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Up to 170 Birmingham jobs to go at Express Insurance May 31 2012

A MAJOR Birmingham insurance centre is to close – plunging 170 West Midland jobs into jeopardy.Read

Building work begins at site which will create 100 jobs in Cannock May 29 2012

BUILDING has begun on a parcel delivery hub which will eventually create 100 jobs in the Midlands.Read

West Midlands families sitting on debt timebomb, according to new study Feb 17 2012

MIDLAND families are sitting on a debt timebomb – with more than a fifth struggling to pay their mortgages, according to a new study.Read

Solihull student takes hunt for jobs in Birmingham to the street Feb 16 2012

A PENNILESS student took his desperate hunt for work to the streets by wearing a sandwich board which read: “Please give me a job!’’Read

National Motorcycle Musuem staff may have to quit as National Express bus route is changed Feb 15 2012

DOZENS of long-serving workers at the National Motorcycle Museum could be forced out of their jobs by the re-routing of a National Express bus service.Read

David Cameron hails McDonald's as burger chain creates 2,500 new jobs across the UK Jan 24 2012

Fast food giant McDonald's will create at least 2,500 new UK jobs this year, it announced today.Read

UK unemployment jumps to 2.68 million, hitting a 17-year high Jan 18 2012

Unemployment reached a 17-year high today after a 118,000 increase in the jobless total, which saw a record number of young people out of work.Read

Chancellor George Osborne: We are doing everything we can to avoid new UK recession Jan 16 2012

Chancellor George Osborne insisted today the Government was doing everything possible to "weather the storm" as economic forecasters warned the UK is likely to be already in recession.Read

Little Chef to close 67 restaurants and axe more than 500 jobs Jan 11 2012

Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is to close 67 of its 161 sites in a move expected to lead to the loss of between 500 and 600 jobs, it announced today.Read