Nov
2009
Articles from 19th Nov 2009
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Millward daughter's tribute to celebrated photographer dad
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The daughter of an award-winning former Birmingham Post photographer has paid tribute to her father who has died, aged 80. Read
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Staffordshire brewery creates new ale to celebrate Hoard find
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A golden ale has been launched to celebrate the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard. Read
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Birmingham's lack of green space prevents it from becoming sustainable city
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s loss of green space in the city has prevented it from dramatically climbing up the rankings of one of Britain’s most sustainable cities. Read
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Man guilty of murdering victim found next to M45 in Warwickshire
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A 52-year-old man who bludgeoned his flatmate to death then dumped his burning body beside a motorway a hundred miles away in Warwickshire has been found guilty of murder. Read
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Paradise Circus in spotlight when Birmingham Library demolition begins
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Discussions are to begin about the future of Paradise Circus once the Government gives the green light for the demolition of Birmingham Central Library on Monday. Read
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Birmingham Muslim cleared of possessing flagellator as offensive weapon
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A Muslim student, from Birmingham, caught in London with a bladed flagellator used by Shias to ritually scourge themselves has been cleared of possessing it as an offensive weapon. Read
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Final scenes of Archers actor Norman Painting broadcast this Sunday
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Devotees of Radio 4’s The Archers will hear the final scenes recorded by the late and long-serving actor Norman Painting this weekend. Read
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Birmingham prepares for huge budget cuts
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The party’s well and truly over for Birmingham City Council as Europe’s largest public body prepares to slash budgets and axe jobs, says Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale. Read
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Who is up for a big city challenge in Birmingham?
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Arguments over the right job description are delaying the search for the best person to take charge of regeneration at Birmingham City Council, says Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale. Read
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Clampdown calls for Birmingham's lap dancing venues
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Licensing bosses have moved closer to toughening regulations on lap dancing clubs in the city. Read
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Huge jump in properties being built in the West Midlands
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands has seen a 53 per cent jump in new properties being built – more than any other UK region. Read
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Military life still an attractive option to the young - even in wartime
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Britain’s military face mounting losses in action, yet Birmingham’s army recruitment centre continues to exceed its yearly quota of “new blood”. Reporter Paul Bradley finds out why. Read
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Walsall woman in critical condition after colliding with car
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A 23-year-old Walsall woman is fighting for life in hospital after being in collision with a car in West Bromwich. Read
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Plans for a Brum 'Fifth Avenue' in Digbeth
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Digbeth High Street could be turned into a permanent events area capable of staging concerts attended by 50,000 people, if a senior city councillor gets his way. Read
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Worcestershire poker player accused of murdering wife
Nov 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A champion poker player from Worcestershire is facing extradition from Britain after he allegedly murdered his wife in America. Read
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The man responsible for Aston Villa’s green, green grass of home
Nov 19 2009 | Aston Villa FC
Such has been the improvement in Aston Villa’s home form this season that most of the Villa Park crowd have finally stopped watching matches peering through the gaps between their fingers. Read
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Garry O'Connor hails Birmingham City's Premier improvement
Nov 19 2009 | Birmingham City FC
Even to the harshest, most begrudging of critics, there has been a pleasant change in the way Birmingham City play. Read
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Winger Benjamin wants to remain with Worcester
Nov 19 2009 | RFU News
Such is his faith in the work being done at Worcester that Miles Benjamin has expressed his desire to stay at Sixways beyond his current contract. Read
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Callum MacBurnie makes the breakthrough at Moseley RFC
Nov 19 2009 | RFU News
There is something inherently wrong in a sport when its risk-reward structure militates against the development of talented youngsters. Read
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Moseley coach Ian Smith experiences more problems at Bedford
Nov 19 2009 | RFU News
Bedford on a Friday night – words to send a shiver down the spines of even the most resolute Moseleyite. Read
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UK jobless 'could hit 9.5% by 2011'
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The UK's jobless rate could soar to 9.5% in two years' time, even after the economy begins to recover, a leading economic body has warned. Read
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Rain batters UK, with more forecast
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Heavy rain has battered parts of Britain overnight and householders have been warned of a high risk of flooding. Read
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Cameron attack over expenses 'law'
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Tory leader David Cameron has claimed the Government's legislative programme is "unravelling" after ministers were forced to concede they could introduce laws to complete the clean-up of MPs' expenses. Read
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Woman in court on child sex charges
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
A woman is due to appear in court charged with child sex offences following the investigation into paedophiles Vanessa George and Colin Blanchard. Read
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Sleaze watchdog MP in expenses row
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The MP in charge of the Commons sleaze watchdog has stood down pending an inquiry into his second home allowance claims. Read
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Hundreds stranded after town floods
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
About 200 people have been stranded after a town became cut off by floodwater. Read
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Six bailed over mutilation murder
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Six men arrested in connection with the murder of a woman left dying and mutilated in the street have been bailed. Read
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PM criticised over expenses reform
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown is coming under pressure over MPs' expenses, after the man tasked with cleaning up Westminster said he was "disappointed" that the Queen's Speech contained no legislation to implement his recommendations. Read
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'Jedward' do have talent, says PM
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown offered an olive branch to X Factor's "Jedward", insisting they were "very good" at some things after publicly criticising their singing. Read
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Healthy children to receive flu jab
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Healthy children aged six months to five are to be given the swine flu jab, the Government is set to announce. Read
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Crash-land passengers to sue Boeing
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Passengers on a plane that crash-landed at Heathrow airport last year are suing aircraft manufacturer Boeing in a multimillion-pound action. Read
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Belgium premier is new EU president
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
EU leaders have opted for little-known compromise candidate Belgian Premier Herman Van Rompuy to become the bloc's first full-time president, diplomats have said. Read
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Homes flooded as UK storms continue
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Hundreds of homes have been flooded after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks. Read
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Harman faces charges over car smash
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman faces prosecution for her involvement in a car smash in which she was allegedly using her mobile phone, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Read
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Blair out of race for EU presidency
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The European Union's 27 leaders have begun lengthy discussions before selecting the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. Read
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Borrowing rise hits record £11.4bn
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
UK borrowing ballooned by a higher than expected £11.4 billion in October, official figures show. Read
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Karzai pledges to tackle corruption
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai has promised in his inauguration speech that he will prosecute corrupt government officials. Read
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Irish FA 'should sue over handball'
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
A leading lawyer has advised Irish football chiefs to issue a writ against Fifa for negligence after a blatant handball helped put France into the World Cup finals. Read
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Blair out of running for top EU job
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The European Union's 27 leaders have begun lengthy discussions before selecting the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. Read
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Under-fives will have swine flu jab
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Healthy children aged under five are to be given the swine flu jab. Read
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Afghan death soldier 'was our hero'
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The family of the latest British soldier killed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to a "true hero". Read
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Missing children trafficking fears
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Child protection groups have warned that youngsters disappearing from care may become victims of trafficking. Read
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Brown's pledge to military families
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Military families have been promised fresh action to help them access work and childcare, amid Government concern over mounting public scepticism about the campaign in Afghanistan. Read
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Swine flu: NHS bed shortage fears
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The UK could suffer a shortage of intensive care beds for children with swine flu, researchers have said. Read
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BNP set to launch election campaign
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Anti-fascist groups have claimed the BNP is aiming to "divide and weaken" a community by launching its general election campaign in an inner-city suburb. Read
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Kelly miffed by MPs' expenses snub
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Downing Street has denied it is standing in the way of MP expenses reform, after the head of the review of allowances said he was "disappointed" by Gordon Brown's failure to include legislation in the Queen's Speech to implement his proposals. Read
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Liver cancer patients denied drug
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
People with advanced liver cancer will be denied a new drug on the NHS under draft guidance which has been published. Read
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Cameron attack on expenses 'U-turn'
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Tory leader David Cameron has claimed the Government's legislative programme is "unravelling" after ministers were forced to concede they could introduce laws to complete the clean-up of MPs' expenses. Read
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Camilla Dallerup quits the jungle
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Dancer Camilla Dallerup has quit TV's I'm A Celebrity... after suffering crippling exhaustion, telling viewers "My body can't take it." Read
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Leaders meet to select EU president
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
EU leaders are braced for a showdown over who leads Europe, after the failure of behind-the-scenes talks to select a "President" and "High Representative for Foreign Affairs". Read
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Fresh flood fears as storms persist
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday. Read
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Danyl band's ex-backer denies scam
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
A former backer of X Factor star Danyl Johnson's old band Upfrunt pocketed more than £700,000 from unwary friends and others with a "crooked" investment scam, a court has been told. Read
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Morrisons is shoppers' fresh choice
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Morrisons has offset disappointment over the imminent departure of its chief executive by revealing sales "well ahead" of its competitors. Read
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Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second five-year term during a ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Read
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Labour peers rap PM's OAP care plan
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Government plans to extend care for the elderly have come under attack from some of Labour's own peers. Read
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Jedward are talented, insists Brown
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown has offered an olive branch to X Factor's Jedward, insisting the pair are "very good" at some things despite previously criticising their singing. Read
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Goa death mother on benefits charge
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager whose body was found on a beach in Goa, has been charged with falsely claiming more than £50,000 in income support. Read
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Six arrested over mutilation murder
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Six men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman left dying and mutilated in the street. Read
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Teens copy TV show ethanol drinking
Nov 19 2009 | UK News
Five teenagers have been taken to hospital after drinking ethanol in an apparent copy of a storyline from BBC drama Waterloo Road. Read
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Gibbs on course for Chelsea clash
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Arsenal have confirmed Kieran Gibbs' foot injury is not as bad as first feared - and he could now be fit to face Chelsea later this month. Read
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Smith: Managing Scotland is not impossible
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Gordon Smith has described the job as Scotland team boss as difficult "but not impossible". Read
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Dunne: We were cheated
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne was coming to terms with being "cheated" out of a place in next summer's World Cup finals. Read
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Keane blasts Platini and Blatter
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Robbie Keane hit out at the presidents of FIFA and UEFA following the Republic of Ireland's World Cup exit, claiming they would be "delighted" that France had gone through thanks to a hugely controversial winning goal. Read
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FIFA rule out replay for Republic
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
The Republic of Ireland's pleas to have their World Cup clash with France replayed are likely to fall on deaf ears. Read
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Passport deadline for Stosic
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Wakefield have given New Zealand-born prop James Stosic until the end of the month to acquire a Macedonian passport or be released. Read
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Irish lodge official complaint
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
The Football Association of Ireland have lodged a formal complaint with world governing body FIFA over the controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France. Read
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FAI call on FIFA for replay
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has urged FIFA to uphold their own principles and "step up to the plate" by agreeing to replay last night's controversial World Cup play-off defeat by France. Read
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Fisher hits early trouble
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Ross Fisher's hopes of earning a £1.6million jackpot on his 29th birthday on Sunday nose-dived the moment the Dubai World Championship started on Thursday. Read
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We'll fly the flag - Button
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Jenson Button vowed to make the United Kingdom proud after joining Lewis Hamilton at McLaren to form an all-British line-up. Read
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Tredwell to replace Swann
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
England's injury woes increased on Thursday when it was announced spinner Graeme Swann will miss the first two one-day internationals against South Africa due to a side strain. Read
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Ferguson surprised by Scotland talk
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Barry Ferguson would consider playing for Scotland again if the new manager picks him. Read
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Taylor makes case for video technology
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Players' chief Gordon Taylor has called for the introduction of video replays after the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dreams were shattered by a goal that should never have been given. Read
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Murray pitted against del Potro
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
British number one Andy Murray will face US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening singles match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday. Read
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Fergie to miss Pompey and Spurs
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be in the dugout at Old Trafford on Saturday when his side face Everton. Read
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Hughton cool on Campbell comments
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Newcastle manager Chris Hughton has played down reports linking Sol Campbell with a move to the club. Read
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Keane blasts FIFA seedings
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Robbie Keane has launched a scathing attack on football's governing bodies after the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dreams were shattered in Paris. Read
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Middlesex sign Gilchrist
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Middlesex have signed Adam Gilchrist for the group matches of next season's Twenty20 Cup - and are confident of securing Sachin Tendulkar as well. Read
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Westwood in pole position
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Lee Westwood gave playing partner Rory McIlroy something to think about with a sparkling six-under-par 66 when the Dubai World Championship began on Thursday. Read
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Trap demands answers over referee
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni wants FIFA to explain their choice of referee for Wednesday night's World Cup play-off against France in Paris. Read
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Johnson aims to learn from criticism
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
England manager Martin Johnson revealed his men are in "determined mood" heading into Saturday's showdown with New Zealand, the final Investec Challenge of a tough autumn campaign. Read
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FIFA seedings pressurised ref - Brady
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady claims referee Martin Hansson "succumbed under pressure" in awarding France their controversial winning goal in Wednesday night's World Cup play-off in Paris. Read
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French sympathy for Irish exit
Nov 19 2009 | National Sport
There was plenty of sympathy for the Republic of Ireland in the French media on Thursday morning after the controversial extra-time goal that denied them a place in next summer's World Cup finals. Read
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Brown is too weak to impose reform
Nov 19 2009 | Politics News
Brown too weak Read
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Albert Bore: Birmingham suffering effects of Mike Whitby's vanity
Nov 19 2009 | Politics News
Labour leader Sir Albert Bore tells Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale that power lies in the hands of too few people. Read
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Bore warning for Birmingham City Council coalition
Nov 19 2009 | Politics News
Opposition Labour group leader Sir Albert Bore believes the city’s Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition is about to get a taste of the medicine his party had to swallow when it ran Birmingham a decade ago. Read
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Virgin Trains staff to strike at Birmingham and Coventry
Nov 19 2009 | Transport News
Ticket office staff at five busy railway stations, including Birmingham and Coventry, will stage the first in a series of lightning strikes tomorrow in a row over the increased use of machines. Read
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Virgin Trains staff call off Friday rush hour strike
Nov 19 2009 | Transport News
A planned strike by Virgin Trains booking office staff at Birmingham New Street and Coventry railway stations has been called off after a legal challenge by the company. Read
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Protests at University of Birmingham over plans for sociology department
Nov 19 2009 | Education News
Lecturers facing redundancy at the University of Birmingham over plans to close their department have accused internal managers of a cynical PR offensive among students. Read
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Pupils climbing over disadvantage hurdle
Nov 19 2009 | Education News
Has Birmingham managed to address under-achievement in its schools? Education Correspondent Tony Collins looks at the latest results for the city. Read
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Conservative government would force vote on Birmingham mayor issue
Nov 19 2009 | Iron Angle
Birmingham will be ordered to hold a referendum on whether the city should be run by a directly-elected mayor within three months of a Conservative government taking office next year, this column can confidently predict. Read
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Jane Sixsmith in the forefront of Sutton Coldfield's bid to regain Premiership status
Nov 19 2009 | Other Sport
Jane Sixsmith and Sutton Coldfield are synonymous and together they could be heading back to the higher echelons of the hockey world. Read
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Movie Reviews - The Twilight Saga: New Moon, A Serious Man, The Informant!
Nov 19 2009 | Film
New cinema releases reviewed, including Twilight Saga: New Moon, A Serious Man, and The Informant! Read
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Catherine Foster born to be a singer
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Birmingham Conservatoire helped a midwife to become an opera star, writes Christopher Morley Read
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Mediaeval Baebes get in the festive spirit
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Chart-topping singers tell Diane Parkes how their concerts brim with festive spirit. Read
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Fyfe Dangerfield heading in a new direction
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Terry Grimley catches up with the complicated musical life of Fyfe Dangerfield. Read
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Jazz Diary: Compare and contrast
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Two hugely contrasting gigs in as many days – contrasting in so many ways but both with a great deal to recommend them. Read
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Review: Bryn Terfel, at Symphony Hall
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Bryn Terfel’s portrayal of the villainous police chief Scarpia in Tosca is the best since the great Tito Gobbi’s, with its combination of a suave surface barely disguising febrile sexual passion. Read
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Jamie Cullum's debt to Michael Parkinson
Nov 19 2009 | Music
Jamie Cullum reveals to Polly Weeks that it was an appearance on the chat show that launched his career Read
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Review: CBSO play Haydn, Mozart and Rossini, at Birmingham Town Hall
Nov 19 2009 | Music
It was good to be reminded on Wednesday what a good "period" band the CBSO can be. Read
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Sarah Evans: Exam marks are failing us
Nov 19 2009 | More Columnists
It is difficult to know just how many nails in the coffin are needed before our examination culture can finally be laid to rest in peace. Read
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Chris Upton: Windsor fails to sell itself
Nov 19 2009 | More Columnists
Last Saturday, as my birthday treat, we took ourselves down to Windsor. Remembrance Sunday is not the ideal day for negotiating the streets of this military town. Read
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Richard McComb: Relishing my day in the sun
Nov 19 2009 | More Columnists
After 20 years’ hard labour at journalism’s coal face I pulled it off, bagging a press trip to a far-flung location. Read
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Terry Grimley: Wrongful conviction is brought to stage
Nov 19 2009 | More Columnists
A once notorious miscarriage of justice in the Edwardian West Midlands, the Great Wyrley Outrages, is the subject for a new play by Birmingham writer David Edgar which will have its premiere at Birmingham Rep next spring. Read
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Who will foot the bill for care of Birmingham's elderly?
Nov 19 2009 | More Columnists
Where is Birmingham City Council going to get its share of the £250 million a year it will cost to fulfil the Government’s new promise of free care at home for elderly people? Read
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The second stage of Stratford's RSC theatres
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Arts Editor Terry Grimley looks at the transformation of the RSC’s theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane, at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
The then 25-year-old Martin McDonagh’s astonishing debut play, first seen in Galway in 1996, has lost none of its power to disconcert audiences with its idiosyncratic blend of dark comedy and cruelty. Read
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George’s Marvellous Medicine, at Old Rep, Station Street
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Not content with staging a hugely successful production of Roald Dahl’s story which has toured the country several times, Birmingham Stage Company has now gone back to basics with a new adaptation by David Wood. Read
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Murray Perahia/Academy of St Martin in the Fields, at Symphony Hall
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
This concert fell on the 50th birthday of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. As an anniversary celebration, it had everything – fine music superlatively executed and a capacity crowd enthusiastic in their appreciation. Read
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La Traviata, at Birmingham Hippodrome
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Music-theatre on a larger scale is currently at Birmingham Hippodrome with Welsh National Opera’s regular autumn residency, beginning with a new production of Verdi’s La Traviata, which is almost entirely a total winner (the only miscalculation is in portraying old man Germont as a self-righteous outcast to the end, when his music warms towards Violetta in her tragic situation). Read
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Four more die from swine flu in West Midlands
Nov 19 2009 | Health News
Four more people have died from swine flu in the West Midlands, according to the latest figures. Read
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Former West Brom and Birmingham City star Geoff Horsfield's rollercoaster year
Nov 19 2009 | West Bromwich Albion FC
Geoff Horsfield is unlikely to forget the last year or so in a hurry. Read
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Chris Tomlinson: Paywall looks a dead end
Nov 19 2009 | Creative industries
Our old friend the Murdochosaurus has been at it again. Read
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British and Irish Cup leaves Brian Dick cold
Nov 19 2009 | Sports Comment
So the bastard child of the second tier season is knocking on our door and plaintively asking to be let in. Cross our threshold and step into the warmth ye unloved British and Irish Cup. Read
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Time for free thinking on cricket broadcasting
Nov 19 2009 | Sports Comment
I have reassuring news for English cricket lovers. Yes, these are worrying times. Of course, it is a deeply concerning prospect that a home Ashes series might again be screened live on free telly, accessible to all, young and old, rich and poor. Read
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Papers give a context to our ancestors’ lives
Nov 19 2009 | Genealogy
Our family historian Paul Wilkins explains how newspapers can help you trace your family tree. Read
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Skills gap threatening West Midlands glass industry
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Stourbridge has long been synonymous with the glass industry but these days you are more likely to find the town’s heritage preserved in the names of shopping centres than in working glass-making factories. Anna Blackaby visits a successful studio to hear how a lack of skills is threatening the traditional industry. Read
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Halfords posts 24% profits rise amid a boom in camping
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Halfords produced a top-of-the-range rise in half-year profits today after benefiting from a surge in demand for cycling and camping goods. Read
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Portillo: UK economy may get very unpleasant
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo fears the UK may be heading towards an “unpleasant economic event” next year which could once again destabilise the country’s economy. Read
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Borrowing higher than expected at £11.4bn
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
UK borrowing ballooned by a higher than expected £11.4 billion in October, official figures showed today. Read
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Pre-Christmas boost for retailers with rise in sales volumes
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Official figures show retail sales volumes are growing at their fastest annual rate since May last year. Read
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Shares rise despite sales fall at Coleshill firm Headlam Group
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Shares in Coleshill floor coverings firm Headlam Group rose five per cent in early trading despite directors revealing a 5.9 per cent fall in sales. Read
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The ABC of Indian lager deal
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Tom Scotney meets a Midlands firm that hopes to become one of the classic parts of Anglo-Asian culture – lager and a curry. Read
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Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to open a new factory in China
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is spreading its wings worldwide – with a new hi-tech retread and distribution facility in China. Read
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MP Hemming happy with hedge funds boosting Cadbury
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
According to Birmingham MP John Hemming, stock market speculation over the future of takeover target Cadbury could help keep the company independent. Read
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Row over funding for Screen WM board members
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Anna Blackaby exposes a row over funding for firms in the West Midlands creative sector. Read
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Unions want Government to stop Ericsson scrapping Coventry R&D site
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
The UK's largest trade union has called on the Government to challenge telecoms giant Ericsson's plans to axe its research and development site in Coventry. Read
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Profits rise expected for Alcester firm Melrose PLC
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Industrial group Melrose PLC is predicted to post a £113.5 million profit after it revealed said current trading was marginally ahead of expectations. Read
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Women in the boardroom: It's not just about quotas
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Anna Blackaby asks why the region’s boardrooms are still a no-go area for women Read
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Unemployment predicted to rise when economy recovers
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
The UK’s jobless rate could soar to 9.5 per cent in two years’ time, even after the economy begins to recover, a leading economic body has warned. Read
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Absolute Invoice Finance changes hands for second time in a year
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Absolute Invoice Finance, which has an operation in Birmingham on Great Charles Street, is changing hands after being merged with Aldermore Bank. Read
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Birmingham businesses backing new Metro extension in Broad Street
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
Businesses in Broad Street have thrown their support behind a new transport system to link the area with the rest of the city. Head of Business Alun Thorne discovers that Rapid Transport Vehicles are being taken seriously in high places. Read
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Hippodrome chief says stage is set to help lift Birmingham's spirits
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
It’s the busiest, most popular, theatre in the country and one of the top five paid-for attractions in the West Midlands. Read
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Less than 6 per cent of top West Midlands firms have female directors
Nov 19 2009 | Latest Business News
New research by The Birmingham Post shows women are all but invisible in the boardrooms of the region’s top 50 listed companies. Anna Blackaby reports Read
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Ferrero and Hershey both admit interest in Cadbury
Nov 19 2009 | Cadbury
A bidding war for Bournville giant Cadbury was in prospect today after confectioners Hershey and Ferrero said they were considering their options over the firm. Read
