Jul
2009
Articles from 1st Jul 2009
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STAFF at Jaguar Land Rover have been asked to agree to delayed salary payments until the end of the month “to ease cash-flow problems”, it is claimed.
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A report in Works Management magazine said that bosses had written to employees asking them to accept a delayed payment date for salaries from this month. Read
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Economy suffers worst fall in 50 years reveal ONS figures
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE UK economy recorded its sharpest decline in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009. Read
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Economy suffers worst fall in 50 years reveal ONS figures
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE UK economy recorded its sharpest decline in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009. Read
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Hot weather ends in tragedy as teen drowns in River Severn
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
TWO teenagers looking to cool off in the hot weather were rescued from a Midland river less than 24 hours after a student drowned in a similar incident. Read
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Brown steps in to break JLR talks deadlock
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown has held direct talks with the Indian owners of Jaguar Land Rover, in a bid to end the row over government support for the struggling carmaker. Read
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Fans view on new West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
WEST BROM fans gave their approval to the news today that Roberto Di Matteo had been appointed boss at The Hawthorns. Read
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Arsonists sought after cars torches in Netherton
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
BLACK Country police are today hunting arsonists after two cars were torched. Read
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Man hurt in Dudley car crash
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was taken to hospital with cuts after a car crash in the Black Country today. Read
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Troubled Birmingham boss quits National Express role
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE chief executive of troubled National Express is to quit amid spiralling debts and the sudden halt to the £15 million redevelopment of Digbeth Coach Station. Read
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Grandmother tells of Walsall dog attack horror
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A TERRIFIED grandmother who was bitten by a pack of bull terriers during an attack in which they killed her pet dog today described the ordeal as mayhem. Read
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Brown steps in to break JLR talks deadlock
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown has held direct talks with the Indian owners of Jaguar Land Rover, in a bid to end the row over government support for the struggling carmaker. Read
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Troubled Birmingham boss quits National Express role
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE chief executive of troubled National Express is to quit amid spiralling debts and the sudden halt to the £15 million redevelopment of Digbeth Coach Station. Read
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Bucklemaker restaurant in Birmingham crashes amid mounting losses
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s best-known restaurants has gone bust, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham teenager dies after being hit by lightning
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
Mohammed Junaid Hussain, aged 16, was rushed to hospital after he was hit by lighting during Saturday’s torrential thunderstorms but despite appearing to make an early recovery he died during surgery. Read
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Lloyds Bank is to axe 100 Brum jobs
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
LLOYDS Bank is to axe 100 jobs in Birmingham as part of more sweeping cuts across the company, it was revealed today. Read
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Network Rail to spend £50m to improve punctuality and reliability
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
NETWORK Rail is to spend £50 million in improving equipment and technology on the troubled West Coast Main Line as a damning report said punctuality on the line had fallen. Read
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Tributes paid to Birmingham swine flu victim Sameerah Ahmad
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends paid their respects to a six-year-old Birmingham girl who died after contracting swine flu, after her body was released by city coroner Aidan Cotter. Read
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Pensioner dies in Kings Heath car crash
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY woman died after the car she was driving was in collision with a lorry. Read
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Big plans for schools will fall victim to cuts, warns union chief
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A TEACHING union leader in Birmingham has warned that funding for a raft of new education initiatives will disappear almost as soon as they start, due to “inevitable” future cuts. Read
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Hot weather ends in tragedy as teen drowns in River Severn
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
TWO teenagers looking to cool off in the hot weather were rescued from a Midland river less than 24 hours after a student drowned in a similar incident. Read
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Economy suffers worst fall in 50 years reveal ONS figures
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE UK economy recorded its sharpest decline in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009. Read
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Birmingham Library to get new plans
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
FRESH drawings showing how the new £193 million Library of Birmingham will look are to be published next month. Read
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Two men found guilty of sex attack in Birmingham on Chinese student
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men have been convicted of carrying out a terrifying street sex attack on a Chinese student. Read
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Plans to put 'Baby' Aston Martin into production
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A “BABY” Aston Martin concept car designed for commuters could soon go into production. Read
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Tips to keep your cool in West Midlands heatwave
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
HEALTH bosses today urged Midland families to guard against the soaring temperatures set to grip the region this week. Read
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Local heroes help launch new Chelmsley Wood supermarket
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE hard-pressed Midland economy has received a rare boost with the opening of a new supermarket creating 400 jobs. Read
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Teachers due to have last-ditch talks over education overhaul in Tamworth
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
TALKS were due to be held today in a bid to stave off more teacher strikes and resolve a dispute over plans to overhaul a Midland town’s secondary education system. Read
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Couple's 60 years of wedded diss!
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple have an unusual recipe for making a marriage last – 60 years of blazing rows. Read
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Racist crime rises by 31% in West Midlands
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE number of racist crimes in the West Midlands have shot up by almost a third, new figures have revealed. Read
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Cancer test doubts put lives in danger
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND men from South Asian backgrounds are putting their lives in danger because they have a negative attitude towards bowel cancer tests, Birmingham University researchers have found. Read
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Mosque in residential Birmingham street can accommodate more people for longer
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A MOSQUE in a residential Birmingham street can be open longer despite protests by neighbours. Read
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Six West Midlands detectives commended after prolific car thief is jailed for ten years
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES who helped put the brakes on the most prolific car thief in the West Midlands have been honoured for their work. Read
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Granddad John Jenkins searches for long-lost sister Ann
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
IT’S a story worthy of the hit TV show Who Do You Think You Are? Read
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Overhaul for building which inspired Lord of The Rings author JRR Tolkien
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
A BUILDING which is believed to have inspired Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien is to have a 21st-century overhaul. Read
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Climbing Kilimanjaro father's legacy to son killed in Afghanistan
Jul 01 2009 | Top Stories
THE father of a Midland soldier killed in Afghanistan is set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in his son’s memory. Read
