http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/21/mg-rover-creditors-face-two-year-wait-warns-liquidator-97319-21379107/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/21/mg-rover-creditors-face-two-year-wait-warns-liquidator-97319-21379107/ ANOTHER potential £30 million payout is waiting in the wings for MG Rover creditors – but payment could take two years or longer. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/18/longbridge-mgs-off-to-flying-start-97319-21366053/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/18/longbridge-mgs-off-to-flying-start-97319-21366053/ THE relaunch of Longbridge after three years at a standstill has sparked a £5 million sales surge, with half of the MG output for 2008 already sold. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/15/fujitsu-staff-asked-to-work-extra-hours-as-redundancy-looms-97319-21344193/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/15/fujitsu-staff-asked-to-work-extra-hours-as-redundancy-looms-97319-21344193/ STAFF facing the dole queue at Birmingham telecoms group Fujitsu are now being asked to work overtime, weeks before their jobs disappear to the US. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/11/midlands-housing-market-in-crisis-97319-21327033/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/11/midlands-housing-market-in-crisis-97319-21327033/ THE West Midlands is suffering its worst housing slowdown for nearly 20 years with first-time buyers needing to find deposits of more than £23,000 just to get on the ladder. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/aldi-brings-200-jobs-as-stores-boom-97319-21202357/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/aldi-brings-200-jobs-as-stores-boom-97319-21202357/ GERMAN discount supermarket Aldi announced today it is creating 200 new jobs across the Midlands – as thousands of the region’s shoppers flock to cut-price chains to stave off rocketing food prices. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/16m-promised-to-mg-rovers-workers-is-marooned-in-bank-97319-21156782/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/16m-promised-to-mg-rovers-workers-is-marooned-in-bank-97319-21156782/ UP TO £16 million promised to former MG Rover workers is marooned in a bank account, more than three years after the firm’s collapse. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/holidaymakers-can-get-cash-at-the-push-of-a-button-97319-21156141/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/holidaymakers-can-get-cash-at-the-push-of-a-button-97319-21156141/ HOLIDAY cash for travellers is now available at the push of a button in Birmingham, thanks to a Post Office first. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/cadbury-boss-trevor-bond-warns-of-changes-ahead-97319-21125949/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/cadbury-boss-trevor-bond-warns-of-changes-ahead-97319-21125949/ HE’S a real life Willy Wonka, but the chocolate business is no fairly tale for Trevor Bond. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/19/inner-city-post-offices-at-risk-97319-21104986/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/19/inner-city-post-offices-at-risk-97319-21104986/ DOZENS of post offices in rundown urban areas of the West Midlands are facing the axe – hitting tens of thousands of customers. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/mgtf-s-target-is-the-global-market-97319-21097284/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/mgtf-s-target-is-the-global-market-97319-21097284/ LONGBRIDGE owners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation are already targeting overseas markets for the new MGTF following its UK launch, it was revealed today. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/post-office-to-shut-branches-97319-21094538/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/post-office-to-shut-branches-97319-21094538/ UP to 2,500 post offices are closing across the UK as the online revolution drives more and more customers away from branches which have served communities for decades. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/plans-for-revamp-to-aston-villa-s-trinity-road-stand-97319-21069306/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/plans-for-revamp-to-aston-villa-s-trinity-road-stand-97319-21069306/ ASTON Villa are aiming for the Champions League of fine dining – offering fans the chance to rub shoulders with Randy Lerner for £7,000 a season. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/11/rotunda-flats-hit-by-credit-crunch-97319-21056517/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/11/rotunda-flats-hit-by-credit-crunch-97319-21056517/ BUYERS who snapped up expensive flats in Birmingham’s Rotunda have become high-profile victims of the credit crunch. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/workers-wait-after-walkout-97319-21049585/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/workers-wait-after-walkout-97319-21049585/ ANXIOUS unions were today awaiting news of the fate of 140 jobs under threat at a Birmingham telecoms factory - 24 hours after a mass walkout crippled production. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/05/ex-land-rover-worker-starts-business-for-dog-lovers-97319-21028854/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/05/ex-land-rover-worker-starts-business-for-dog-lovers-97319-21028854/ DOG-lover Paul Brown walked out of Land Rover with a redundancy cheque – to devote his career to giving Staffordshire bull terriers a good name. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/04/passenger-rise-in-flights-to-the-far-east-97319-21023490/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/04/passenger-rise-in-flights-to-the-far-east-97319-21023490/ THE lure of the Far East is driving up passenger figures at Birmingham International Airport with airline Emirates cashing in on a major rise in numbers. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/30/staff-olive-branch-to-safeguard-jobs-at-fujitsu-97319-20998972/ Fri, 30 May 2008 13:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/30/staff-olive-branch-to-safeguard-jobs-at-fujitsu-97319-20998972/ WORKERS at troubled Birmingham telecoms firm Fujitsu have offered to sacrifice a shift and disrupt their work patterns to save 140 jobs from being switched to the United States. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/05/30/the-strawbs-at-the-robin-bilston-97319-20997633/ Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/05/30/the-strawbs-at-the-robin-bilston-97319-20997633/ BACK in the late sixties and early seventies The Strawbs carved a distinctive niche for themselves as folk rockers with strong melodies and memorable lyrics. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/29/tata-to-complete-takeover-of-land-rover-and-jaguar-97319-20990403/ Thu, 29 May 2008 07:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/29/tata-to-complete-takeover-of-land-rover-and-jaguar-97319-20990403/ THE £1.15 billion takeover by Tata of Jaguar and Land Rover will be officially completed next week - nearly a year after Ford put the luxury Midland car firms up for sale. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/27/rover-inquiry-cost-hits-12m-97319-20981040/ Tue, 27 May 2008 13:36:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/27/rover-inquiry-cost-hits-12m-97319-20981040/ THE inquiry into the collapse of MG Rover has been likened to War and Peace after clocking up a bill of £12 million plus – with no end in sight.