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

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:00 GMT

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.

Kerrang! back in profit after "traumatic" time

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:35:00 GMT

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

Maverick Television breaks new ground with £15m NHS contract

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:17:00 GMT

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.

Chris Tomlinson: Will cameras help in Haiti?

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

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

Gough Allen Stanley appoints new director

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:23:00 GMT

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

Tarmac ad campaign launched by Connect

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:19:00 GMT

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

Freestyle on track with website deal

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:17:00 GMT

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

Freestyle on track with website deal

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:34:00 GMT

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

Tarmac ad campaign launched by Connect

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:33:00 GMT

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

Gough Allen Stanley appoints new director

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:32:00 GMT

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

Clusta and CMW set up new website for Wispa fans

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:02:00 GMT

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

Golley Slater appointed to handle Housing Plus media relations

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:06:00 GMT

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

Rees Bradley Hepburn links up with Interflora

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:08:00 GMT

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

Codemasters hit by winding up blunder

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

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.

Zombie Lighting launches Gorillaz 'Demon Lamp'

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

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.

Noel Dunne: Creative industries letting youngsters down over apprenticeships

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:31:00 GMT

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

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:26:00 GMT

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.

Marketing expansion at NEC

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:40:00 GMT

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

Drain Center website completed by Switch

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:42:00 GMT

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

Presenter Jonathan Ross quits BBC

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:05:24 GMT

Jonathan Ross has announced he is quitting the BBC.