Lower rail fares but station car park charges go up
31 Dec 09 23:30 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Lower rail fares but station car park charges go up
Philip Pank Times 1 Jan 10
Commuters returning to work next week will find the cost of a season ticket on most trains has fallen, but the seasonal cheer may yet be tempered by higher car parking fees at many stations and above-inflation fare increases on off-peak travel...
The Stirrer 23 Dec Virgin Trains price hike & off peak cuts
Reduction in number of workplace deaths
31 Dec 09 14:03 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Reduction in number of workplace deaths
Express & Star 31 Dec 09
The number of people killed at work in the West Midlands over the last year has nearly halved, but employers have been urged to do more after accidents claimed more than 13,000 casualties...
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Jaguar Land Rover in recruitment drive for graduates
31 Dec 09 13:59 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Jaguar Land Rover in recruitment drive for graduates
B'ham Post 31 Dec 09
Resurgent car-maker Jaguar Land Rover is defying the recession to take on more than 100 graduates and undergraduates in a major recruitment drive of young talent...
BBC News 22 Dec Jaguar offering 100 graduate jobs
B'ham Post 6 Apr JLR to recruit 40 apprentices
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D2 cash crisis puts Walsall shop jobs at risk
31 Dec 09 12:23 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
D2 cash crisis puts Walsall shop jobs at risk
Express & Star 31 Dec 09
Fashion chain D2 today became the latest victim of the recession as it fell into administration, putting 800 jobs and two Black Country shops at risk. The retailer, which specialises in brands such as Wrangler, Levis and Kickers at its 79 stores including branches at Merry Hill and Walsall’s Saddlers Centre, called in administrators from BDO Stoy Hayward on Wednesday night...
BBC News 30 Dec D2 enters administration
Guardian 30 Dec Fashion retail D2 collapses
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Ferrero still mulling options over Cadbury
31 Dec 09 11:54 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Ferrero still mulling options over Cadbury
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 28 Dec 09
Italian confectioner Ferrero is still considering a move for Cadbury according to reports. Italian newspaper La Stampa claims the maker of Ferrero Rocher is “still evaluating the possibility of acquiring the British sweets group” although the family owned company would not comment on the report...
B'ham Mail 31 Dec Cadbury takeover 'would kill Bournville'
Express & Star 29 Dec Ferrero set to join battle
Express & Star 21 Nov New £10.2bn bid for Cadbury
Daily Mail 19 Nov Bid battle for Cadbury takes decisive turn
BBC News 18 Nov ‘Talks on rival bid’ for Cadbury
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Graeme Brown B'ham Post 21 Dec Unions set to lobby Cadbury shareholders
B'ham Mail 18 Dec Prof Carl Chinn backs campaign to save Cadbury
B'ham Mail 17 Dec Labour backbenchers vow Cadbury action
B'ham Post 16 Dec Kraft hits back at union criticisms of its plans for Cadbury
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Local MP accuses Kraft of being 'like Arthur Daley'
BBC 16 Dec Cadbury workers head to Commons
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Kraft maintains it offers best prospects for Cadbury workers
B'ham Mail 15 Dec Thousands pledge Cadbury support on Facebook
B'ham Post 15 Dec Workers protest video
B'ham Post 15 Dec Cadbury's workers protest in Birmingham against Kraft takeover
B'ham Post 15 Dec Kraft's pledge to be disciplined in Cadbury bid as protest heat up
Times 15 Dec Cadbury bolsters defence against bid with robust update
B'ham Post 14 Dec Cadbury begins fightback against Kraft
Cadbury 14 Dec Cadbury issues defence statement
BBC News 14 Dec Cadbury feature: The factory in the garden
BBC News 13 Dec Cadbury and Hershey in bid talks
B'ham Mail 13 Dec Unite union calls for shareholders to reject Kraft
BBC News 12 Dec Union tries to block Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Retired Cadbury workers demand stronger action
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Mail launches 'Hands off Cadbury' campaign
Stirrer 11 Dec Cadbury's petition no longer takes the biscuit
B'ham Post 11 Dec Mandelson tells foreigners: respect our heritage
B'ham Post 11 Dec PM warns he will oppose Cadbury asset stripping
B'ham Mail 11 Dec Cadbury workers throw down the gauntlet to Kraft
B'ham Post 10 Dec Chamber seeks assurances from Kraft over Cadbury plans
Stirrer 10 Dec Council bans Cadbury petition
B'ham Mail 8 Dec 'Keep Cadbury in Bournville' plea to Mandelson
B'ham Mail 7 Dec Lord Mandelson in warning over Cadbury takeover
Times 7 Dec Cadbury to respond to Kraft by Monday
Stirrer 7 Dec Can Mandy save Cadburys?
Boris Johnson Telegraph 7 Dec If Americans can afford to buy Cadbury, then let them
Telegraph 7 Dec Irene Rosenfeld: Kraft's CEO profile
B'ham Mail 5 Dec 60 Day battle begins as Kraft confirms bid
Times 4 Dec Kraft goes hostile in £9.8bn bid for Cadbury
Guardian 4 Dec Mandelson warns Kraft over quick buck
B'ham Post 3 Dec Gordon Brown says Cadbury reputation depends on British workforce
B’ham Post 30 Nov Mandelson: We are powerless to halt sale of Cadbury to US firms
B’ham Post 30 Nov Unions warn of job losses if Kraft buys Cadbury
BBC News 30 Nov Unions fear job losses at Cadbury
B’ham Post 23 Nov Cadbury shares rocket after reports of Nestlé interest
Express & Star 23 Nov Cadbury defiant as Nestlé weights up bid
B’ham Mail 22 Nov Cadbury set to reject £10.3billion takeover bid by Hershey
Express & Star 21 Nov New £10.2bn bid for Cadbury
Daily Mail 19 Nov Bid battle for Cadbury takes decisive turn
BBC 19 Nov Cadbury union bosses meet Kraft
BBC News 18 Nov ‘Talks on rival bid’ for Cadbury
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 18 Nov Comment: The Choc Wars Update
B’ham Mail 17 Nov Cadbury workers want Kraft talks
E&S 17 Nov Green & Black boss sees red over threat
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 16 Nov Unions wants answers from Kraft-Cadbury over takeover
Unite 16 Nov Unite pushes Kraft to come clean
B’ham Post 13 Nov MPs back campaign to keep Cadbury British
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 13 Nov Comment: Taxpayers’ money funds hostile bid for Cadbury
B’ham Post 13 Nov Birmingham Chamber boss Jerry Blackett: No reason for Cadbury shareholders to back Kraft bid
B’ham Mail 12 Nov Cadbury TV advert cleared of racism
B’ham Post 11 Nov House of Commons motion to keep Cadbury British
B’ham Post 10 Nov MP Khalid fights to save Cadbury jobs
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury reject £9.8 billion hostile bid from Kraft Foods
Independent 9 Nov Hostile Kraft for Cadbury bid ‘derisory’
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury board braced for last-minute Kraft bid
BBC News 9 Nov Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
The Stirrer 9 Nov Chocs away for Cadbury bid
Express & Star 9 Nov Shares rise as Cadbury braced
B’ham Mail 8 Nov Kraft expected to launch fresh hostile Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 4 Nov Kraft finance deal strengthens plans for a Cadbury takeover
B'ham Mail 21 Oct Cadbury’s sales growth boosts fight to defeat Kraft’s takeover bid
B'ham Post 22 Oct Cadbury chief hails lastest figures as proof of confidence
BBC 21 Oct Strong sales rise boosts Cadbury
B'ham Post 16 Oct Kraft plans for Cadbury takeover hit by death of advisor
Express & Star 5 Oct Relative of Cadbury hits out at Kraft bid
B'ham Post 9 Oct Kraft will grow wither way
B'ham Mail 1 Oct Cadbury's impose Kraft time limit
B'ham Post 1 Oct Kraft defend firms investment record
B'ham Post 30 Sep Kraft given deadline to lodge bid
B'ham Post 28 Sep Kraft planning hostile take-over
B'ham Post 25 Sep Cadbury insists Kraft takeover would have no merit
B'ham Post 24 Sep Cadbury sees 'some sense' in deal with Kraft
B'ham Post 22 Sep Kraft CEO in UK to discuss Cadbury takeover bid
B'ham Post 18 Sep Cadbury launches new TV advert as Kraft steps up takeover pressure
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B'ham Mail 19 Sep Cadbury advert (full length video)
B'ham Post 16 Sep Kraft preparing formal takeover bid
B'ham Post 16 Sep Chief: strong future without Kraft
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
B'ham Post 14 Sep Cadbury chief blasts Kraft's bid
Telegraph 13 Sep Gloves off as Cadbury fights bid
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
Observer 13 Sep Unions warn of job losses
Mail 12 Sep Fears for suppliers in Kraft bid
Guardian 11 Sep Life is sweet in Bournville video***
Telegraph 9 Sep Kraft holds back in bid for Cadbury
Bloomberg 9 Sep Kraft 'in $8bn finance talks'
Telegraph 9 Sep Bankers big winners in Kraft's bid
TImes 9 Sep Rewards will go to US shareholders
Times 9 Sep Hershey considers Cadbury counterbid
Times 9 Sep Bid for Cadbury about imperial realities
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury rivals sense an opportunity
B'ham Post 8 Sep Strength will keep independence
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury dismisses £10.2bn Kraft bid
B'ham Post 7 Sep Kraft launches £10.2bn takeover bid for Cadbury
B'ham Post 7 Sep Video report on bid
Telegraph 7 Sep Famous brands they both own
Independent 7 Sep Kraft: rise of the food giant
Times 7 Sep Cadbury: history of sweet success
Guardian 3 Sep Cadbury threatened with strike action
House prices fail to rise in West Midlands
30 Dec 09 16:09 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
House prices fail to rise in West Midlands
B'ham Mail 30 Dec 09
House prices rose for the sixth month in a row during November except in the West Midlands, figures have revealed. All regions in England except for the West Midlands experienced house price rises during the month, while Wales experienced the biggest monthly increase of 2.9%...
B'ham Mail 15 Dec WM House prices continuing to rise
B'ham Post 12 Dec House prices fall in West Midlands
B'ham Post 16 Sep House prices creeping up
B'ham Post 15 Sep Surveyors report increase in enquiries about WM properties
B'ham Post 15 Sep Mortgage lending rises but CML remains cautious
Express & Star 14 Sep WM house prices: A false dawn
Bloomberg 14 Sep Housing slump to resume in 2010
Ernst & Young 14 Sep House prices not set to reach 2007 peaks for another five years
B'ham Post 16 Jul Property market showing signs of recovery, says Land Securities
B'ham Post 1 Jul Region's house prices down 11.5pc on 2008 period
B'ham Post 10 Jun House prices rise
B'ham Post 2 Jun House prices rise in West Midlands
B'ham Post 13 May WM house prices fall by 12.7%
B'ham Post 7 May House prices still in decline
B'ham Post 1 May WM experiences biggest fall
B'ham Post 21 Apr Asking prices up for 3rd month
B'ham Post 31 Mar Market ‘may have turned a corner’
B'ham Post 18 Mar Decline less than for any region
Charity shops in protest over background music royalties
30 Dec 09 15:19 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Charity shops in protest over background music royalties
Paul Dale B'ham Mail 30 Dec 09
Charities in the West Midlands are set to be clobbered by a £1.5 million bill following approval of a new government licensing system for playing recorded music. The changes mean that charities running shops, such as Cancer Research and Help the Aged, will have to pay up to £1,800 a year in royalties if they play background music to customers...
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Midlands Co-op name new Chief Executive
30 Dec 09 14:50 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Midlands Co-op name new Chief Executive
Lichfield Blog 30 Dec 09
A businessman from a village near Lichfield is to become the new Chief Executive of the Midlands Co-op. Martyn Cheatle, who lives in Barton-under-Needwood, is currently the company’s Deputy Chief Executive and will step up to his new role following the retirement of John Fitzgerald...
B'ham Post 29 Apr Midlands Co-op profits soar
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West Bromwich Building Society name new chairman
30 Dec 09 14:42 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
WBBS name new chairman
John Cranage B'ham Post 30 Dec 09
Restructuring of the loss-making West Bromwich Building Society’s board of directors has been completed with the appointment of a new chairman. Succeeding Brian Woods-Scawen after six years is Mark Nicholls, a senior City of London figure with wide experience of the financial services sector...
B’ham Mail 27 Nov WBBS reports £8.4 m losses
Express & Star 27 Nov WBBS to review branches after losses
B’ham Mail 27 Nov WBBS recovery reports
Express & Star 7 Sep Group is formed for West Bromwich Building Society fight
B'ham Post 7 Sep PIBS holders agree to West Brom Building Society rule change
B'ham Post 2 Sep New board member for WBBS
B'ham Post 24 Aug Investors protest over WBBS losses
B'ham Mail 11 Aug WBBS move to Birmingham 'unlikely'
Express & Star 7 Aug Talks over WBBS move
Black Country Brummie 8 Aug The West Brom
Express & Star 30 Jul WBBS set for name change
B'ham Post 30 Jul Tainted society faces rebranding
Express & Star 29 Jul WBBS members to meet leaders
B'ham Post 21 Jul West Brom board to be held to account
Express & Star 20 Jul WBBS closes pension scheme
Telegraph 18 Jul WBBS closes pension scheme
B'ham Post 17 Jul Ex-WBBS CEO's massive pay-off
B'ham Post 16 Jul WBBS chief quit with £500k pay-off
Express & Star 16 Jul Former boss in huge payout
Express & Star 4 Jul WBBS unveils big expansion plans
B'ham Post 29 Jun WBBS close to bail-out, admits chief
Express & Star 12 Jun WBBS saved in £182m deal
B'ham Post 15 Jun Blog: Time to go local again
B'ham Post 12 Jun WBBS keeps independence
B'ham Post 12 Jun Plan to safeguard WBBS
BBC News 11 Jun WBBS in debt deal talks
Express & Star 11 Jun WBBS will have to be rescued
B'ham Post 11 Jun WBBS confirms debt deal talks
B'ham Post 8 Jun WBBS linked to rescue deal
B'ham Post 8 June Worrying times for West Bromwich
Express & Star 8 June West Brom society fears
E & S 25 May No takeover talks at WBBS says boss
B'ham Post 18 May WBBS assurances after FSA rumours
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High Speed Rail plans set to be submitted to Government
30 Dec 09 13:22 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
High Speed Rail plans set to be submitted to Government
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 30 Dec 09
Plans for a multibillion-pound north-south rail line with 250mph trains will be presented to the Government either today or tomorrow. Contained in a report from a company set up by the Government, the plans will include a detailed route - exact to within 18 inches - of a brand-new line from central London to the West Midlands...
B'ham Post 30 Dec Adonis: HSR pricing must be fair
Telegraph 28 Dec HSR faces objection from countryside campaigners
B’ham Post 30 Nov High Speed rail links give UK economy £55billion boost
B’ham Post 7 Sep Centro backs high-speed link into Birmingham city centre
B'ham Post 31 Aug High-speed trains may still stop at Brum Airport & NEC
The Stirrer 28 Aug Airport boss slams rail plan
BBC News 27 Aug High-speed rail plan questioned
B'ham Mail 27 Aug Call for new B'ham rail station
BBC News 26 Aug New high-speed rail plan unveiled
Express & Star 26 Aug London by train in just 45 mins
B'ham Mail 26 Aug 200mph rail link planned to London
B'ham Mail 17 Aug B'ham Airport puts pressure for rail link
B'ham Post 17 Aug Comment: Time to debate options
The Stirrer 12 Aug Airport in hi-speed collision course
B'ham Post 10 Aug New pledge on hi-speed rail project
Guardian 5 Aug Adonis defends hi-speed rail plan (video)
B'ham Post 22 May Hi-speed rail link to be unveiled
BBC News 1 Feb Dawning of rail's new golden age?
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Unemployment set to keep on rising
29 Dec 09 14:53 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Unemployment set to keep on rising
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 29 Dec 09
Unemployment will continue to rise at least until the summer of 2010, peaking at 2.8 million, a leading business group predicted today. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) warned of a “sting” in the tail of the recession, with a winter rise in job losses as firms assess prospects for the economy in the coming year...
Beacon Radio 29 Dec Debt help
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B'ham Post 17 Dec Private sector jobs crisis sees region falling behind
B'ham Post 17 Dec 09 Inconvenient truth for the West Midlands public sector
LGC 17 Dec 09 Thousands of council jobs go
B'ham Post 17 Dec Christmas jobs hide employment crisis
Express & Star 16 Oct M&S taking on 1,332 for Christmas
Express & Star 16 Dec Black Country queueing for advice on debt at bureaux
B'ham Post 16 Dec Unemployment falls in West Midlands but region still tops jobless league
Telegraph 16 Dec Youth unemployment record high
Daily Mail 16 Dec 6.6 million working reduced hours
B'ham Post 26 Nov West Midlands MPs call on government to tackle unemployment
Advertiser 19 Nov Boost to help Walsall people back to work
Walsall Advertiser 9 Nov Roadshow aims to halt Walsall’s rising crisis in unemployment
B'ham Post 05 Nov Black Country suffers biggest jobless rise in England
B'ham Mail 2 Nov Walsall jobless claims rise by 75%
Express & Star 3 Nov One in five claiming housing benefit
Pub landlords to vote on strike action
29 Dec 09 13:36 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Pub landlords to vote on strike action
Tom Scotney B'ham Post 29 Dec 09
Thousands of pub landlords could go on strike in the New Year in an attempt to cut back on the amount of money they have to pay to large pub-owning companies. The GMB union said landlords working on ‘tied’ contracts with companies like Marston’s, Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns would be balloted on industrial action...
GMB 29 Dec Pubco tied tenants ballot for industrial action
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B'ham Post 23 Dec Camra seeks legal route to curb impositions of pubcos
B'ham Post 23 Dec OFT faces legal challenge from consumers
B'ham Post 22 Oct OFT gives pub companies the all-clear after Camra complaint
B'ham Post 23 Oct WM pub giants escape landlord probe
B'ham Post 23 Oct Blog: Recession behind landlord troubles
OFT 22 Oct OFT respond to Camera complaint
CAMRA 22 Oct Government must overrule OFT
Express & Star 3 Oct One in three pubs up for sale could be lost
B'ham Mail 30 Sep Enterprise Inns massive pub sell-off
B'ham Post 25 Sep Punch Taverns puts 300 pubs up for sale
Cllr Ian Shires 1 Sep Saving Walsall's community pubs
BrownhillsBob 2 Sep Sliding away: Muckley Corner Inn
B'ham Post 26 Aug Punch Taverns pub sale wipes out over £1bn in debt
BrownhillsBob 25 Aug Warreners Arms arrested development
Express & Star 11 Aug Landmark Bloxwich pub up for sale
Cll Ian Shires 12 Aug OFT needs to take action to protect vital role pubs play in communities
B'ham Post 12 Aug HSE move to reduce attacks on pub staff
Express & Star 4 Aug Fresh plans for Bloxwich pub where man was shot
Express & Star 4 Aug Indian food plan for empty Stone Cross
B'ham Post 27 Jul CAMRA steps up battle for fairness to embattled landlords
B'ham Post 27 Jul Punch Taverns receiving 90 job applications a week
Bloxidge Tallygraph 1 Jun Bloxwich pubs in peril
B'ham Post 29 May Union attacks pub investment groups
GMB Union 28 May Pubco profits nine times of Tesco
Bloxidge Tallygraph 27 May Shock closure of another Bloxwich pub
B'ham Post 13 May Gov't survey 'pubcos force up prices'
Express & Star 22 May Marston's sees 20 % profit drop
Morning Advertiser 7 May Admiral to sell 21 pubs
B'ham Post 6 May Punch Taverns' £4.5bn debts
Brownhills Bob 5 May Lost pubs of Brownhills
B'ham Post 30 Apr Punch blames closures on taxes & red tape
B'ham Post 28 Apr Cobra beer chief attacks 50pc tax
B'ham Post 28 Apr Beer sales down 8% is pub decline
Mercury 22 Apr Alcohol & tobacco duty rise 2%
B'ham Post 31 Mar End declining pub nos
B'ham Mail 31 Mar 576 WM pubs close
Express & Star 28 Oct 06 Littleton Arms torn down
£20million housing scheme for Walsall
29 Dec 09 12:37 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
£20million housing scheme for Walsall
Adam Lumley The YamYam 29 Dec 09
WATMOS Community Homes have joined forces with Matrix Housing Partnership to build up to 200 new, rented homes over the next 5 years.
The charitable housing association provides affordable accommodation for people in housing need in Walsall and operates 8 Tennant Management Organisations in Birchills, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Chuckery, Delves, Leamore and Pelsall. Matrix is a partnership between Accord, Ashram, Caldmore, Rooftop, Trent and Dove and Trident housing associations which together with WATMOS now provides almost 25,000 homes across the Midlands.
WATMOS Chair Terry Edis said: “WATMOS is all about putting tenants first. Local people work together to create the kind of communities where they want to live. Our estates are managed by the tenants and our service standards and delivery reflect the needs of our customers”
“The Matrix Partnership is a group of community-based organisations with a reputation for placing residents at the heart of everything that it does, so is an ideal partner for us and our tenants.
“Through joint working, Matrix is driving up service standards and influencing housing policy locally, regionally and nationally and we are delighted to be able to contribute to that.”
It is hoped that several new TMOs will be created by the building of the new homes. Mike Pritty, Chair of Matrix, said: “Matrix enables the partners to share ideas and best practice, spread some overhead costs and together have a significant national voice on key issues in housing today while remaining completely independent.
“WATMOS is an excellent organisation which is leading the way in community-based housing and we are delighted it has decided to join the partnership. It brings a wealth of experience and expertise and we look forward to sharing that knowledge.
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Jobs threat at Traveline public transport information service
28 Dec 09 15:54 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Jobs threat at Traveline public transport information service
Tony Collins B'ham Mail 28 Dec 09
Job losses are being threatened at the Traveline public transport information service due to a drop in demand from callers needing local bus and train times...
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Virgin booking office railway staff set to strike
28 Dec 09 13:12 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Virgin booking office railway staff set to strike
Jon Griffin B'ham Post 28 Dec 09
Over 200 Virgin booking office staff along the West Coast line have voted for strike action which will begin after the Christmas holiday break, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association announced. Among the stations to be hit will be Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby, Wolverhampton and Stafford. Dates for strike action are yet to be announced...
B'ham Post 23 Dec Virgin Trains ticket office staff in WM to strike
Express & Star 24 Dec Railway staff vote to strike
YamYam links 23 Dec Virgin Trains price hike & off peak cuts
Express & Star 14 Dec Ballot by WM rail ticket window staff
Morning Star 14 Dec Ticket office closures leave 30-min queues
Coventry Telegraph 14 Dec Union anger over huge queues at Coventry railway station
The People 13 Dec Taken for a ride
BBC 19 Nov Birmingham New Street rail strike called off
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Environment: Wind of change is ruffling the locals
28 Dec 09 12:56 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Wind of change is ruffling the locals
Patrice John B'ham Post 28 Dec 09
With pressure on the Government to use renewable energy, wind turbines could soon be installed without the need for planning permission. Patrice John discovers there is already a growing backlash among communities to such schemes...
B'ham Post 15 Jul West Mids to miss wind farms target after councils 'delay work'
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Putting the cuffs on WM corporate fraud
28 Dec 09 12:46 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Putting the cuffs on corporate fraud
Adam Aspinall B'ham Post 28 Dec 09
When you have a disarmed a madman wielding an axe you would think you had seen it all. But for former police intelligence officer David Kearns the extent of corporate fraud in the Midlands is a constant surprise. The imposing 42-year-old is the director of Birmingham-based corporate detective agency Expert Investigations...
Mondaq Law 22 Dec To bribe and be bribed: The UK's proposed anti-corruption legislation
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Bullring shop's boxing day sale takes 10 minutes to sell out
Bullring shop's boxing day sale takes 10 minutes to sell out
B'ham Post 27 Dec 09
Bargain hunters took just 10 minutes to empty a designer handbag sale. A designer handbag sale in Selfridges sold out in 10 minutes, and Next attracted more than 4,500 customers before 7.30am...
Express & Stars 26 Dec Bargain hunters in early siege at shops
B'ham Post 26 Dec Thousands hit the shops
BBC News 26 Dec Early Boxing Day Bullring queues
B'ham Mail 24 Dec WM Boxing Day sales guide
Express & Star 23 Dec Boxing Day confusion for parkers in Black Country but free in Walsall
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Adonis's East Coast snub cost taxpayer almost £80m
26 Dec 09 16:51 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Adonis's East Coast snub cost taxpayer almost £80m
Alistair Osbourne Telegraph 26 Dec 09
Lord Adonis cost the taxpayer almost £80m by spurning a compromise deal with National Express over the East Coast rail franchise, official documents show...
B'ham Post 3 Dec National Express East Coast failure will cost taxpayers millions
B’ham Post 26 Nov New blow for National Express as it loses rail franchise
B’ham Post 13 Nov National Express relinquishes East Coast Main Line
B'ham Post 30 Jul NE reports losses of nearly £50m
B'ham Post 27 Jul MPs demand NE stripped of franchises
Mercury 27 Jul Rail passengers 'taken for granted'
B'ham Post 15 Jul National Express ‘ripped off’ taxpayer
B'ham Post 16 Jul Better rail services key to WN economy
B'ham Post 2 Jul National Express rail failure was inevitable
BBC News 1 Jul Nat Express East Coast to be state-run
B'ham Post 1 Jul National Express chief quits
Pig Blog 1 Jul Nationalise the lot?
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WM stores hail taxis in bid to service delivery rush
24 Dec 09 18:05 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
WM stores hail taxis in bid to service delivery rush
Express & Stars 24 Dec 09
A desperate final push was launched by stores and supermarkets on Christmas Eve, with some resorting to hiring taxis to ensure deliveries beat the freezing weather in time for Christmas. Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco were among stores suffering disruption to delivery services because of the weather and unexpectedly high on-line demand...
Lorry raids are halved in three years
24 Dec 09 17:27 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Lorry raids are halved in three years
Express & Stars 24 Dec 09
The number of raids on security drivers in the West Midlands has more than halved in the past three months compared to last year, according to police...
Express & Star 11 Aug Arrests in Willenhall lorry armed hijack case
Virgin Trains ticket office staff in WM to strike
24 Dec 09 16:31 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Virgin Trains ticket office staff in WM to strike
Graeme Brown B'ham Post 23 Dec 09
Railway ticket office staff working for Virgin Trains in the West Midlands are to go on strike in the new year after voting in favour of industrial action in a row over cuts...
Express & Star 24 Dec Railway staff vote to strike
YamYam links 23 Dec Virgin Trains price hike & off peak cuts
Express & Star 14 Dec Ballot by WM rail ticket window staff
Morning Star 14 Dec Ticket office closures leave 30-min queues
Coventry Telegraph 14 Dec Union anger over huge queues at Coventry railway station
The People 13 Dec Taken for a ride
BBC 19 Nov Birmingham New Street rail strike called off
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Camra seeks legal route to curb impositions of pubcos
23 Dec 09 16:47 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Camra seeks legal route to curb impositions of pubcos
B'ham Post 23 Dec 09
The Campaign for Real Ale is turning to the courts to try to get action on what it calls anti-competitive practices by large pub companies. Camra says pubcos – principally large Midlands firms like Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns – are imposing unfair charges on their tenants at a time when many are struggling to survive. The campaigning organisation made a ‘super complaint’ to the Office of Fair Trading this year but it was rejected...
B'ham Post 23 Dec OFT faces legal challenge from consumers
B'ham Post 22 Oct OFT gives pub companies the all-clear after Camra complaint
B'ham Post 23 Oct WM pub giants escape landlord probe
B'ham Post 23 Oct Blog: Recession behind landlord troubles
OFT 22 Oct OFT respond to Camera complaint
CAMRA 22 Oct Government must overrule OFT
Express & Star 3 Oct One in three pubs up for sale could be lost
B'ham Mail 30 Sep Enterprise Inns massive pub sell-off
B'ham Post 25 Sep Punch Taverns puts 300 pubs up for sale
Cllr Ian Shires 1 Sep Saving Walsall's community pubs
BrownhillsBob 2 Sep Sliding away: Muckley Corner Inn
B'ham Post 26 Aug Punch Taverns pub sale wipes out over £1bn in debt
BrownhillsBob 25 Aug Warreners Arms arrested development
Express & Star 11 Aug Landmark Bloxwich pub up for sale
Cll Ian Shires 12 Aug OFT needs to take action to protect vital role pubs play in communities
B'ham Post 12 Aug HSE move to reduce attacks on pub staff
Express & Star 4 Aug Fresh plans for Bloxwich pub where man was shot
Express & Star 4 Aug Indian food plan for empty Stone Cross
B'ham Post 27 Jul CAMRA steps up battle for fairness to embattled landlords
B'ham Post 27 Jul Punch Taverns receiving 90 job applications a week
Bloxidge Tallygraph 1 Jun Bloxwich pubs in peril
B'ham Post 29 May Union attacks pub investment groups
GMB Union 28 May Pubco profits nine times of Tesco
Bloxidge Tallygraph 27 May Shock closure of another Bloxwich pub
B'ham Post 13 May Gov't survey 'pubcos force up prices'
Express & Star 22 May Marston's sees 20 % profit drop
Morning Advertiser 7 May Admiral to sell 21 pubs
B'ham Post 6 May Punch Taverns' £4.5bn debts
Brownhills Bob 5 May Lost pubs of Brownhills
B'ham Post 30 Apr Punch blames closures on taxes & red tape
B'ham Post 28 Apr Cobra beer chief attacks 50pc tax
B'ham Post 28 Apr Beer sales down 8% is pub decline
Mercury 22 Apr Alcohol & tobacco duty rise 2%
B'ham Post 31 Mar End declining pub nos
B'ham Mail 31 Mar 576 WM pubs close
Express & Star 28 Oct 06 Littleton Arms torn down
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Virgin Trains price hike & off peak cuts
23 Dec 09 14:21 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Virgin Trains price hike & off peak cuts
The Stirrer 23 Dec 09
Virgin Trains aren't only increasing fares by up to 6% in the New Year - they are also cutting back the availability of off-peak travel. Passengers returning to the West Midlands from London will have to head home before 3pm in the afternoon, or wait until the evening rush hour is over...
YamYam links 23 Dec Virgin Trains ticket office staff in WM to strike
B’ham Post 13 Nov Businesses should fund upgrades to West Coast Mainline
B’ham Mail 1 Jul Network Rail to spend £50m to improve punctuality and reliability
BBC News 18 Jun More West Coast trains run late
BBC News 15 Jun Operators call for new rail lines
B'ham Post 6 Jun Network Rail face big penalties
BBC News 4 Jun West Coast rail delays condemned
BBC News 20 May 09 Virgin offers train upgrade deal
Birmingham Mail 18 Apr Chiltern to cut times by 20 mins
Birmingham Post 8 Apr Virgin accused of trying to close rival
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Work to build new Walsall Tesco to start within weeks
23 Dec 09 13:15 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Work to build Tesco to start within weeks
Express & Star 23 Dec 09
Construction of a new Tesco superstore in Walsall town centre is expected to get under way in March now demolition of the old college has been completed. It is anticipated the main shell will be in place at the end of next year and the store could be ready to open for business by the end of February 2011...
B' Post 8 Dec Tesco report pre-Xmas sales boost
Express & Star 8 Dec Final bell tolls for Walsall's old college site
Beasty on Flickr 8-14 Oct Walsall College demolition 148 photo set
Express & Star 13 Oct Wrecking machine tackles old college video
Express & Star 1 Oct Demolition underway at Walsall college
Lichfield Blog 21 Sep Lichfield's new Tesco offers a glimpse of things to come in Walsall
Express & Star 17 Sep Work to start on new Tesco store
Express & Star 5 Sep Final hurdle facing Tesco scheme
Express & Star 5 Aug Tesco wants size store increased
Express & Star 11 Jul 200 jobs as Tesco lodges plans
B'ham Mail 21 Apr Tesco to create 5,500 jobs in WM
B'ham Mail 21 Apr Tesco's profits top record £3bn
Express & Star 27 Mar Finishing touches to college
Jaguar Land Rover offering 100 graduate jobs
22 Dec 09 15:01 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Jaguar offering 100 graduate jobs
BBC News 22 Dec 09
Car maker Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will be offering more than 100 graduate jobs and student placements next year...
B'ham Post 6 Apr JLR to recruit 40 apprentices
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Junction 10 offices will create 900 jobs
Junction 10 offices will create 900 jobs
Advertiser 22 Dec 09
Planners have given the green light to a massive new office complex – creating up to 900 new jobs. Dubbed Onyx, the building will be built on the new Tempus 10 business park at junction 10 of the M6. Permission has been granted for three separate office buildings, each covering three-and-a-half acres...
B'ham Post 10 Sep Interest rising at Tempus 10
B'ham Post 21 May Approval sought for J10 office development
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Two more Walsall coach firms have licences revoked
22 Dec 09 12:03 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Two more Walsall coach firms have licences revoked
Express & Star 22 Dec 09
Two Walsall coach companies that carried passengers including schoolchildren have had their licences revoked after being found to be breaching regulations. Sania International Ltd, based at the Empire Industrial Park, in Brickyard Road, Aldridge, and Birmingham Coach Hire, which had an operating centre at Canalside Close, Walsall, have both lost their licences...
Express & Star 21 Dec Chuckery coach bosses lose licences over limo case
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Chuckery coach bosses lose licences over limo case
Express & Star 21 Dec 09
Two bosses of a Walsall coach company have lost their licences after helping a novelty limousine driver keep unsafe vehicles on the road. Fazal Hussain and Mohammed Arshad, who run Florence Street-based Manor Buses & Coaches, loaned their operator discs to Darryl Williams, who ran Wolverhampton’s Red Hot Rescue...
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Chuckery coach bosses lose licences over limo case
Express & Star 21 Dec 09
Two bosses of a Walsall coach company have lost their licences after helping a novelty limousine driver keep unsafe vehicles on the road. Fazal Hussain and Mohammed Arshad, who run Florence Street-based Manor Buses & Coaches, loaned their operator discs to Darryl Williams, who ran Wolverhampton’s Red Hot Rescue...
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National Express appoints Dean Finch as its new chief
21 Dec 09 15:27 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
National Express appoints Dean Finch as its new chief
B'ham Post 16 Dec 09
Struggling Edgbaston-based National Express has announced that Dean Finch, who currently heads up the Tube Lines private finance initiative, which is responsible for maintaining part of the London Underground system, will take over the reins in spring 2010...
B' Post 21 Dec National Express continues to struggle
B'ham Post 15 Dec Cosmen family stumps up £74m for National Express
B’ham Post 26 Nov New blow for National Express as it loses rail franchise
B’ham Post 13 Nov National Express relinquishes East Coast Main Line
B’ham Post 23 Nov Cosmen family increases stake in National Express
B’ham Post 11 Nov National Express launches £360 million rights issue
B'ham Post 3 Nov Cosmen eyeing merger talks with Stagecoach
B'ham Post 2 Nov Cosmen Family set to quit National Express board
B'ham Post 30 Oct National Express under fire from major shareholder
B'ham Post 29 Oct National Express rejects Stagecoach takeover offer
B'ham Post 26 Oct National Express shares leap 10%
B'ham Post 22 Oct National Express issues profits warning
B'ham post 19 Oct Stagecoach makes merger offer to National Express
Times 19 Oct National Express 'did not invite' Stagecoach deal
B'ham Post 19 Oct Stagecoach & First Group mulling offers
B'ham Post 16 Oct National Express takeover offer withdrawn by Cosmen family
B'ham Post 1 Oct Nat Express sells Digbeth coach station
B'ham Post 25 Sep Cosmen given extra 3 weeks
B'ham Post 23 Sep Cosmen family pledge over National Express rights issue
B'ham Post 11 Sep National Express in talks over £765m takeover deal
B'ham Post 7 Sep Stagecoach to pay DfT £100m to smooth National Express rail purchase
Telegraph 5 Sep Stagecoach to pay Gov't £100m
B'ham Post 4 Sep Cosmen: 'third & final' offer of £765m for NE
Times 29 Aug Stagecoach ponders late bid for National Express
Telegraph 28 Aug NE bullish as it rejects Cosmen offer
B'ham Post 28 Aug National Express consider £690m bid
B'ham Post 27 Aug NE receives £700m Cosmen bid
Guardian 24 Jul Cosmen family: driving ambition
Times 9 Jul Cosmens: Ambitious Spanish dynasty
B'ham Post 6 Aug NE bidders given deadline
B'ham Post 4 Aug NE chairman in survival pledge
B'ham Post 3 Aug NE tight-lipped over £350m rights issue
B'ham Post 31 Jul Operating profits fall for NE coaches
B'ham Post 30 Jul NE reports losses of nearly £50m
B'ham Post 27 Jul MPs demand NE stripped of franchises
Mercury 27 Jul Rail passengers 'taken for granted'
B'ham Post 15 Jul National Express ‘ripped off’ taxpayer
B'ham Post 16 Jul Better rail services key to WN economy
B'ham Post 2 Jul National Express rail failure was inevitable
BBC News 1 Jul Nat Express East Coast to be state-run
B'ham Post 1 Jul National Express chief quits
Pig Blog 1 Jul Nationalise the lot?
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Mandelson's target for prompt payment pays off for WM councils
21 Dec 09 14:12 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Mandelson's prompt pays off for councils
Anna Blackaby B'ham Post 21 Dec 09
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has topped the league table of the best local authorities to do business with in the West Midlands if you want your company to be paid swiftly, with an average of 9.9 days, inside the Government's target of 10 days. Wolverhampton is worst with an average of 29.25 days and Walsall takes a 'reasonable' average of 15.05 days...
Telegraph 29 Jan Small businesses at risk after councils ignore Government pleas to pay invoices within 10 days
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CBI warns of fragile recovery
21 Dec 09 12:02 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
CBI warns of fragile recovery
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 21 Dec 09
Workers should be braced for more job losses and pay freezes next year in a “fragile” recovery from recession, the CBI is warning. The business organisation’s latest forecasts predict unemployment will peak at 2.8 million next autumn - lower than first feared - with “very constrained” wage growth...
Telegraph 21 Dec Recovery remains distant
CBI 21 Dec Tentative recovery to slowly gather pace over next two years
B'ham Post 16 Sep West Midlands facing longest battle to escape recession
Unions set to lobby Cadbury shareholders
21 Dec 09 11:48 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Unions set to lobby Cadbury shareholders
Graeme Brown B'ham Post 21 Dec 09
Unions fighting to save Cadbury from the clutches of Kraft are to lobby shareholders with a warning that the £10.1 billion takeover would not guarantee a “major pay-day"...
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B'ham Mail 18 Dec Prof Carl Chinn backs campaign to save Cadbury
B'ham Mail 17 Dec Labour backbenchers vow Cadbury action
B'ham Post 16 Dec Kraft hits back at union criticisms of its plans for Cadbury
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Local MP accuses Kraft of being 'like Arthur Daley'
BBC 16 Dec Cadbury workers head to Commons
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Kraft maintains it offers best prospects for Cadbury workers
B'ham Mail 15 Dec Thousands pledge Cadbury support on Facebook
B'ham Post 15 Dec Workers protest video
B'ham Post 15 Dec Cadbury's workers protest in Birmingham against Kraft takeover
B'ham Post 15 Dec Kraft's pledge to be disciplined in Cadbury bid as protest heat up
Times 15 Dec Cadbury bolsters defence against bid with robust update
B'ham Post 14 Dec Cadbury begins fightback against Kraft
Cadbury 14 Dec Cadbury issues defence statement
BBC News 14 Dec Cadbury feature: The factory in the garden
BBC News 13 Dec Cadbury and Hershey in bid talks
B'ham Mail 13 Dec Unite union calls for shareholders to reject Kraft
BBC News 12 Dec Union tries to block Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Retired Cadbury workers demand stronger action
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Mail launches 'Hands off Cadbury' campaign
Stirrer 11 Dec Cadbury's petition no longer takes the biscuit
B'ham Post 11 Dec Mandelson tells foreigners: respect our heritage
B'ham Post 11 Dec PM warns he will oppose Cadbury asset stripping
B'ham Mail 11 Dec Cadbury workers throw down the gauntlet to Kraft
B'ham Post 10 Dec Chamber seeks assurances from Kraft over Cadbury plans
Stirrer 10 Dec Council bans Cadbury petition
B'ham Mail 8 Dec 'Keep Cadbury in Bournville' plea to Mandelson
B'ham Mail 7 Dec Lord Mandelson in warning over Cadbury takeover
Times 7 Dec Cadbury to respond to Kraft by Monday
Stirrer 7 Dec Can Mandy save Cadburys?
Boris Johnson Telegraph 7 Dec If Americans can afford to buy Cadbury, then let them
Telegraph 7 Dec Irene Rosenfeld: Kraft's CEO profile
B'ham Mail 5 Dec 60 Day battle begins as Kraft confirms bid
Times 4 Dec Kraft goes hostile in £9.8bn bid for Cadbury
Guardian 4 Dec Mandelson warns Kraft over quick buck
B'ham Post 3 Dec Gordon Brown says Cadbury reputation depends on British workforce
B’ham Post 30 Nov Mandelson: We are powerless to halt sale of Cadbury to US firms
B’ham Post 30 Nov Unions warn of job losses if Kraft buys Cadbury
BBC News 30 Nov Unions fear job losses at Cadbury
B’ham Post 23 Nov Cadbury shares rocket after reports of Nestlé interest
Express & Star 23 Nov Cadbury defiant as Nestlé weights up bid
B’ham Mail 22 Nov Cadbury set to reject £10.3billion takeover bid by Hershey
Express & Star 21 Nov New £10.2bn bid for Cadbury
Daily Mail 19 Nov Bid battle for Cadbury takes decisive turn
BBC 19 Nov Cadbury union bosses meet Kraft
BBC News 18 Nov ‘Talks on rival bid’ for Cadbury
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 18 Nov Comment: The Choc Wars Update
B’ham Mail 17 Nov Cadbury workers want Kraft talks
E&S 17 Nov Green & Black boss sees red over threat
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 16 Nov Unions wants answers from Kraft-Cadbury over takeover
Unite 16 Nov Unite pushes Kraft to come clean
B’ham Post 13 Nov MPs back campaign to keep Cadbury British
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 13 Nov Comment: Taxpayers’ money funds hostile bid for Cadbury
B’ham Post 13 Nov Birmingham Chamber boss Jerry Blackett: No reason for Cadbury shareholders to back Kraft bid
B’ham Mail 12 Nov Cadbury TV advert cleared of racism
B’ham Post 11 Nov House of Commons motion to keep Cadbury British
B’ham Post 10 Nov MP Khalid fights to save Cadbury jobs
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury reject £9.8 billion hostile bid from Kraft Foods
Independent 9 Nov Hostile Kraft for Cadbury bid ‘derisory’
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury board braced for last-minute Kraft bid
BBC News 9 Nov Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
The Stirrer 9 Nov Chocs away for Cadbury bid
Express & Star 9 Nov Shares rise as Cadbury braced
B’ham Mail 8 Nov Kraft expected to launch fresh hostile Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 4 Nov Kraft finance deal strengthens plans for a Cadbury takeover
B'ham Mail 21 Oct Cadbury’s sales growth boosts fight to defeat Kraft’s takeover bid
B'ham Post 22 Oct Cadbury chief hails lastest figures as proof of confidence
BBC 21 Oct Strong sales rise boosts Cadbury
B'ham Post 16 Oct Kraft plans for Cadbury takeover hit by death of advisor
Express & Star 5 Oct Relative of Cadbury hits out at Kraft bid
B'ham Post 9 Oct Kraft will grow wither way
B'ham Mail 1 Oct Cadbury's impose Kraft time limit
B'ham Post 1 Oct Kraft defend firms investment record
B'ham Post 30 Sep Kraft given deadline to lodge bid
B'ham Post 28 Sep Kraft planning hostile take-over
B'ham Post 25 Sep Cadbury insists Kraft takeover would have no merit
B'ham Post 24 Sep Cadbury sees 'some sense' in deal with Kraft
B'ham Post 22 Sep Kraft CEO in UK to discuss Cadbury takeover bid
B'ham Post 18 Sep Cadbury launches new TV advert as Kraft steps up takeover pressure
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B'ham Mail 19 Sep Cadbury advert (full length video)
B'ham Post 16 Sep Kraft preparing formal takeover bid
B'ham Post 16 Sep Chief: strong future without Kraft
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
B'ham Post 14 Sep Cadbury chief blasts Kraft's bid
Telegraph 13 Sep Gloves off as Cadbury fights bid
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
Observer 13 Sep Unions warn of job losses
Mail 12 Sep Fears for suppliers in Kraft bid
Guardian 11 Sep Life is sweet in Bournville video***
Telegraph 9 Sep Kraft holds back in bid for Cadbury
Bloomberg 9 Sep Kraft 'in $8bn finance talks'
Telegraph 9 Sep Bankers big winners in Kraft's bid
TImes 9 Sep Rewards will go to US shareholders
Times 9 Sep Hershey considers Cadbury counterbid
Times 9 Sep Bid for Cadbury about imperial realities
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury rivals sense an opportunity
B'ham Post 8 Sep Strength will keep independence
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury dismisses £10.2bn Kraft bid
B'ham Post 7 Sep Kraft launches £10.2bn takeover bid for Cadbury
B'ham Post 7 Sep Video report on bid
Telegraph 7 Sep Famous brands they both own
Independent 7 Sep Kraft: rise of the food giant
Times 7 Sep Cadbury: history of sweet success
Guardian 3 Sep Cadbury threatened with strike action
Improved sales give rise to more Firkins
19 Dec 09 15:05 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Improved sales give rise to more Firkins
Express & Star 15 Dec 09
An historic Black Country bakery firm is to open new stores across the region just over a year after being saved from administration. Firkins, which has its head office in West Bromwich, has launched a new recruitment drive for managers and part-time shop staff and is opening new stores in Dudley and Acocks Green over the next few days, with three more planned in Sandwell by next March...
Express & Star 18 Dec Firkins was in 2nd takeover
Express & Star 26 Nov 08 No wages for firkins staff
Express & Star 15 Nov 08 Firkins shops closed down
£4bn shopping frenzy
19 Dec 09 11:22 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
£4bn shopping frenzy
Express & Star 19 Dec 09
An unbelievable £4 billion will be spent in the UK this weekend as millions of Christmas shoppers go in search of pressies and stock up with festive fare...
Express & Star 19 Dec Sales frenzy at shops
Express & Star 19 Dec Early birds out to grab bargains
Sir Peter Rigby expands aviation empire
18 Dec 09 21:16 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Sir Peter Rigby expands aviation empire
B'ham Post 18 Dec 09
One of the region’s most successful businessmen has expanded his aviation business with a new acquisition. Sir Peter Rigby’s Aviation Group, which trades as Patriot Aviation and Heliflight, has acquired London Helicopter Centres Ltd - a specialist helicopter charter and engineering company...
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H2O announces £5M Expansion Plan across Black Country
18 Dec 09 20:43 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
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H2O announces £5M expansion plan across Black Country
Business Wire 16 Dec
H20 Car Valeting Centres the leading UK car valeting company has confirmed it is looking to expand its operations across the Black Country and West Midlands after the success of its operation at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley...
H2O announces £5M expansion plan across Black Country
Business Wire 16 Dec
H20 Car Valeting Centres the leading UK car valeting company has confirmed it is looking to expand its operations across the Black Country and West Midlands after the success of its operation at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley...
Private sector jobs crisis sees region falling behind
18 Dec 09 18:37 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Private sector jobs crisis sees region falling behind
B'ham Post 17 Dec 09
Research by the Centre For Cities thinktank reveals that 50,000 private sector jobs, chiefly in manufacturing, disappeared in the West Midlands between 1998 and 2007. During the same nine-year period 80,000 public sector jobs were created. The report, commissioned for Birmingham City Council has implications for the entire region...
B'ham Post 17 Dec 09 Inconvenient truth for the West Midlands public sector
LGC 17 Dec 09 Thousands of council jobs go
B'ham Post 17 Dec Christmas jobs hide employment crisis
Express & Star 16 Oct M&S taking on 1,332 for Christmas
B'ham Post 16 Dec Unemployment falls in West Midlands but region still tops jobless league
Telegraph 16 Dec Youth unemployment record high
Daily Mail 16 Dec 6.6 million working reduced hours
B'ham Post 26 Nov West Midlands MPs call on government to tackle unemployment
Advertiser 19 Nov Boost to help Walsall people back to work
Walsall Advertiser 9 Nov Roadshow aims to halt Walsall’s rising crisis in unemployment
B'ham Post 05 Nov Black Country suffers biggest jobless rise in England
B'ham Mail 2 Nov Walsall jobless claims rise by 75%
Express & Star 3 Nov One in five claiming housing benefit
Prof Carl Chinn backs campaign to save Cadbury
18 Dec 09 12:48 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Prof Carl Chinn backs campaign to save Cadbury
B'ham Mail 18 Dec 09
The West Midlands’ best-loved historian Carl Chinn is backing the Birmingham Mail’s campaign to save Cadbury – and help preserve 'the city’s most iconic brand'...
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B'ham Mail 17 Dec Labour backbenchers vow Cadbury action
B'ham Post 16 Dec Kraft hits back at union criticisms of its plans for Cadbury
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Local MP accuses Kraft of being 'like Arthur Daley'
BBC 16 Dec Cadbury workers head to Commons
B'ham Mail 16 Dec Kraft maintains it offers best prospects for Cadbury workers
B'ham Mail 15 Dec Thousands pledge Cadbury support on Facebook
B'ham Post 15 Dec Workers protest video
B'ham Post 15 Dec Cadbury's workers protest in Birmingham against Kraft takeover
B'ham Post 15 Dec Kraft's pledge to be disciplined in Cadbury bid as protest heat up
Times 15 Dec Cadbury bolsters defence against bid with robust update
B'ham Post 14 Dec Cadbury begins fightback against Kraft
Cadbury 14 Dec Cadbury issues defence statement
BBC News 14 Dec Cadbury feature: The factory in the garden
BBC News 13 Dec Cadbury and Hershey in bid talks
B'ham Mail 13 Dec Unite union calls for shareholders to reject Kraft
BBC News 12 Dec Union tries to block Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Retired Cadbury workers demand stronger action
B'ham Mail 12 Dec Mail launches 'Hands off Cadbury' campaign
Stirrer 11 Dec Cadbury's petition no longer takes the biscuit
B'ham Post 11 Dec Mandelson tells foreigners: respect our heritage
B'ham Post 11 Dec PM warns he will oppose Cadbury asset stripping
B'ham Mail 11 Dec Cadbury workers throw down the gauntlet to Kraft
B'ham Post 10 Dec Chamber seeks assurances from Kraft over Cadbury plans
Stirrer 10 Dec Council bans Cadbury petition
B'ham Mail 8 Dec 'Keep Cadbury in Bournville' plea to Mandelson
B'ham Mail 7 Dec Lord Mandelson in warning over Cadbury takeover
Times 7 Dec Cadbury to respond to Kraft by Monday
Stirrer 7 Dec Can Mandy save Cadburys?
Boris Johnson Telegraph 7 Dec If Americans can afford to buy Cadbury, then let them
Telegraph 7 Dec Irene Rosenfeld: Kraft's CEO profile
B'ham Mail 5 Dec 60 Day battle begins as Kraft confirms bid
Times 4 Dec Kraft goes hostile in £9.8bn bid for Cadbury
Guardian 4 Dec Mandelson warns Kraft over quick buck
B'ham Post 3 Dec Gordon Brown says Cadbury reputation depends on British workforce
B’ham Post 30 Nov Mandelson: We are powerless to halt sale of Cadbury to US firms
B’ham Post 30 Nov Unions warn of job losses if Kraft buys Cadbury
BBC News 30 Nov Unions fear job losses at Cadbury
B’ham Post 23 Nov Cadbury shares rocket after reports of Nestlé interest
Express & Star 23 Nov Cadbury defiant as Nestlé weights up bid
B’ham Mail 22 Nov Cadbury set to reject £10.3billion takeover bid by Hershey
Express & Star 21 Nov New £10.2bn bid for Cadbury
Daily Mail 19 Nov Bid battle for Cadbury takes decisive turn
BBC 19 Nov Cadbury union bosses meet Kraft
BBC News 18 Nov ‘Talks on rival bid’ for Cadbury
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 18 Nov Comment: The Choc Wars Update
B’ham Mail 17 Nov Cadbury workers want Kraft talks
E&S 17 Nov Green & Black boss sees red over threat
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 16 Nov Unions wants answers from Kraft-Cadbury over takeover
Unite 16 Nov Unite pushes Kraft to come clean
B’ham Post 13 Nov MPs back campaign to keep Cadbury British
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 13 Nov Comment: Taxpayers’ money funds hostile bid for Cadbury
B’ham Post 13 Nov Birmingham Chamber boss Jerry Blackett: No reason for Cadbury shareholders to back Kraft bid
B’ham Mail 12 Nov Cadbury TV advert cleared of racism
B’ham Post 11 Nov House of Commons motion to keep Cadbury British
B’ham Post 10 Nov MP Khalid fights to save Cadbury jobs
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury reject £9.8 billion hostile bid from Kraft Foods
Independent 9 Nov Hostile Kraft for Cadbury bid ‘derisory’
B’ham Post 9 Nov Cadbury board braced for last-minute Kraft bid
BBC News 9 Nov Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
The Stirrer 9 Nov Chocs away for Cadbury bid
Express & Star 9 Nov Shares rise as Cadbury braced
B’ham Mail 8 Nov Kraft expected to launch fresh hostile Cadbury bid
B'ham Mail 4 Nov Kraft finance deal strengthens plans for a Cadbury takeover
B'ham Mail 21 Oct Cadbury’s sales growth boosts fight to defeat Kraft’s takeover bid
B'ham Post 22 Oct Cadbury chief hails lastest figures as proof of confidence
BBC 21 Oct Strong sales rise boosts Cadbury
B'ham Post 16 Oct Kraft plans for Cadbury takeover hit by death of advisor
Express & Star 5 Oct Relative of Cadbury hits out at Kraft bid
B'ham Post 9 Oct Kraft will grow wither way
B'ham Mail 1 Oct Cadbury's impose Kraft time limit
B'ham Post 1 Oct Kraft defend firms investment record
B'ham Post 30 Sep Kraft given deadline to lodge bid
B'ham Post 28 Sep Kraft planning hostile take-over
B'ham Post 25 Sep Cadbury insists Kraft takeover would have no merit
B'ham Post 24 Sep Cadbury sees 'some sense' in deal with Kraft
B'ham Post 22 Sep Kraft CEO in UK to discuss Cadbury takeover bid
B'ham Post 18 Sep Cadbury launches new TV advert as Kraft steps up takeover pressure
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B'ham Mail 19 Sep Cadbury advert (full length video)
B'ham Post 16 Sep Kraft preparing formal takeover bid
B'ham Post 16 Sep Chief: strong future without Kraft
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
B'ham Post 14 Sep Cadbury chief blasts Kraft's bid
Telegraph 13 Sep Gloves off as Cadbury fights bid
B'ham Post 15 Sep Cadbury chief to outline defence
Observer 13 Sep Unions warn of job losses
Mail 12 Sep Fears for suppliers in Kraft bid
Guardian 11 Sep Life is sweet in Bournville video***
Telegraph 9 Sep Kraft holds back in bid for Cadbury
Bloomberg 9 Sep Kraft 'in $8bn finance talks'
Telegraph 9 Sep Bankers big winners in Kraft's bid
TImes 9 Sep Rewards will go to US shareholders
Times 9 Sep Hershey considers Cadbury counterbid
Times 9 Sep Bid for Cadbury about imperial realities
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury rivals sense an opportunity
B'ham Post 8 Sep Strength will keep independence
B'ham Post 8 Sep Cadbury dismisses £10.2bn Kraft bid
B'ham Post 7 Sep Kraft launches £10.2bn takeover bid for Cadbury
B'ham Post 7 Sep Video report on bid
Telegraph 7 Sep Famous brands they both own
Independent 7 Sep Kraft: rise of the food giant
Times 7 Sep Cadbury: history of sweet success
Guardian 3 Sep Cadbury threatened with strike action
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Relief as Walsall's Easy Fit is rescued
18 Dec 09 12:32 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Relief as Walsall's Easy Fit is rescued
Express & Star 18 Dec 09
Debt-ridden Easy Fit, the Black Country conservatory firm that went into administration has been bought, halting fears customers would be left out of pocket...
Express & Star 15 Dec Sell-off hope for doomed Easy Fit
Express & Star 11 Dec Walsall firm Easy Fit in £1m crisis
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AF Blakemore staff rise to a challenge again
AF Blakemore staff rise to a challenge again
The YamYam 18 Dec 09
After donating over 100 Christmas gift boxes to victims of domestic violence in Walsall, staff at AF Blakemore & Son Ltd in Willenhall volunteered to redecorate a local community church.
Thirty employees at the wholesale grocery distributor spent 2 days sprucing up communal rooms at St John's Community Church in Scarborough Road, Pleck, and even found time to put up some Christmas decorations. The Blakemore group supplies over 700 SPAR stores across the country and operates more than 200 convenience stores through its Tates subsidiary. Over the last 2 years, Tates raised £300,000 for the NSPCC.
The company is part of the Cares Business in the Community network of more than 350 companies that address social issues in communities by volunteering their employees' skills and time during business hours. Cares is a national initiative to increase the impact of employee volunteering in communities of greatest need and tackle social issues including education, employability and economic renewal.
The YamYam 11 Dec Caring Willenhall workers share gifts
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Mitchells & Butlers board candidates asked to meet headhunter
17 Dec 09 21:23 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
M&B board candidates asked to meet headhunter
B'ham Post 17 Dec 09
Midland pub group Mitchells & Butlers has invited the four candidates put forward to join its board by rebel shareholder Joe Lewis to meet with headhunters as the firm looks set for an AGM shareholder showdown...
B'ham Post 17 Dec M&B boardroom row steps up a gear
B’ham Post 1 Dec New chairman at M&B as boardroom battle continues
B’ham Post 30 Nov M&B reveals shareholders are trying to seize control
Times 30 Nov M&B complains to Panel over rebel shareholder
Times 29 Nov Joe Lewis blocks Archie Norman from M&B top job
B’ham Mail 27 Nov M&B profits fall 24pc despite growth in sales
B'ham Post 26 Nov Mitchells & Butlers profits fall 24%
B'ham Post 25 Sep M&B pub group’s food sales help trade to rise
B'ham Post 4 Aug New CEO at Michells & Butlers
Express & Star 4 Aug Brewery Marston's riding storm
B'ham Post 22 May M&B reluctantly accepts CEO resignation
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GKN expects profits of up to £80m
17 Dec 09 20:24 Filed in: Business | business-walsall
Business
GKN expects profits of up to £80m
B'ham Post 16 Dec 09
Automotive and aerospace firm GKN is expected to make up to £80 million profits this year after it revealed to investors that trading had been better than expected...
B'ham Post 17 Dec GKN to cut jobs at Birmingham plant
B'ham Post 16 Dec GKN expects profits of up to £80m
B'ham Post 8 Oct 53 jobs to go at GKN Erdington factory
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in £423m rights issue
Express & Star 4 Aug GKN job cuts worse than expected
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in rights issue
Express & Star 26 Jun Last ditch GKN jobs plan rejected
B'ham Post 19 June GKN to tackle debt mountain
GKN Investor relations News
B'ham Mail 23 Feb GKN staff vow to fight closures
B'ham Post 23 Feb Open letter to Lord Mandelson
B'ham Mail 19 Feb Battle on to save plant
Walsall Advertiser 19 Feb Loss of 264 jobs
Birmingham Mail 18 Feb Strike warning
BBC News 17 Feb Plant closed, jobs axed
Times Online 17 Feb GKN cuts 550 jobs
GKN plc 17 Feb GKN restructuring plans
GKN plc News
GKN expects profits of up to £80m
B'ham Post 16 Dec 09
Automotive and aerospace firm GKN is expected to make up to £80 million profits this year after it revealed to investors that trading had been better than expected...
B'ham Post 17 Dec GKN to cut jobs at Birmingham plant
B'ham Post 16 Dec GKN expects profits of up to £80m
B'ham Post 8 Oct 53 jobs to go at GKN Erdington factory
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in £423m rights issue
Express & Star 4 Aug GKN job cuts worse than expected
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back GKN in rights issue
Express & Star 26 Jun Last ditch GKN jobs plan rejected
B'ham Post 19 June GKN to tackle debt mountain
GKN Investor relations News
B'ham Mail 23 Feb GKN staff vow to fight closures
B'ham Post 23 Feb Open letter to Lord Mandelson
B'ham Mail 19 Feb Battle on to save plant
Walsall Advertiser 19 Feb Loss of 264 jobs
Birmingham Mail 18 Feb Strike warning
BBC News 17 Feb Plant closed, jobs axed
Times Online 17 Feb GKN cuts 550 jobs
GKN plc 17 Feb GKN restructuring plans
GKN plc News