Feb
2009
Articles from 16th Feb 2009
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Nuneaton-based childrenswear firm Adams saved from administration
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND-based childrenswear chain Adams will remain on the high street after a rescue deal with its former owner that will preserve 1,900 jobs, administrators have said. Read
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Unions at Jaguar Land Rover stave off job losses
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
UNIONS at crisis-hit Jaguar Land Rover have staved off the threat of compulsory job losses for two years after reaching a crucial framework agreement for a new round of cost-cutting. Read
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Lloyds Bank sources label suggestions it could be nationalised as 'tosh'
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
SOURCES at the Birmingham-founded Lloyds Bank dismissed as “tosh” suggestions that it could be nationalised. Read
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Credit firms target homes at risk
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
CALLOUS companies were today condemned as “vultures” for waiting outside Birmingham’s courts to pounce on desperate families on the brink of losing their homes. Read
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Mystery of man found dead in car in Four Oaks
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN has died after being found slumped behind the wheel of a car in Birmingham. Read
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Property group LandMarque Custom Homes hit by crash
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
A LUXURY property group developing some of the most expensive houses built in the Midlands is the latest victim of the housing market crash. Read
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Birmingham gold watch maker WH Wilmot falls into insolvency
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM gold watch maker has fallen into insolvency nearly 150 years on from its launch after racking up debts of more than £1 million. Read
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Worcestershire stab victim named
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
A 19-YEAR-OLD man stabbed to death in a quiet Midland village has been named as Shane Price. Read
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Dance championship held at Tower Ballroom
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS strictly dance fever in Birmingham as hundreds of competitors strutted their stuff in a prestigious tournament. Read
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Midlands hotel boss concerned his brother's killer may be sent to an open prison
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
THE boss of a top Midland hotel has spoken out amid fears his brother’s killer could be sent to an open prison after serving just eight of her 12-year-sentence. Read
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Celebrity chefs join Tory campaign for more honest labelling on food
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
CELEBRITY chefs today lined up behind a Tory campaign for more honest food labelling as farmers’ leaders gathered in Birmingham. Read
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Members of Jewish and Muslim faiths gather to promote harmony and understanding
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the Jewish and Muslim communities gathered to promote peace and understanding. Read
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Sutton Coldfield competition to design logo for climate change festival
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield will become the first city constituency to hold its own climate change festival and artistic residents are being asked to design a logo. Read
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Birmingham City Council parking row at new offices
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
A PARKING row has erupted after council bosses planning to house 2,200 staff in a Birmingham office block allocated just 78 parking spaces. Read
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Nuneaton-based childrenswear firm Adams saved from administration
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND-based childrenswear chain Adams will remain on the high street after a rescue deal with its former owner that will preserve 1,900 jobs, administrators have said. Read
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‘Psychic’ dated top officer’s daughter
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an inquiry into a relationship between a convicted fraudster and the teenage daughter of a high-ranking Midland police officer. Read
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Jury will continue their deliberations in case of lorry driver accused of causing death of six family members on the M6
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
JURORS in the trial of a lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of a Birmingham family-of-six were today due to resume their deliberations. Read
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Ashley Blake quits New Oscott restaurant
Feb 16 2009 | Top Stories
TV newsreader Ashley Blake has left the Birmingham restaurant he ran where he was arrested on suspicion of wounding a teenager, affray and possession of an offensive weapon. Read
