Sep
2009
Articles from 14th Sep 2009
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Birmingham City Council facing worst cash crisis in five years
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council is facing its worst cash crisis in five years, with projected overspending running at more than £20 million. Read
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Witnesses sought after Balsall Heath shooting
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Detectives investigating a double shooting at a private event in Birmingham have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Read
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Warwickshire Fire Service to close a quarter of stations
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Warwickshire Fire Service is planning to close one in four of its stations and axe a third of fire appliances under a cost-cutting drive, union leaders have claimed. Read
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Midland veterans return to Arnhem to remember the comrades who fell
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Second World War heroes will return to the site of the battle of Arnhem this week thanks to a lottery-funded programme. Read
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Record crowds turn out for Birmingham ArtsFest
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 270,000 people filled venues across Birmingham at the weekend for the UK’s biggest free arts festival – ArtsFest. Read
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CBSO marks Vera's 70 years of musical devotion in Birmingham
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Even the pitch darkness of wartime blackouts and the threat of bombing could not deter City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra fan Vera Loughran from attending a concert. Read
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Bhangra dancers set new world record at Birmingham Artsfest
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
More than a thousand dancers shimmied their way into the Guinness Book of Records while taking part in a Bhangra performance in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Birmingham Twitter users raise £1,200 for YMCA at Brum Twestival
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Twitter users in Birmingham raised more than £1,200 for charity at a social gathering in the city centre. Read
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Fourteen fans arrested in Birmingham City v Aston Villa clash
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
A total of 14 football supporters were arrested during and after the Birmingham derby match. Read
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Scrabble championship in Birmingham turns out to be a friendly affair
Sep 14 2009 | West Midlands News
Some returned from lunch having swallowed little more than a dictionary, but the heat was on. Read
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Jewellery Quarter firm creates special badge in tribute to troops
Sep 14 2009 | Manufacturing & Skills
Toye Kenning & Spencer, which has manufactured military identity products for more than 320 years, launched the badge at defence and security exhibition DSEi 2009 in London last weekend. Julian Hawkes, former army Sergeant and military sales representative at Birmingham and Bedworth-based Toye, Kenning & Spencer, said he wanted to raise money for current and former service personnel and their families. Read
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Gearbox maker Parvalux’s move boosts Midland manufacturers
Sep 14 2009 | Manufacturing & Skills
Electric motor and gearbox manufacturer Parvalux has moved into new premises in Aston to help it improve services to more than 100 customers across the West Midlands region. Read
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JCB excavators help the waters flow in North East Brazil
Sep 14 2009 | Manufacturing & Skills
Sixteen JCB excavators made in Staffordshire are playing a pivotal role in helping irrigate and improve residential water supplies to an arid part of North East Brazil. Read
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Midland firms warned on ventilation systems safety
Sep 14 2009 | Manufacturing & Skills
Manufacturing firms could face the prospect of production being halted in a crackdown to protect works from dangerous dust and fumes, a West Midlands occupational health expert has warned. Read
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Birmingham City 0 Aston Villa 1 - Birmingham Post analysis
Sep 14 2009 | Aston Villa FC
Gabriel Agbonlahor repeated his Second City derby-winning antics at St Andrew’s to hand Aston Villa the bragging rights of Birmingham. Read
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Villa boss's relief at Agbonlahor's late winner in Second City derby
Sep 14 2009 | Aston Villa FC
A relieved Martin O’Neill expressed his delight at seeing his Aston Villa side retain their crown as Premier League kings of Birmingham. Read
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Aston Villa supersub John Carew delighted to set up winner against Blues
Sep 14 2009 | Aston Villa FC
Impact substitute John Carew admitted delight at his part in Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over rivals Birmingham as he came off the bench to set up Villa’s 85th-minute winner. Read
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Garry O'Connor dejected after hard work comes to nothing against Aston Villa
Sep 14 2009 | Birmingham City FC
Striker Garry O’Connor apologised to Birmingham City supporters for yesterday’s ‘heartbreaking’ defeat. Read
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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish proud of players despite defeat to Villa
Sep 14 2009 | Birmingham City FC
Defiant Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish insisted that he was proud of his side’s performance at St Andrew’s yesterday, despite seeing them sink to another Second City derby defeat. Read
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Moseley suffer big defeat at hands of Cornish Pirates
Sep 14 2009 | RFU News
Performances, or more accurately non-performances, do not come any more pitiful than that which Moseley turned in during the first half hour of this car crash in deepest Cornwall. Read
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Birmingham & Solihull Bees take heart in defeat by Bristol
Sep 14 2009 | RFU News
The guttural roar which greeted Ronnie McLean’s last minute try suggested Bees had actually won this encounter rather than merely held their own. Read
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Firms must offer jobs to get funds
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Developers will have to offer apprenticeships and jobs in order to access Government funding for new housing, it was announced. Read
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Harman issues pledge on reforms
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Reforms to clean up Parliament will have been completed before the next General Election takes place, Harriet Harman will say. Read
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Answers urged over E Coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Parents are demanding to know why they were not alerted for two weeks about an E Coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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Mandelson's public spending pledge
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has sought to regain the initiative for Labour on public spending by promising that the Government will reduce Britain's debts by being "wise spenders", while the Conservatives would impose "savage" cuts on services. Read
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Life for airliner bomb plot leader
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Airliner bomb plot ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali has been jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for planning what was described as an atrocity comparable with the September 11 attacks. Read
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House price increase 'a false dawn'
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Recent increases in house prices are a "false dawn" and property values will not return to their 2007 peak for at least another five years, research has claimed. Read
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Government warned on postal strike
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Postal services are set to be hit by further walkouts amid calls for the Government to step in to break the deadlocked row over jobs and pay. Read
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Parent driver vetting move defended
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Proposed vetting procedures for parents who regularly drive groups of children on behalf of sports or social clubs are not intended to create mistrust between adults and children, the chairman of a Home Office agency said. Read
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Government urged to act on post row
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
The Government came under fresh pressure to intervene in the postal dispute when a leading business group called on ministers to "get a grip" of the row. Read
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Man arrested over murder of widow
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of 85-year-old widow Pat Thompson. Read
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Call for BNP public sector ban
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Union leaders have called for a ban on BNP members working in public services and called for a huge campaign to counter the threat of fascism. Read
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Mother hits out over E.coli farm
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A woman has spoken of her anger after her two-year-old twin sons were admitted to hospital with kidney failure following an outbreak of E.coli at a petting farm. Read
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Thorough probe vowed on hang death
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A "thorough" investigation will be held into how an eight-year-old girl on the books of social services came to be found hanged in her bedroom, a council has said. Read
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Bomb gang jailed over 'wicked' plot
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
The airliner bomb plotters were jailed for life for planning what judge Mr Justice Henriques said was an atrocity comparable with the September 11 attacks. Read
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Mandelson in public spending pledge
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has sought to regain the initiative for Labour on public spending by promising that the Government will reduce Britain's debts by being "wise spenders", while the Conservatives would impose "savage" cuts on services. Read
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19% annual rise in mortgage lending
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Mortgage lending for house purchase showed its first significant annual increase since early 2007 during July, figures have revealed. Read
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Union warns over fire service cuts
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A fire service is planning to close one in four of its stations and axe a third of fire appliances under a cost-cutting drive, union leaders have claimed. Read
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Three sentenced for plane bomb plot
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Three Islamic extremists will be sentenced for a suicide bomb plot designed to kill thousands of passengers on transatlantic airliners. Read
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MPs must repay over-claims - Harman
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
All overpayments of allowances to MPs must be paid back, Labour's Leader of the Commons Harriet Harman has said. Read
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Answers urged over E.coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Parents are demanding to know why they were not alerted for two weeks about an E.coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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Ukraine may veto Elton adoption bid
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Sir Elton John's hopes of adopting a Ukrainian toddler have been thrown in doubt after a government minister said the country's laws would not allow it. Read
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We'll defend public sector - unions
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Union leaders have warned they will fight any attempt to cut public services or pensions of workers in a series of hard-hitting messages ahead of a crucial speech to the TUC by the Prime Minister. Read
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Girl's hanging death will be probed
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A "thorough" investigation will be held into how an eight-year-old girl on the books of social services came to be found hanged in her bedroom, a council has said. Read
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Mother's anger over E.coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A woman has spoken of her anger after her two-year-old twin sons were admitted to hospital with kidney failure following an outbreak of E.coli at a petting farm. Read
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Paedophile vetting scheme reviewed
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Children's Secretary Ed Balls has ordered a review of the Government's scheme to vet around 11 million adults who work with adults or vulnerable children. Read
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Girl's hanging death investigated
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Investigations are continuing into the death of an eight-year-old girl who was found hanged in her bedroom. Read
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Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, it was announced. Read
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Mandelson makes Vauxhall plant plea
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has urged European regulators to ensure that the future of the UK's Vauxhall plants was not placed at risk as a result of a "political fix". Read
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Barber hits back at recovery claims
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
The UK's economy has "fallen off a cliff" and will only start recovering when unemployment starts coming down and decent jobs are created, a union leader has said. Read
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Tests bid to trace E.coli source
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of an E.coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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Warning over economy recovery talk
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A union leader is set to pour scorn on claims that the green shoots of economic recovery are appearing with a warning that thousands of workers are still losing their jobs every week. Read
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Obama warns US banks of complacency
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
US President Barack Obama has credited "aggressive and innovative" steps for pulling the US economy back from the brink - but he warned against complacency. Read
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Moors murderer 'in Scots jail move'
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Moors murderer Ian Brady wants to be transferred to a Scottish prison so he will be allowed to die, his lawyer has claimed. Read
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Mum saved teenager from attack
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A teenager saved from a sex attack by her "nosey" mother after she was groomed online has warned others about the dangers of the web. Read
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Second hand cars inquiry launched
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
A consumer watchdog has launched an investigation into second hand car sales after it was reported that thousands of motorists had unwittingly bought former rental vehicles from official dealerships. Read
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Miners 'yet to reclaim legal fees'
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
More than 150,000 miners have been improperly charged by solicitors over compensation claims, with £100 million in fees still unclaimed, a Labour MP has claimed. Read
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Mandelson advocates 'wise spending'
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Lord Mandelson is seeking to regain the initiative in the public spending row by claiming services can improve without more major investment. Read
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'Executive pay up despite crash'
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
The pay of executives at the helm of Britain's top companies rose 10% last year despite their organisations suffering huge losses on the stock market, it has emerged. Read
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Bomb plot trio to face sentence
Sep 14 2009 | UK News
Three Islamic extremists are to be sentenced for a suicide bomb plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in a bid to kill thousands. Read
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Reds announce 'largest-ever' sponsorship
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Liverpool have announced the biggest commercial deal in their history after agreeing a four-year sponsorship with Standard Chartered Bank. Read
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Hodgson happy with Duff contribution
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson highlighted the importance of Damien Duff making an instant impact at Craven Cottage following the winger's strike against Everton on Sunday. Read
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Adebayor puzzled by ban talk
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor sees no reason why he should be punished by the Football Association. Read
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Adebayor likely to face charges
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Mark Hughes' plea for Emmanuel Adebayor to be "cut a bit of slack" seems certain to go unheeded following his ugly stamp on Robin van Persie. Read
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Olympic medal-winning boxer Darren Sutherland found dead
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Olympic medal-winning boxer Darren Sutherland was found dead at home on Monday by his manager. Read
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Argentina handed SANZAR invitation
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Tri-Nations giants Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have invited Argentina to join them in a new Four Nations championship from 2012. Read
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RFL scrap Ashes plan
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
The Rugby Football League have abandoned plans to play for the Ashes during the end-of-season Gillette Four Nations series. Read
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Woods eases to BMW win
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Tiger Woods cruised to a comfortable eight-shot victory in the BMW Championship in Illinois to move to the top of top of the FedEx Cup standings. Read
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On-song Federer into sixth straight final
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Roger Federer reached his sixth consecutive US Open final at Flushing Meadows with a virtuoso performance to defeat fourth seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Read
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Gabriel Agbonlahor delighted for Villa fans
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Gabriel Agbonlahor was delighted to give Villa fans the bragging rights in the west Midlands with his 84th minute matchwinner at St. Andrew's. Read
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Clijsters taken aback by glorious return
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Kim Clijsters admitted winning the US Open a month after coming out of retirement had never been in the script when she decided to return to tennis. Read
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Flutey out for up to three months
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
British and Irish Lions centre Riki Flutey has been ruled out of England's autumn schedule with a shoulder injury. Read
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Clijsters: US Open tough to top
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Kim Clijsters is at a loss as to how to follow her remarkable US Open success at Flushing Meadows on Sunday night but she is looking forward to trying. Read
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New deal boosts stadium plans - Purslow
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow believes the biggest sponsorship deal in the club's history can get their new stadium project back on track. Read
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Knee injury woe for Neville
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Everton captain Phil Neville damaged knee ligaments in Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Fulham and could face a "lengthy lay-off", the club have confirmed on their website. Read
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No malice in Adebayor challenge - Hughes
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes insists there was no malice in Emmanuel Adebayor's controversial challenge on Robin van Persie at Eastlands on Saturday. Read
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Williams hit in the pocket
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Serena Williams has been handed the maximum possible fine by US Open officials following her verbal abuse of a line judge in her semi-final with Kim Clijsters. Read
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Burley faces noon showdown
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
George Burley's crunch meeting with the Scottish Football Association hierarchy will take place at Hampden at noon ON Tuesday, Press Association Sport understands. Read
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Clijsters completes fairytale return
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Kim Clijsters crowned her return to tennis by winning the US Open a month after coming out of retirement. Read
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Raikkonen's Ferrari future in doubt
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has fuelled speculation Kimi Raikkonen is to leave the team at the end of the year. Read
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Wright injured by bowling machine
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
England all-rounder Luke Wright is an injury doubt for the fifth one-day international against Australia on Tuesday. Read
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Mascarenhas receives England call
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Hampshire all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has been added to the England one-day squad as cover for injury doubt Luke Wright. Read
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Premier League announce home-grown quota
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
The Premier League will introduce a squad cap of 25 players and a quota on home-grown players from next season, chief executive Richard Scudamore has confirmed. Read
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Canada drive back on
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Canadian Grand Prix organisers have confirmed the race will be on next year's Formula One calendar after reaching an agreement with supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Read
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FA to rule on Adebayor
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor will discover on Tuesday whether or not he is to be charged by the Football Association. Read
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Eduardo ban overturned
Sep 14 2009 | National Sport
Arsenal have won their appeal against the two-match ban awarded to Eduardo, governing body UEFA have confirmed. Read
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Slipped disc ends Neil Carter's Pro40 run spree for Warwickshire
Sep 14 2009 | Cricket News
Warwickshire all-rounder Neil Carter was forced to retire hurt after hitting a rapid, unbeaten hundred that helped secure a comfortable 59-run Pro40 win over fellow title challengers Kent with 26 balls to spare. Read
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Shrewsbury deny champions Knowle and Dorridge perfect finish
Sep 14 2009 | Cricket News
Birmingham League champions Knowle and Dorridge couldn’t round off the season in they manner they wanted. Read
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Just Car Clinics suffers from fewer collisions
Sep 14 2009 | Automotive Business
Vehicle crash repair firm Just Car Clinics said revenues came under pressure after reduced road usage resulted in fewer collisions. Read
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Mercedes to take over F1 team Brawn, says German magazine
Sep 14 2009 | Automotive Business
Mercedes has agreed to take a 75 per cent stake in Formula One leaders Brawn GP within the next three years, according to reports. Read
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Ford happy to carry on working with Magna after GM Europe takeover
Sep 14 2009 | Automotive Business
Executives at car giant Ford said they are comfortable working with parts supplier Magna International if it takes over part of rival General Motors’ European operation. Read
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Anna Blackaby: Creative fervour could be dampened
Sep 14 2009 | City View
In a seemingly counter-intuitive move on the part of a man who makes his living from “screen industries,” Steff Aquarone, director of film production firm Fullrange, has questioned whether public money channelled into the film and digital sector is misguided. Read
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Birmingham childcare chief Colin Tucker on how his staff are meeting challenge to improve
Sep 14 2009 | Agenda
The city council’s childcare chief Colin Tucker assesses progress since the Government called for improvement Read
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Sutton Coldfield 'garden grab' approval sparks anger
Sep 14 2009 | Politics News
Sutton Coldfield residents have failed in a bid to halt a garden-grabbing development which they claim will alter the character of their leafy suburb. Read
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Birmingham City Council admits planned cash savings under threat
Sep 14 2009 | Politics News
A £40 million savings programme at Birmingham City Council is unlikely to be achieved unless “corrective action” is taken, the local authority has admitted. Read
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Birmingham Council's £8k pay rise for binmen 'likely to be challenged'
Sep 14 2009 | Politics News
An £8,000-a-year pay rise handed to 500 Birmingham City Council binmen and street sweepers was “legally flawed” and is likely to be challenged in court. Read
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Don’t mention the lizards to Muse’s Matt Bellamy
Sep 14 2009 | Music
Andrew Coleman talks to Muse’s Matt Bellamy about his unwanted reputation. Read
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Matt Bellamy on the latest Muse album
Sep 14 2009 | Music
Andrew Coleman talks to Muse’s Matt Bellamy about his unwanted reputation. Read
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Empirical quest for Eric’s vibe
Sep 14 2009 | Music
You’d think that the classic Blue Note jazz of the early 1960s – Eric Dolphy and all that – would have become exhausted as a source of inspiration for young jazz musicians. Read
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Sarah Evans: Sorry Fabio, the WAGS are part of the World Cup now
Sep 14 2009 | More Columnists
Newspapers are full of teachers being unpatriotic. Recent research from the Institute of Education showed that they would rather have their interactive whiteboards and ‘free periods’ taken away than say anything positive about England. ‘I don’t think you should be grooming children to be patriotic’ pronounced one, ‘I am not going to brainwash anyone’. Read
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Roadlink shares Black Country's top prize
Sep 14 2009 | Enterprise & SMEs
Two companies shared the top prize at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards. Read
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Halesowen man's business takes off despite rejection by bank
Sep 14 2009 | Enterprise & SMEs
A Midlands businessman has defied rising unemployment and bank rejection by making a success of his new venture after tapping into a new source of funding. Read
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Birmingham firm out to sell coffee machines to the Italians
Sep 14 2009 | Enterprise & SMEs
Fracino is the only British manufacturer of espresso and cappuccino machines to exhibit at the major Host event in Milan and is hoping it will help them break the country where coffee culture originated. Read
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Risk fund's intervention fuels Potteries success
Sep 14 2009 | Enterprise & SMEs
A fuel distribution company that was established using a local regeneration fund has paid off its loan and is continuing to grow. Read
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Blackburn Rovers 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1: Post analysis
Sep 14 2009 | Wolves FC
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy’s disappointment at his side’s crushing defeat was increased by his decision to punish George Elokobi and Ronald Zubar for turning up late to the pre-match meeting. Read
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Time's up for Regenco but Black Country regeneration will go on
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
An organisation charged with regenerating parts of the Black Country is being wound down after its funding was pulled by three separate bodies. Read
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Parents wary of going into business with their children
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
The survival of the traditional family business as we know it could be under threat according to new research from one of the region’s top business schools. Read
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Wetherspoons defies pub sector chaos with record profits
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
Budget pub chain JD Wetherspoon saw record sales over the last year, despite the pub and beer sector as a whole being devastated by the recession. Read
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Cosmen family given two weeks to complete takeover of National Express
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
The consortium seeking a £765 million takeover of struggling Birmingham-based transport group National Express has been granted another two weeks to seal a deal. Read
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Management turmoil throws Business Link's future into doubt
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
The future of Business Link has been thrown into doubt amid claims that troubleshooters from Advantage West Midlands have been sent in after the chief executive walked away from her post. Read
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UK urged to sign up to in-car crash alert system
Sep 14 2009 | Other UK business news
The UK and Ireland have been urged to sign up for potentially life-saving car accident technology which automatically alerts the emergency services after a crash. Read
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Orphans, at The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Sep 14 2009 | Stage
Commissioned by the Rep and Traverse Theatre in association with Paines Plough, Dennis Kelly’s play has already been a hit in Edinburgh, where it won a Fringe First award. Read
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West Bromwich Albion 3 Plymouth Argyle 1: Post analysis
Sep 14 2009 | West Bromwich Albion FC
West Bromwich Albion manager Roberto Di Matteo praised the resilience of his team after seeing them bounce back to beat struggling Plymouth. Read
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Studley recruiter one of first customers of relaunched finance firm
Sep 14 2009 | Financial
The finance company formerly known as Cattles Invoice Finance has been relaunched as Absolute Invoice Finance, with a new £100 million fund dedicated to supporting the growth of established, early stage and start-up businesses. Read
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Teletext demise may see up to 50 jobs go at Press Association
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
Up to 50 journalists may lose their jobs as the result of a restructuring announced by news agency the Press Association. Read
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Steff Aquarone: Time for film industry to think like businesses
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
As the axe hovers over government spending through the whole economy, Steff Aquarone, director of film production firm Fullrange, argues public funding for the screen industries fosters inefficiencies and a culture of dependency and needs to be reformed. Read
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Conference outlines benefits of business in a virtual world
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
The Serious Games Institute in Coventry is set to play host this week to a unique conference looking at how businesses can benefit from virtual worlds such as Second Life. Read
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National award for Birmingham jewellery designer
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
Models mingled with guests allowing them to see the detail on the jewellery while wearing garments by Birmingham fashion designers Gavin Douglas and Sulaimi Brookman. Read
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Football-mad student becomes Blues blogger for a national newspaper
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
A football-mad journalism student at the University of Worcester has achieved her own landmark ‘goal’ after becoming an official blogger about her favourite team for a national newspaper. Read
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Staff at Gough Allen Stanley all set for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
Staff from Bromsgrove-based marketing and communications agency Gough Allen Stanley will don their walking boots for a five-mile sponsored walk to raise money for diabetes research. Read
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Made Media secures purchase of Fireloop Creative
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
Digital marketing agency Made Media has acquired fellow Birmingham design consultancy Fireloop Creative in a further signal the city’s digital sector is defying the economic downturn. Read
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Shortlist reveals the PRide of Midlands
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
The hotly-anticipated shortlist for the Midlands Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards has been revealed featuring 35 outstanding companies from across the region. Read
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Comtec Translations launches multilingual website
Sep 14 2009 | Creative industries
A translation specialist has been following its own advice to produce a multilingual version of its own site with the help of a Coventry web design firm. Read
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Developer St Modwen defends £100,000 payout to MG Rover director
Sep 14 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Regeneration firm St Modwen appointed a top legal team to distance it from dealings with MG Rover after being caught up in a scandal over a £100,000 payment to an MG Rover director. Read
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Professor David Bailey's reaction to MG Rover collapse report
Sep 14 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Car industry expert Professor David Bailey, of Coventry University Business School, expressed hope that the inquiry may lead to greater accountability and transparency in the business world. Read
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Phoenix Four farce still leaves questions
Sep 14 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
There’s a telling passage in the 800-page report into the management of Rover, where the authors highlight the minutes of a meeting held in 2001. Read
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Cadbury chief blasts Kraft's £10 billion takeover bid
Sep 14 2009 | Cadbury
Cadbury’s chairman has launched a scathing attack on would-be suitor Kraft, labelling the American group a “low-growth conglomerate” whose £10 billion bid undervalued the company. Read
