group remained unclear after rival transport operator Stagecoach said it was in exclusive talks with potential buyers over a possible break-up of the firm.Read

Jaguar/Land Rover in £350 million losses

JAGUAR and Land Rover chalked up joint pre-tax losses of nearly £350 million last year as the worst recession for decades took a huge toll on the automotive sector.Read

Punch Taverns receives 90 applications a week from would-be landlords

AROUND 90 job applications a week are flooding in to Midland-based Punch Taverns – including lawyers, doctors and accountants looking to start a new life behind the bar.Read

Agreement on horizon for Jaguar Land Rover's £340m Euro loan

A LONG-awaited deal to seal Government guarantees over a crucial £340 million European Investment Bank loan for Jaguar Land Rover is finally within sight.Read

LDV sale 'still a way off' warns administrator

HUNDREDS of redundant LDV van workers were today warned that a potential sale of the company could now drag on until the end of the summer.Read

Gold rush at Birmingham jeweller

THE worst recession for decades has triggered an amazing “gold rush” for Birmingham jeweller David Johnson - with £30,000 worth of takings pouring in every day.Read

Well-established Birmingham car parts firm calls in administrators

A LONG-established Birmingham car parts supplier has gone bust with the immediate loss of 78 jobs after falling victim to the recession, it was revealed today.Read

Bhattacharyya hits back over Phoenix allegations

THE Phoenix Four have accused Midland peer Lord Bhattacharyya of “frequent and persistent” attacks on MG Rover in an extraordinary broadside aimed at one of the UK’s most influential car industry figures.Read

Bhattacharyya hits back over Phoenix allegations\n

THE Phoenix Four have accused Midland peer Lord Bhattacharyya of “frequent and persistent” attacks on MG Rover in an extraordinary broadside aimed at one of the UK’s most influential car industry figures.Read

MG Rover: Phoenix Four's £20m pay packet

The detailed remuneration packages for chairman Mr Towers, vice-chairman Peter Beale and co-directors Nick Stephenson and John Edwards were revealed today for the first time in a dossier on the collapse of MG Rover.Read

JOHN Towers and the other members of the Phoenix Four were paid an average of over £1 million a year each in salaries and pension benefits over their near five-year reign at the helm of Longbridge.

The detailed remuneration packages for chairman Mr Towers, vice-chairman Peter Beale and co-directors Nick Stephenson and John Edwards were revealed today for the first time in a dossier on the collapse of MG Rover.Read

Workers' fury at MG probe delay

MORE than 6,000 former MG Rover workers have been left “angry and betrayed” amid claims the Government deliberately stalled publication of a long-awaited inquiry report into the collapse of Longbridge.Read

Buying JLR was ‘a terrific decision’, insists Ratan Tata

THE man at the helm of Jaguar Land Rover says Indian conglomerate Tata’s move to buy the loss-making West Midland group was a “terrific decision”.Read

Pensions blow for TRW staff

WEST Midland workers with global giant TRW face smaller pension payouts which could see their retirement hopes devastated, it was revealed today.Read

Buying JLR was ‘a terrific decision’, insists Ratan Tata

THE man at the helm of Jaguar Land Rover says Indian conglomerate Tata’s move to buy the loss-making West Midland group was a “terrific decision”.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.

Get involved

We want your local stories, videos & pics.

e-newsletters

Newsletter

Receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Facebook

Facebook

See the Birmingham Mail facebook page

RSS

RSS

Keep up to date with our web feeds

Twitter

Twitter

Follow the Birmingham Mail on Twitter

Mail mobile site

Mobile site

Get the Mail on your mobile

Go Green

Green

Join our campaign

Competitions

Cash

See what you could win

Style File blog

Style File blog

Fashion and beauty news, reviews and info

Editor's Chair

Editors Chair

Steve Dyson blogs on life inside the newsroom

What's On

Entertainment

Your guide to what's on in Birmingham

Mail Cashback

Cashback

£5 FREE when you start saving with Mail Cashback.

Education section

School Classroom

GSCE league tables, school profiles and more