Birmingham Mail - Tag - mini

Shopping: Marvellous Mini Revival

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:14:00 GMT

HAVE your own Mini adventure by enjoying the ‘60s revival in fashion.

The Italian Job voted best film for driving scenes

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:00:00 GMT

Another British movie – Cliff Richard’s 1963 hit Summer Holiday – also made it into the top ten for its double-decker bus scenes.

More than 800 jobs secured at Hams Hall as BMW confirm £500m investment

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:52:00 GMT

BMW has unveiled a £500 million vote of confidence in the UK – safeguarding 800 jobs at its Hams Hall engine plant – in the second manufacturing boost in the West Midlands in 24 hours.

Mini designer says we need more manufacturing apprenticeships in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE designer who helped create the Birmingham-made Mini has blasted the demise of manufacturing in the region as a “terrible tragedy”.

Dr Alex Moulton, who created the Mini suspension, to visit Birmingham to talk about his career.

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE man who helped Sir Alec Issigonis create the Mini is to visit Birmingham to give a talk about his career. Now almost 90 years old, Dr Alex Moulton is to give the first lecture in Birmingham Institute of Art and Design’s Aspects of Design series tomorrow.

Four-door addition to Mini family launched

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FOURTH model is to be added to the Mini family – and for the first time ever this one will have four doors.

ArtsFest in Birmingham enters its 12th year with some legendary names

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:04:00 GMT

Legends from the Mini to Motown and local heroes are the theme of this year’s ArtsFest in Birmingham on September 11-13.

Mini leads the way with an ultra-cool two-seater coupe

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT

ALMOST exactly 50 years after the launch of the original Mini the latest member of the current family – the coupe – is in the spotlight.

Magical launch of the Car of the Century 50 years ago

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

EXACTLY 50 years ago this week “magician” Tony Ball waved his magic wand and produced the very first Mini from a giant top hat at Longbridge in front of the world’s press and dealers from around the globe.