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Birmingham Post owner Trinity Mirror buys Guardian regional papers for £44.8m

Trinity Mirror, the national company that owns The Birmingham Post and its sister papers, has bought a group of regional newspapers – including the Manchester Evening News – in a deal worth £44.8 million.Read

Kerrang! back in profit after "traumatic" time

Phil Vinter spent a day with the DJs at Kerrang! radio station in the city, which was forced to make cutbacks last yearRead

Maverick Television breaks new ground with £15m NHS contract

The Birmingham firm behind the TV series Embarrassing Bodies is launching a ground-breaking digital project with the NHS to allow people to access health services online.Read

Chris Tomlinson: Will cameras help in Haiti?

While watching rolling TV news I began wondering why I was viewing live footage from Haiti while eating my cornflakes?Read

Gough Allen Stanley appoints new director

Communications agency Gough Allen Stanley has appointed a new creative director to its expanding creative services department.Read

Tarmac ad campaign launched by Connect

Wolverhampton PR agency Connect has launched an advertising campaign for Tarmac to help build its sustainability credentials.Read

Freestyle on track with website deal

Warwick-based Freestyle Interactive has won a major six-figure website redevelopment contract from one of France’s biggest companies.Read

Freestyle on track with website deal

Warwick-based Freestyle Interactive has won a major six-figure website redevelopment contract from one of France’s biggest companies.Read

Tarmac ad campaign launched by Connect

Wolverhampton PR agency Connect has launched an advertising campaign for Tarmac to help build its sustainability credentials.Read

Gough Allen Stanley appoints new director

Communications agency Gough Allen Stanley has appointed a new creative director to its expanding creative services department.Read

Clusta and CMW set up new website for Wispa fans

Communications firm CMW and Birmingham digital agency Clusta have created a new website dedicated to the iconic Cadbury’s Wispa bar.Read

Golley Slater appointed to handle Housing Plus media relations

Midlands housing organisation Housing Plus has appointed Golley Slater Public Relations in Birmingham to handle its national media and stakeholder relations.Read

Rees Bradley Hepburn links up with Interflora

Meriden-based Rees Bradley Hepburn has won the retail account for international flower delivery network Interflora following a three-way pitch.Read

Codemasters hit by winding up blunder

The jewel in the crown of the West Midlands’ video games industry received a chilling New Year’s surprise after the taxman accidentally served a petition to wind the company up.Read

Zombie Lighting launches Gorillaz 'Demon Lamp'

A Birmingham-born animator has turned a lovable demon from artwork created for the band Gorillaz into a lamp which he believes can help children fight their fear of monsters.Read

Extra print run at Tindal Street Press as Beauty wins Costa award

Tindal Street Press, in Birmingham, is printing an extra 10,000 copies of the book Beauty after it landed the acclaimed Costa First Novel Award. Read

Marketing expansion at NEC

The NEC Group’s marketing department has expanded its team working on the company’s catering arm.Read

Drain Center website completed by Switch

Birmingham-based communications consultancy Switch has completed the new website for drainage product supplier Drain Center.Read

Presenter Jonathan Ross quits BBC

Jonathan Ross has announced he is quitting the BBC.Read