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
Families in Birmingham face a miserable Christmas after another bleak set of unemployment statistics showed 50,541 people are on the dole in the city, Labour has claimed.Read
Unemployment increased again in the West Midlands in the last quarter – albeit slightly – as joblessness reached a 17-year high across the country.Read
Business leaders in the West Midlands have welcomed proposals in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor to do more to support businesses by focusing on existing budgets and prioritising real growth measures.Read
Telecoms giant BT is to create 300 new customer service jobs at a West Midland call centre as part of its growing trend of bringing back work from overseas, it was announced today.Read
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