Birmingham Post - Tag - longbridge

MG parent company shares in sales surge

Birmingham Post — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:27:00 GMT

MG Motor UK’s record surge in sales has been mirrored by its Chinese parent company, which saw its 2011 sales top four million mark for the first time.

Calls for museum legacy to MG Rover plant in Longbridge

Birmingham Post — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:25:14 GMT

A campaign is gathering pace in Birmingham for a museum to be built to commemorate the former MG Rover plant and its workforce.

Public spending cuts cause more job losses for former MG Rover workers

Birmingham Post — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:03:00 GMT

Dozens of former MG Rover workers are being made redundant for the second or third time as council cutbacks take their toll on the Northfield area, it has emerged.

MG Rover trust fund row heading to court

Birmingham Post — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:50:00 GMT

The fight for cash for more than 6,500 former Longbridge workers is to go before the High Court next month, it has emerged.

Longbridge redevelopment still on course in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:16:00 GMT

A long-awaited project to regenerate south-west Birmingham and create thousands of jobs is still in line for a major Government grant despite being excluded from the latest round of Regional Growth Fund announcements.

Official opening of Bournville College's Longbridge campus

Birmingham Post — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

The new £66 million Bournville College has enjoyed its official opening after six years of development.

Students move into £66m Bournville College campus

Birmingham Post — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT

As the £66million new Bournville College opens in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, Education Correspondent Kat Keogh looks forward to a new era for the city’s former industrial hub.

Jon Griffin: Engineering - not just about the history

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

It’s probably a mistake to over-romanticise the loss of much of British heavy industry over the last 30 years, even if we are talking hundreds of thousands of jobs disappearing forever.

Ex-Longbridge boss Kevin Howe is back in business

Birmingham Post — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT

The tough-talking MG Rover chief executive who flew off to sun himself in Florida days before Longbridge went bust is back in business in the UK.

'Myplace' youth centre plan for Longbridge agreed

Birmingham Post — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:47:00 GMT

A new multi-million pound youth centre has been approved as a key project for the redevelopment of Longbridge, despite Birmingham’s youth service facing major cuts.