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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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