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2009
Articles from 20th Aug 2009
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Cautious signs of property recovery
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Positive news of a slight upturn in house prices and an increase in demand for property loans have been well received by mortgage lenders and property companies. For one Midlands-based independent mortgage and property loan lender, a dip in arrears on existing buy-to-let mortgages is also contributing to better than expected trading conditions at the start of their fourth quarter. Read
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Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre pupils claim £250 for winning 'Eureka Rocket Challenge'
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Five students got the better of Birmingham’s Dragon’s Den when they walked off with the main prize at the first West Midlands Enterprise Laboratory ‘Eureka Rocket Challenge’. Read
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Bidford’s Adam Huttlestone cycles from John O’Groats to Lands End for Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Bidford Gliding Club member Adam Huttlestone has swapped his glider for a racing bike to raise money for The Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust after riding from John O’Groats to Lands End. Read
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Birmingham foundation helps build kids' self-esteem with trip funds
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
A grant awarded by the Birmingham Community Foundation has provided a day trip for more than 100 local disadvantaged children from the Birmingham based Keepmoat 10 project. Read
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Poppleton & Appleby helps Pitcheroak School buy brand new minibus
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Youngsters at a special school in Redditch have been enjoying fun on their end-of-year trips, thanks to a new mini-bus. Read
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Birmingham school fete funds boosted by bank
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Generous workers at Barclays Commercial Bank in Birmingham have helped raise £1,770 for St John Fisher RC Primary School in Birmingham. Read
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Core PR's Simon Hall completes Ironman triathlon and raises over £700 for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Simon Hall, designer at Brindleyplace-based marketing, PR and design agency Core, completed The Ironman UK Triathlon in 12 hours, nine minutes and six seconds, raising over £700 for Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust. Read
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Birmingham International Airport in grant to transport community group
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
Birmingham International Airport has underlined its neighbourly credentials once again with a grant to a community group, offering transport for those who need it the most in Solihull. Read
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Modest economic recovery forecast for West Midlands
Aug 20 2009 | Thrive - Corporate Social Responsibility
The West Midlands is likely to see a modest economic recovery in 2010, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers UK Economic Outlook report. Read
