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Oldbury presswork firm BC Barton had debts of £1.7m

An historic Black Country presswork firm that collapsed after more than 110 years of trading had debts of about £1.7 million, it has emerged.Read

Birmingham businesses hit out at city centre car parking rules

Parking fines in Birmingham accounted for more than £4 million in revenue for the council last year. Jessica Winch headed to the city centre street which raked in the most to assess the mood of drivers and businesses.Read

CBI, BCC, BRC and FSB back Youth Contract initiative

Britain’s four biggest business organisations have backed the government's £1bn Youth Contract to tackle unemployment among young people.Read

200 jobs under threat as Eddie Stobart plans to close Alcester depot

Jobs have been thrown into doubt after haulage group Eddie Stobart revealed it was closing its chilled distribution depot in Warwickshire.Read

Private sector pay rises on the up

Pay rises in private firms so far this year have averaged 2.8 per cent, the highest level since the end of 2008, according to a new report .Read

Boparan Ventures reveals sales leap after Harry Ramsden's takeover

Growing food group Boparan Ventures has posted revenues of £20 million in the first year after its takeover of Harry Ramsden’s.Read

Pumpkin Patch becomes latest retailer to collapse

A children’s clothing chain with three stores in the West Midlands has become the latest retailer to fall into administration, putting 400 jobs at risk.Read

Birmingham business leaders hit out at south-east aviation plans

Business leaders in Birmingham have hit out at plans to increase aviation capacity in the south-east and urged the government to look north for an immediate solution.Read

West Midlands Police Authority hosts meeting for business community

West Midlands Police Authority will host its annual business consultation at its Lloyd House headquarters in Birmingham tonight (Thursday).Read

West Bromwich Albion reduce net debt by 80% as profits rise

West Bromwich Albion have revealed a huge fall in net debt after the club’s return to the top flight helped it to post a profit of more than £9 million.Read

Barratts staff in Birmingham told to clear out customers and pack up shop

Staff at the Birmingham city centre branch of shoe store Barratts were ordered to clear the shop of customers because they were being made redundant.Read

500 West Midlands jobs under threat after Peacocks collapses

More than 500 jobs in the West Midlands are under threat after clothing chain Peacocks fell into administration.Read

Former business partners at Birmingham lap dancing club reopen legal dispute

A bitter legal battle between two Birmingham club bosses over a strip of land outside the city centre lap dancing club they once made a handsome living from has been reignited. Read

Sales rise but Warwickshire CCC fall short of profit for 2011

A Test Match against India helped Warwickshire County Cricket Club achieve a 50 per cent rise in sales last year, but pre-tax losses rose to more than £500,000.Read

Insolvency experts Begbies Traynor warn of more turmoil to come

West Midlands businesses have been warned that the economy is edging ever closer to the “bottom of the economic cycle” – with more turmoil inevitable in coming months.Read

Unemployment rises again in the West Midlands

Unemployment has risen once again in the West Midlands as the tough economic climate has seen the rate remain above nine per cent.Read

JD Wetherspoon warns expansion may be scaled back amid tax hikes

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon enjoyed some Christmas sales cheer but its chairman warned expansion plans may be scaled back in the face of more tax hikes.Read

Birmingham mobile phone retailer Mobile Fun has first £1m month

Mobile phone retailer Mobile Fun has revealed a 13 per cent rise in sales over the Christmas trading period.Read

Winners crowned at the 2012 Best Of Broad Street Awards (BOBS)

Number Nine The Gallery walked off with the Birmingham Post readers’ best arts and entertainment venue at the seventh annual Best of Broad Street Awards. Read

Flybe launches new route from Birmingham to Waterford

Budget airline Flybe is launching a new route from Birmingham Airport to Waterford in the Irish Republic.Read