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Walsall’s Cloud Net finds small business has time for social media
24 Mar 10 14:45
Walsall’s Cloud Net finds small business has time for social media
Midlands Business News 24 Mar 10
With 72% of small businesses stating that new business generation is their top priority in 2010, they are turning to technologies they know will quickly and easily bring them new clients through the door. These technologies are still websites and telephones over newer methods such as social media.
When asked whether social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, has been useful in generating new business, 63% answered no, with a staggering 75% not knowing how to use social media effectively for new business generation.
The survey was conducted by Cloud Net, a business phone systems provider, who carried out face to face interviews at the Business Growth show in Edgbaston on 5 March 2010. The company spoke with a 100 visitors as it launched its small business VoIP system at the event...
Midlands Business News 8 Mar 10 Walsall’s Cloud Net launches internet telephone service
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Midlands brewery is the toast of Hartshornes
24 Mar 10 14:35
Midlands brewery is the toast of Hartshornes
Midlands Business News 24 Mar 10
Walsall-based truck dealer, the Hartshorne Group is toasting Marstons brewers after adding another three trucks to its 18-strong fleet...
Midlands Business News 17 Mar 10 Hartshorne helps Midlands recycling efforts
Midlands Business News 10 Mar 10 Walsall firm Hartshorne delivers giant truck
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Black Country firms look to increase apprenticeships
24 Mar 10 14:29
Black Country firms look to increase apprenticeships
Business Desk 24 Mar 10
Black Country businesses emerging from recession are planning for the future by looking to increase their recruitment of new apprentices, new research has shown. The National Apprenticeship Service said more than 130 places were currently up for grabs. The spread of vacancies across the Black Country shows places available in all four boroughs – 32 in Walsall; 46 in Wolverhampton; 21 in Sandwell; and, 37 in Dudley...
Jayne Howarth Business Desk 15 Mar 10 HomeServe’s Harpin leads WM apprenticeships
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M&B to be reshaped into food-led business
24 Mar 10 14:24
M&B to be reshaped into food-led business
Graeme Brown B’ham Post 24 Mar 10
Midland pubs group Mitchells & Butlers has revealed new plans to reshape the company into a food-led business – months after a boardroom coup was completed. In a strategic review statement the group said it would expand its food-led mid-market brands Harvester, Toby Carvery, Crown Carveries, Sizzling Pub Co, Premium Country Dining and Vintage Inns...
Business Desk 24 Mar 10 M&B to focus on food brands
Tom Scotney B’ham Post 28 Jan 10 Three directors ousted as Joe Lewis wins control of M&B
B’ham Post 28 Jan Boardroom coup D-Day at M&B
B’ham Post 25 Jan 10 M&B board rejects Piedmont proposal as shareholder showdown looms
B’ham Post 18 Jan 10 Watchdog to probe claims about rebel M&B shareholders
Guardian 18 Jan Vince Cable is right on concert party rules in Mitchells & Butlers wrangle
Morning Advertiser 18 Jan M&B skills academy: putting pub food first
B’ham Post 14 Jan War of words continues at M&B
B’ham Post 13 Jan Heat turned up in M&B boardroom battle
B'ham Post 5 Jan M&B directors give up bonuses after tough year
B'ham Post 17 Dec M&B board candidates asked to meet headhunter
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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Councils told to think before selling off property
24 Mar 10 14:08
Councils told to think before selling off property
Business Desk 23 Mar 10
Local authorities struggling to balance their books need to think carefully about their estate strategies as they look to control costs, property consultant GVA Grimley has said. Grimleys said many councils might be tempted to sell-off land in an attempt to stop services from being cut. However, it said that as land prices had fallen so severely during recession, the policy might not be the best in terms of delivering value to council tax payers.
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Budget 2010 – the highlights
24 Mar 10 13:41
Budget 2010 – the highlights
Express & Star 24 Mar 10
Chancellor Alistair Darling turned the screw on the better off today as he gave a helping hand to first time buyers. In his last Budget before the General Election he announced that the threshold for stamp duty on home buying would double from £125,000 to £250,000 from midnight tonight. But to cheers from Labour MPs he also announced that the move would be funded through an increase in stamp duty to 5% for residential property over £1 million from April next year...
B’ham Post 24 Mar 10 Key points
B’ham Post 24 Mar 10 Darling announces £2.5bn 'growth package'
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Closure of Brownhills business park ‘may cost jobs’
23 Mar 10 19:16
Closure of Brownhills business park ‘may cost jobs’
Express & Star 23 Mar 10
Jobs would be lost and businesses face closure if Brownhills Business Park was redeveloped to make way for homes, a planning inquiry has heard. A car repair firm boss told the hearing which will decide the future of the site it would cost £1 million to relocate if the transformation went ahead...
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Wednesbury cakes are perfect for export #cake
23 Mar 10 14:33
Wednesbury cakes are perfect for export
PR Midlands Business News 23 Mar 10
Cakes made by a family-run Wednesbury firm are going down a treat in new markets, with help from UK Trade & Investment. Perfection Foods, of Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, manufactures more than 40 different varieties of cakes and confectionery for wholesalers and retailers including Asda, Morrisons, Spar and Makro...
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British Gas staff vote for strike
23 Mar 10 14:22
British Gas staff vote for strike
BBC News 23 Mar 10
Staff at British Gas have voted to strike after alleged bullying by management, and over changes to staff terms and conditions. The GMB trade union said staff would take industrial action over what it described as "macho management"...
B’ham Post 23 Mar British Gas strike ballot to be announced
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 16 Jan 10 Unions claim British Gas looking to cut 5,000 jobs
The Observer 10 Jan Power firms face accusations of profiteering from Britain's big freeze
Times 11 Jan Nat Grid issues 4th gas shortage alert
Mercury 9 Jan We won't run out of gas, says Brown
B' Mail 9 Jan Gas pipes at risk of cold snap leaking
Mercury 5 Jan Grid bosses issue gas supply alert
Telegraph 5 Jan Britain facing gas shortages
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Birmingham Post 31 July Cold winter and price hikes boost profits at British Gas
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BA flights return to normal after strike
23 Mar 10 12:58
BA flights return to normal after strike
Express & Star 23 Mar 10
British Airways flights will start to return to normal today following the end of a three day strike by cabin crew which cost the airline around £21 million with further disruption planned. Despite the end of the action by thousands of Unite members there will be a knock-on effect on services, especially at Heathrow, which was worst affected by the walk-out...
Mercury 23 Mar 10 BA catering 'still hit by strike'
Mercury 22 Mar BA cabin crew strike for third day
B’Post 22 Mar Unite calls for BA board to intervene
E&S 22 Mar Business calls on BA and strikers to talk
Mercury 20 Mar Travel chaos as BA staff walk out
David Millward Telegraph 19 Mar 10 British Airways staff to strike as talks collapse
BBC News 19 Mar 10 BA cabin crew strike to go ahead as talks collapse
Independent 19 Mar 10 BA strike talks continue
Mercury 15 Mar Brown 'intervenes' in BA row
Mercury 14 Mar Adonis in warning over BA's future
Mercury 13 Mar Union: BA must end 'needless war'
Telegraph 12 Mar 10 BA passengers face seven days of strikes
Mercury 12 Mar BA cabin crew to strike over cuts
B’Post 10 Mar BA strike talks end in deadlock
Observer 31 Jan 10 British Airways tries to start again
B'ham Post 14 Dec BA staff vote for strike action
Guardian 14 Dec BA's pension deficit: what it means
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Newspaper launch heralds Birmingham media battle
23 Mar 10 02:23
Newspaper launch heralds Birmingham media battle
Marc Reeves Business Desk 22 Mar 10
West Midlands media entrepreneur Chris Bullivant is planning to launch a new weekly newspaper for Birmingham in a move which is certain to spark a battle for advertisers and readers with Trinity Mirror, publishers of the Birmingham Mail. The new title, called ‘The Birmingham Press’ will be a high-pagination weekly paper printed on high-quality newsprint and distributed through a mix of free home delivery and paid-for sales...
Business Desk 23 Mar 10 Bullish Bullivant upbeat on newspaper launch
Stirrer 23 Mar 10 Former Metro editor Lennox to edit new paper
Stirrer 22 Mar 10 Newspaper tiger roars in Brum
Media Guardian 31 July 09 Bullivant claims he could have saved Midlands newspapers
British Airways staff to strike as talks collapse
22 Mar 10 18:31
British Airways staff to strike as talks collapse
David Millward Telegraph 19 Mar 10
Hopes of a breakthrough in the dispute between British Airways and the Unite trade union have been dashed after talks collapsed without agreement...
Mercury 22 Mar BA cabin crew strike for third day
B’Post 22 Mar Unite calls for BA board to intervene
E&S 22 Mar Business calls on BA and strikers to talk
Mercury 20 Mar Travel chaos as BA staff walk out
BBC News 19 Mar 10 BA cabin crew strike to go ahead as talks collapse
Independent 19 Mar 10 BA strike talks continue
Mercury 15 Mar Brown 'intervenes' in BA row
Mercury 14 Mar Adonis in warning over BA's future
Mercury 13 Mar Union: BA must end 'needless war'
Telegraph 12 Mar 10 BA passengers face seven days of strikes
Mercury 12 Mar BA cabin crew to strike over cuts
B’Post 10 Mar BA strike talks end in deadlock
Observer 31 Jan 10 British Airways tries to start again
B'ham Post 14 Dec BA staff vote for strike action
Guardian 14 Dec BA's pension deficit: what it means
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Willenhall’s Poundland eyes 50 more stores as owners seek to sell business
20 Mar 10 00:22
Willenhall’s Poundland eyes 50 more stores as owners seek to sell business
Anna Blackaby B’ham Post 19 Mar 10
More “sensible” high street rents have strengthened Poundland’s plans to add 50 new stores next year – giving a boost to its private equity owners in their bid for a sale of the Willenhall-based business...
B’ham Post 15 Mar 10 Poundland founder looking at new retail moves
Express & Star 12 Mar 10 Willenhall’s Poundland set to be sold
Daily Mail 6 Mar 10 Poundland's Jim McCarthy: A boss who thinks small to grow big
B’ham Post 11 Jan 10 Willenhall’s Poundland sales rise by 35%
Express & Star 8 Nov Willenhall’s Poundland turnover bonanza
Express & Star 10 Oct 1,000 new jobs on the way at Willenhall's Poundland
B'ham Post 2 Oct Poundland director to speak at Excellence conference
B'ham Post 3 July Poundland moves in on more empty Woolworths stores
B'ham Post 3 Jun Poundland to open more stores
B'ham Post 2 June 09 Poundland buoyed by the downturn
Express & Star 2 June Poundland is quids in
Express & Star 16 Apr Record sales for Poundland
Express & Star 6 Apr Poundland enjoy £50m turnover
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Banks’s boss in beer tax attack
19 Mar 10 14:43
Banks’s boss in beer tax attack
Express & Star 19 Mar 10
Banks’s chief executive today launched a scathing attack on the Government for soaring beer duty rates, accusing ministers of “jeopardising” any chance of pubs recovering from the recession. Ralph Findlay said the industry had been hit hard by the recession, with many pubs closing and beer sales down £650 million in the past year...
Express & Star 6 Mar 10 Marston’s raises beer price by 5p
B’Post 5 Mar Marston’s Jennings moves back to Cumbria
BizDesk 4 Mar 10 Marston's seal major Tetley's deal
B'ham Post 29 Jan 10 'Robust' Christmas for Marstons
Express & Star 28 Jan Ale sales revival cheers brewers and pubs
Express & Star 22 Jan 10 Tours of Banks’s brewery to begin in the spring
B'ham Post 14 Dec Banks's Mild returns to the nation's pubs
Express & Star 28 Sep Marston’s £40m deal on hotels
B'ham Post 29 Sep Marston's join forces with Travelodge
Express & Star 25 Aug Marston’s sells extra million pints at Ashes
Express & Star 4 Aug Brewery Marston's riding storm
B'ham Post 23 Jul Investors back Marston’s and GKN in £600m rights issue
B'ham Post 29 Jun Marston's facing potential shareholder rebellion
Express & Star 18 Jun Marston’s unveil £140m pub plan
Express & Star 22 May Marston's sees 20 % profit drop
Express & Star 15 Apr Meals & real ale boost for Marston'
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Region lags in ethnic employment rates
19 Mar 10 14:14
Region lags in ethnic employment rates
Jayne Howarth Business Desk 19 Mar 10
Companies across the West Midlands are failing to employ people from ethnic minority backgrounds, a leading businessman has claimed. Sarabjeet Soar, chair of the West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum regeneration and economic inclusion group, said inequality still exists, despite attempts to legislate against it...
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Asian News 14 July 09 Muslim women want to work
B’ham Post 30 Jun 09 Asian business stars recognised at awards ceremony
B’ham Post 27 Apr 09 ‘Not enough woman and minorities’ in workplace
Rail strike threat over Easter
19 Mar 10 13:10
Rail strike threat over Easter
David Millward Telegraph 19 Mar 10
Britain is facing a national rail strike at Easter after signallers voted to walk out in a dispute over rosters. The signallers' dispute is one of two involving members of RMT. Maintenance workers have also voted to strike in a row over job cuts, which the union says would put safety at risk...
BBC News 19 Mar 10 RMT rail signal workers to take strike action
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Birmingham airport runway extension heralds growth
18 Mar 10 13:14
Birmingham airport runway extension heralds growth
Duncan Tift Business Desk 18 Mar 10
Completion of the runway extension at Birmingham International Airport will pave the way for a transport revolution the like of which the city has never seen before, Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has said. Cllr Whitby told delegates at the MIPIM commercial property show in Cannes that the £25m necessary to complete the runway could be put in place at a full board meeting of the airport’s directors in April...
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B’Post 17 Mar Spanair to fly from B’ham Airport
B’Mail 12 Mar New lounge opened at B’ham Airport
BBC News 3 Mar Face scanners at B’ham Airport
B’Mail 25 Feb Brum airport cargo emergency landing
Express & Star 23 Feb 10 Brum passengers in air nightmare
B’ham Mail 22 Feb 10 Birmingham-bound plane makes emergency landing after fuel leak
B’ham Post 22 Feb 10 Security alert at Birmingham Airport after metal detector switched off
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Mercury 22 Feb Snow shuts Luton airport's runway
B’ham Mail 22 Jan 10 Birmingham Airport's information desk will close with 25 job losses
B’ham Post 19 Jan 10 Birmingham Airport to merge terminals as passenger numbers fall
Midlands Business News 19 Jan Two become one with £15m airport terminal investment
Midlands Business News 19 Jan Dublin, Dubai and Amsterdam are favourites from Birmingham
BBC Politics Show 16 Jan Birmingham Airport expansion option could help London
Mercury 16 Feb Airport scanners may be unlawful
B’ham Mail 14 Jan Birmingham Airport to remove frontline police officers
B’ham Mail 14 Jan Airpot battles blizzards video
Express & Star 4 Jan £10m security plan revealed for Birmingham Airport
B'ham Mail 4 Jan WM MEP hits out at 'peep show' body scanners
Guardian 3 Jan Invasion of the body scanners
E&S 28 Dec Flights to US hit by tighter security
BBC News 22 Nov Birmingham Airport seeks government funding
Post 25 Nov US airline cancels Birmingham route
Stirrer 24 Nov US airline pulls out of Birmingham
B’ham Post 9 Nov Airport's cash plea to AWM
YamYam links 8 Nov Probe launched into Birmingham Airport rendition flight claims
B'ham Mail 23 Oct Birmingham airport terminal given Royal approval
B'ham Post 20 Oct B'ham air staff sabbaticals move fails
Stirrer 20 Oct Sep London B'ham "Trumps Boris Island"
B'ham Post 17 Sep Baggage & check-in staff face axe
Express & Star 15 Oct Walsall's airport shares "not for sale"
B'ham Post 14 Oct Vow to protect region's assets
B'ham Post 13 Oct Pressure to sell B'ham airport
Telegraph 12 Oct Government in £16bn asset sale
B'ham Post 16 Sep Investment in airport grows
YamYam links 20 Jun Airport expansion plans revealed
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Hartshorne helps Midlands recycling efforts
17 Mar 10 15:33
Hartshorne helps Midlands recycling efforts
Midlands Business News 17 Mar 10
Trucks supplied by the Bentley-based Hartshorne Group are helping one of the country's biggest paper and card recycling efforts. Hartshorne has supplied three 40-tonne Volvo FM prime mover trucks to the Nottingham-based fleet provider Charthire, and they are now seeing service at Smurfit Kappa's paper and card recycling collection sites...
Midlands Business News 10 Mar 10 Walsall firm Hartshorne delivers giant truck
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West Brom event to help firms benefit from £8 trillion of potential green contracts
17 Mar 10 14:20
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West Brom event to help firms benefit from £8 trillion of potential green contracts
Graeme Brown B’ham Post 17 Mar 10
West Midlands firms can find out about the enormous potential of joining a low-carbon supply chain at an event next week...
Advantage West Midlands 15 Mar 10 Take a leaf from businesses who are ‘Growing Green’
West Brom event to help firms benefit from £8 trillion of potential green contracts
Graeme Brown B’ham Post 17 Mar 10
West Midlands firms can find out about the enormous potential of joining a low-carbon supply chain at an event next week...
Advantage West Midlands 15 Mar 10 Take a leaf from businesses who are ‘Growing Green’
Kraft apologises over Keynsham Cadbury pledge
17 Mar 10 13:50
Kraft apologises over Keynsham Cadbury pledge
BBC News 16 Mar 10
The vice-president of Kraft Foods has said he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's earlier pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant...
B’Post 22 Mar Kraft used Google to try and find out Cadbury's plans in Poland
Business Desk 17 Mar 10 Kraft pledge on manufacturing jobs
B’ham Mail 17 Mar 10 Kraft won't axe jobs for two years
B’ham Post 16 Mar 10 Kraft issues apology over Cadbury factory closure
Guardian 16 Mar 10 MPs quiz Kraft over Cadbury takeover - LIVE
Business Desk 16 Mar 10 Kraft bosses face a grilling over Cadbury deal
Express & Star 16 Mar 10 Cadbury takeover prompts law plea
B’Mail 14 Mar Former Cadbury chairman says there is no point being nostalgic
B’Mail 11 Mar Union boss in new attack on Kraft
B’Post 10 Mar Unions back decision for MPs to quiz Kraft executives over Cadbury takeover
B’Post 9 Mar Lord Myners joins call for investigation into Kraft
MBN 9 Mar Kraft to be investigated as Cadbury delists
BBC News 8 Mar 10 Kraft 'facing inquiry' over Cadbury deal
B’Post 8 Mar Regulator investigating Kraft takeover
B’Post 5 Mar Cadbury workers asked to increase pensions payments
BBC News 4 Mar 10 Kraft plans up to 150 Cadbury job cuts
B’ham Post 4 Mar 10 Kraft announces 150 job losses at Cadbury
B’ham Post 4 Mar 10 Unions accuse Kraft of 'indecent haste' on Cadbury job cuts
Express & Star 4 Mar 10 Cadbury pension scheme facing closure
B’Mail 3 Mar Pensions shock for Cadbury workers
BizDesk 3 Mar Kraft’s takeover could see law change
B’ham Post 24 Feb 10 Mandelson still waiting for assurances from Kraft over Cadbury
B’ham Mail 24 Feb 10 MPs to question Kraft over Cadbury takeover
Guardian 24 Feb 10 Cadbury shows takeovers need reform
B’ham Post 16 Feb 10 Kraft profits treble as it passes 90% ownership of Cadbury shares
BBC News 16 Feb 10 Kraft's fourth-quarter profit more than triples
B’ham Post 15 Feb 10 MPs to hold inquiry into Cadbury takeover
BBC News 14 Feb 10 Kraft bosses to face Cadbury questioning by MPs
B’ham Mail 11 Feb 10 Kraft CEO backs Bournville’s £30m investment
E&S 11 Feb Cadbury World sees visitor surge
BBC News 10 Feb 10 Cadbury factory closure 'will reflect badly on Kraft'
Express & Star 9 Feb 10 Cadbury jobs fear as factory set to shut
B’ham Post 9 Feb 10 Kraft confirms closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory
B’Post 9 Feb 400 jobs threat at Cadbury in Somerset
B’Post 9 Feb Kraft accused of breaking promises
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B’ham Mail 8 Feb 10 Kraft: No Cadbury decisions for up to six months
Stirrer 8 Feb New Cadbury boss avoids jobs pledge
B’ham Mail 6 Feb 10 Unite call for ‘Cadbury Law’ to protect UK firms
Express & Star 6 Feb 10 End of era as Cadbury name melts away
BBC News 5 Feb 10 Cadbury shares to be de-listed
B’ham Mail 5 Feb Kraft causes anger after spelling Bournville wrong
B’ham Mail 4 Feb Three Cadbury top brass quit after Kraft takeover
BBC 3 Feb Cadbury top bosses to step down
B'ham Post 3 Feb 10 Kraft refuses to guarantee Cadbury jobs
B'ham Post 3 Feb Kraft close to taking Cadbury off the Stock Exchange
B'ham Post 2 Feb Kraft completes takeover of Cadbury after shareholders vote
MBN 3 Feb Midlands warned conditions right for more foreign buyouts
B'ham Post 2 Feb 10 Union calls for Cadbury job guarantees
BBC 2 Feb 10 Does it matter that Cadbury is no longer British?
B'ham Post 2 Feb 10 D-Day arrives for Kraft bid to take over Cadbury
BBC 2 Feb 'Kraft will cut jobs': Is Mary Buffett right?
Guardian 2 Feb Cadbury takeover: workers travel to London to lobby MPs
BBC 2 Feb Cadbury workers lobby government over Kraft takeover video
B'ham Post 1 Feb Union's fresh job fears on eve of takeover vote
B'ham Mail 1 Feb Kraft boss is bullish over Cadbury deal
Express & Star 1 Feb Kraft boss says job cut fears overstated
B'ham Mail 30 Jan Private Cadbury shareholders tell unions they don't want to sell
B’ham Mail 30 Jan 10 Cadbury unions demand five year pledge from Kraft
B’ham Mail 30 Jan Union leader's shelf-stacking fears for UK workers
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B’ham Post 28 Jan 10 MP told to apologise after 'whingeing workforce' jibe
B’ham Mail 28 Jan 10 Cadbury pensions boss demands Kraft's 'commitment'
B’ham Post 28 Jan 10 Ken Clarke: Cadbury should thrive under Kraft
B’ham Mail 27 Jan 10 Workers take to the streets to protest
B’ham Mail 26 Jan 10 Kraft staff told to be "very worried"
B’ham Mail 26 Jan 10 City councillor hands over cadbury petition
B’ham Post 26 Jan 10 Cadbury workers to launch campaign at Bournville to protect jobs
B’ham Mail 25 Jan 10 Cadbury petition handed in to Downing Street
B’ham Post 25 Jan 10 Kraft pledges investment in Cadbury and the creation of jobs
B’ham Post 25 Jan 10 What happened when Kraft took over Terry's of York
B’Mail 24 Jan Tories tell staff to see Kraft as good news
Mail 24 Jan Cadbury chairman calls for debate on strategic firms
Mercury 24 Jan Former Flake girl slams bosses sale
Guardian 23 Jan 10 Kraft pledges to honour Cadbury's Fairtrade sourcing commitments
Guardian 23 Jan 10 Bournville: The town that chocolate built
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B’Mail 23 Jan Get on board! Battle to go to London
Express & Star 23 Jan 10 Ken Clarke visit to Cadbury pledged
B’ham Mail 22 Jan 10 Tory MP calls Cadbury workers "whingers"
Bob Piper 22 Jan Comment: Cheeky sod
BBC News 22 Jan Hershey rules out bid for Cadbury
B’ham Mail 22 Jan 10 Cadbury video report
Daily Mail 22 Jan 10 Cadbury - How the deal affects investors
Express & Star 22 Jan Mandy says he’s no chocolate fireguard
B’ham Post 22 Jan Bournville Trust safe from Kraft plans thanks to George Cadbury
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 22 Jan Comment: Kraft and Government assurances over Cadbury mean nothing
George Tyndale Mercury 22 Jan Comment: Crumbliest, flakiest government is to blame
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B’ham Mail 21 Jan 10 Curly Wurlys could be axed
Express & Star 21 Jan Warren Buffett hits out over Kraft takeover deal
B’ham Post 21 Jan Great grandson of Cadbury founder slams board's acceptance of Kraft bid
B’ham Post 21 Jan Birmingham regeneration chief urges Cadbury shareholders to reject Kraft bid
B’ham Mail 21 Jan Lord Mandelson seeks meeting with Kraft over Cadbury
B’ham Mail 21 Jan Minister attacks colleagues for failing to take on Kraft
B’ham Mail 21 Jan Unions fights Kraft takeover of Cadbury to hold emergency meeting
B’ham Mail 21 Jan Cadbury fight to go to Westminster
Stirrer 21 Jan RBS aid Kraft as council fights Cadbury bid
Anna Blackaby B’ham Post 21 Jan Comment: After Cadbury and Rover, which other Midland firms might attract foreign buyers?
B’ham Post 21 Jan Comment: Cadbury and the chocolate soldiers
BBC News 20 Jan 10 Clegg attacks Brown over RBS funding for Cadbury bid
B’ham Post 20 Jan Gordon Brown under fire as public-owned RBS to fund Kraft takeover of Cadbury
BBC News 20 Jan Sir Adrian” “Kraft has a duty to look after Cadbury staff”
The Stirrer 20 Jan Less jaw jaw... more law law
Express & Star 20 Jan Cadbury boss could walk off with £12m
B’ham Mail 20 Jan Cadbury directors accused of taking "blood money"
B’ham Post 20 Jan Historian Carl Chinn fears closure of Cadbury factory in Bournville
The Stirrer 20 Jan Jobs for life?
BBC News 20 Jan Bournville Village Trust: Kraft takeover 'will not harm us'
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BBC News 19 Jan Cadbury agrees Kraft takeover bid
Telegraph 19 Jan Kraft agrees to buy Cadbury
Stirrer 19 Jan Bore: “Hundreds face compulsory axe”
B’Mail 19 Jan Unions: “Sad day for UK manufacturing”
B’Mail 19 Jan MPs 'worried' for future of Cadbury
B’Mail 19 Jan Analysis of Cadbury takeover bid video
B’Mail 19 Jan Takeover reaction video
B’Post 19 Jan Questions remain over Kraft's intentions
B’Post 19 Jan Chairman Roger Carr's defiance is broken
B’Post 19 Jan UK & USA have different chocolate tastes
B’Post 19 Jan Chamber ask Kraft to respect heritage
Bob Piper 19 Jan Nostalgia makes heart grow fonder
Derek Bennett 19 Jan Comment: Sweet & sour
BBC News 19 Jan Money and greed
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Build-up to the Kraft takeover bid
Stirrer 19 Jan Cadbury’s board waves white flag
Times 19 Jan Cadbury set to accept offer after suitor Kraft sweetens the deal
Guardian 19 Jan Kraft set for higher Cadbury bid as deadline looms
BBC News 18 Jan Cadbury is expected to accept higher bid from Kraft
Mail 18 Jan Cadbury waits for 850p knockout bid
B’ham Post 18 Jan Takeover buzz sees shares rise
Telegraph 18 Jan Cardbury chief “could soon be worth £10 a share”
Bloomberg 18 Jan Kraft’s bid needs to top 900 pence says Standard Life
Robert Peston BBC News 18 Jan A bigger Cadbury bid may be worse for jobs
The Times 18 Jan Cadbury braced for battle as Kraft debates revised bid
B’ham Post 18 Jan Kraft set to increase offer for Cadbury
B’ham Mail 18 Jan Cadbury fight prompts city centre "eat in"
Telegraph 16 Jan Sweeten offer investors tell Kraft
BBC News 16 Jan Kraft 'must increase its Cadbury takeover offer'
B’ham Mail 16 Jan Chocolate lovers asked to ditch the diet to help fight Kraft bid for Cadbury with a public ‘eat-in’
B’ham Post 15 Jan Cadbury better off independent claims Prof David Bailey
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B’ham Post 14 Jan Hershey set to bid for Cadbury after Ferrero walks away
Express & Star 14 Jan Hershey to enter fight for Cadbury
BBC News 13 Jan Union fears loss of 7,000 UK Cadbury jobs
B’ham Post 13 Jan Union warns thousands of jobs could go if Kraft takes over Cadbury
FT 13 Jan Ferrero debating Cadbury retreat
Telegraph 12 Jan Cadbury says Kraft's offer 'even more unattractive'
B’ham Post 12 Jan Ministers could block Kraft bid for Cadbury
BBC News 12 Jan Chocolate lovers hold Birmingham Cadbury-support event
B’ham Post 12 Jan Board urges shareholders to reject Kraft offer
Express & Star 12 Jan Cadbury chairman’s plea to shareholders
B’ Post 11 Jan Ferrero prepares loan deal to finance late bid for Cadbury
B’ Post 11 Jan Ferrero bid for Cadbury to rival Kraft
B’ Post 11 Jan Roger Carr goes on the attack as deadline looms in Cadbury battle
Telegraph 10 Jan Cadbury scornful of Kraft's ability to raise offer
Telegraph 5 Nov 09 Roger Carr: fuelled by twin obsessions
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Telegraph 8 Jan Cadbury set to bolster defence with strong results
B'ham Post 7 Jan Unions turn up heat on 'worst employer' Kraft over Cadbury takeover
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Express & Star 6 Jan Cadbury deal hopes hit by Buffett
BBC News 5 Jan Kraft's Cadbury takeover plans dealt blow
Berkshire Hathaway 5 Jan Cadbury statement pdf
B'ham Mail 5 Jan Kraft shareholder criticises Cadbury takeover chase
B'ham Post 5 Jan Cadbury dismisses new Kraft Foods bid as still 'derisory'
B'ham Post 5 Jan Kraft increases offer as Nestle rules out bid
B'ham Post 5 Jan Cadbury shares rise as Nestle is linked with a news bid
BBC News 5 Jan Nestle rules out takeover bid for Cadbury
Express & Star 5 Jan Kraft ups bid for Cadbury
B'ham Mail 4 Jan Kraft set to raise bid for Cadbury
Express & Star 4 Jan Kraft set to up bid for Cadbury
B'ham Mail 1 Jan Cadbury gets three more days to fend off Kraft
B'ham Mail 1 Jan Cadbury's eyebrows TV ad wins top award video
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B'ham Post 28 Dec Ferrero still mulling options over Cadbury
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
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
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Guardian 3 Sep 09 Cadbury threatened with strike action
B'ham Post 29 Jul Cadbury workers protest at 'greedy' bosses
Guardian 3 Oct 07 Cadbury Schweppes closes UK factory and axes 700 jobs
Historic Aldridge brass firm jobs boost
17 Mar 10 12:17
Historic Aldridge brass firm jobs boost
Express & Star 17 Mar 10
An historic manufacturing firm has been taken over securing the future for 45 workers and promising new jobs. Bolton Brass in Aldridge, has been bought by businessmen Nick Harrison and Peter Brown who are to rename it McKechnie Brass – its original name from 1871...
WM unemployment rate highest again after 17,000 more are jobless
17 Mar 10 12:05
WM unemployment rate highest again after 17,000 more are jobless
Graeme Brown B’ham Post 17 Mar 10
Unemployment is again higher in the West Midlands than any other part of the country after 17,000 more people joined the jobless queue. The unemployment rate in the region now stands at 9.5 per cent, according to the latest statistics. The news came despite a UK-wide fall in unemployment, and a huge cut in the numbers claiming jobseeker’s allowance...
BizDesk 18 Mar Concerns remain despite fall
Express & Star 17 Mar 10 Good news as unemployment falls
B’ham Post 17 Mar 10 Survey shows fall in recruitment confidence
Office for National Statistics 17 Mar 10 Employment figures
YamYam links 17 Feb 10 Midlands in new jobless high
Walsall Advertiser 28 Jan 10 Walsall jobless rate worse than UK average
Last trader quits beleaguered Brownhills market
16 Mar 10 12:11
Last trader quits beleaguered Brownhills market
Express & Star 16 Mar 10
He has been the sole trader to set out his stall at a beleaguered town market for weeks. But now Mohammed Sajid has decided to call it a day, with his last appearance at the lonely Brownhills pitch to be on Saturday before he moves to a car boot sale. It will mean the market in Silver Street will be left empty unless the council can secure new traders...
E&S 15 Mar Sandwell market fees are cut to £5
Express & Star 15 Feb 10 Only two traders at Brownhills market, again
BrownhillsBob 12 Feb 10 Disastrous marketing
BrownhillsBob 9 Feb 10 Reality bites in Brownhills
YamYam 9 Feb 10 “Naff all” for sale in “ghost town” Brownhills
Express & Star 6 Feb 10 Brownhills market deserted as traders stay away
YamYam 4 Feb 10 Brownhills market will stay open vows council
BrownhillsBob 21 Jan 10 Comment: Supermarket sweep
YamYam 18 Jan 10 Brownhills Tuesday market axed
Walsall Council 18 Jan 10 Proposals to move Brownhills market
BrownhillsBob 13 Nov 09 Walsall Council launches Brownhills ‘Shop Local’ Initiative
Express & Star 2 Nov 09 Rents for struggling Brownhills market halved
BBC News 28 Oct 09 Brownhills Market rents to be reviewed
Express & Star 20 Oct 09 Traders fear for revamped Brownhills market
YamYam 14 Oct 09 Dodgy DVD man arrested at Brownhills market
Birmingham Mail 8 Sep 09 Mixed views on reopening of Brownhills Market
Walsall Council 7 Sep 09 Joy at market re-launch
BrownhillsBob 5 Sep 09 Brownhills market: back from the dead
YamYam 3 Sep 09 Brownhills market re-launches
Walsall Council 28 Aug 09 'Full house' of stalls expected at market relaunch
Express & Star 25 Aug 09 Revamped Brownhills market set to reopen
Express & Star 11 Aug 09 Walsall's unemployed looking for market jobs
Express & Star 4 Aug 09 Extra market day for Brownhills
Express & Star 28 Jul 09 Brownhills Market saved by council
Express & Star 15 July 09 Loss of market hits shops hard
Express & Star 26 Jun 09 Hopes to resurrect market
Express & Star 20 Jun 09 Final day for market after 37 yrs
Brownhills Bob 20 Jun 09 Tesco development off?
Express & Star 19 Jun 09 Market may be rescued
Express & Star 18 Jun 09 Market comes to an end
Blog Brownhills Bob 7 May 09 Market not quite doomed
Express & Star 6 May 09 Brownhills Market traders reprieve
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For Sale signs go up outside City Link's Darlaston HQ
16 Mar 10 12:02
For Sale signs go up outside City Link HQ
Express & Star 16 Mar 10
City Link’s Darlaston headquarters has been put up for sale leaving 600 workers facing an uncertain future. It was announced last month by bosses that the firm is to close down its national distribution depot this summer, with redundancies on the cards...
Express & Star 5 Feb 10 Axe falls on courier HQ
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JLR to source more low-cost components abroad
16 Mar 10 10:59
JLR to source more low-cost components abroad
Duncan Tift Business Desk 16 Mar 10
Jaguar Land Rover parent Tata Motors is preparing to source more of its components from low-cost economies to cut costs on the luxury brands. Around one third of JLR’s component requirements will be sourced from factories in India, China and Eastern Europe within the next 12 months, reports in India have suggested...
B’ham Post 16 Mar 10 JLR back down on final pension scheme
Express & Star 16 Mar 10 JLR global sales booming
B’Mail 12 Mar Unions slam JLR over closure process
BBC 8 Mar Jaguar's WM' built XJ goes on display
BBC 7 Mar WM jobs 'safeguarded' by Jaguar XJ
B’Post 3 Mar JLR to take on 50 new engineers
Express & Star 27 Feb 10 Jaguar Land Rover drives back into profit
B’ham Mail 26 Feb JLR swings into a £55m profit
BizDesk 25 Feb JLR secures £340m loan
BizDesk 19 Feb JLR changes sparks model rumours
Stirrer 19 Feb History fears for future at JLR
BusinessDesk 18 Feb JLR names news CEO
B’Mail 16 Feb New boss for JLR owner Tata
B’ham Mail 27 Jan 10 JLR staff 'saddened' by departure of boss
Jon Griffin B’ham Mail 26 Jan 10 Chief executive David Smith departs Jaguar Land Rover
B’ham Post 26 Jan David Smith goes amid deepening rift with unions
Times 26 Jan David Smith steps down video
BBC News 25 Jan Jaguar Land Rover boss to depart
B’ham Mail 23 Jan 10 JLR talks with union break down
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B' Post 7 Jan £1m Gov't grant for JLR electric car
B'ham Post 7 Jan Annual fall in Jag & Land Rover sales
Mercury 7 Jan Car sales buoyed by scrappage offer
B'ham Post 31 Dec Jaguar Land Rover in recruitment drive for graduates
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 30 Nov JLR showing signs of recovery says Tata
Prof David Bailey B’ham Post 30 Nov JLR has turned the corner
B’ham Mail 16 Nov JLR cash flow boosted by £170m loan deal
GE Capital 16 Nov GE Capital agrees JLR funding facility
B'ham Post 5 Nov JLR must regain workforce trust
B'ham Post 3 Nov Unions demand Government action over JLR job threats
B'ham Post 3 Nov Tata motors sales rise by 34%
B'ham Post 2 Nov JLR chief to discuss development plans
B'ham Post 2 Nov WM automotive supply chain aid scheme
B'ham Post 27 Oct Sales up for Tata
Mercury 20 Oct Jaguar Land Rover to shed 200 jobs
BBC News 7 Oct Jaguar Land Rover gets £175m loan
B'ham Mail 7 Oct JLR chief says some production must shift overseas
B'ham Mail 1 Oct Closing JLR plant 'may secure long run'
B'ham Post 1 Oct Tata sees monthly rise in sales
B'ham Mail 30 Sep JLR aims to double production
B'ham Post 28 Sep Unions accuse JLR of 'fantasy'
Stirrer 28 Sep Alden calls for Jag taskforce
B'ham Post 28 Sep Wheeldon 'Tata vision will pay off'
BBC News 27 Sep MP calls for Tata chief meeting over JLR closure
B'ham Mail 27 Sep JLR director honoured
B'ham Mail 27 Sep Closure impact upon supply chain
B'ham Mail 26 Sep Union chief claims JLR is planning to quit UK altogether
B'ham Post 25 Sep JLR boss in jobs pledge over factory closure
B'ham Post 25 Sep Leaders welcome JLR jobs pledge
B'ham Post 25 Sep Mandleson refuses to speculate
B'ham Post 25 Sep Workers & businesses fear worst
B'ham Post 25 Sep 70 year history of Castle Bromwich
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Castle Bromwich 'most likely to close'
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Video report from Castle Bromwich
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Unions declare war on plans
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Carl Chinn 'deeply disturbed'
B'ham Post 25 Sep Unions condem plans
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Families face worrying wait
B'ham Mail 25 Sep Blog: David Bailey gives his response
B'ham Post 24 Sep JLR to close one West Mids factory
B'ham Mail 24 Sep Fear for thousands of jobs
B'ham Mail 24 Sep Mandy praises Tata's 'commitment'
BBC News 24 Sep Jaguar to shut one Midlands plant
Express & Star 24 Sep Jaguar to shut plant
B'ham Post 24 Sep Tata denies Castle Brom faces axe
The Stirrer 23 Sep JLR unions summoned by Tata
Guardian 18 Sep Tata get £10m Gov't loan for electric car
B'ham Mail 18 Sep Gov't lend £10m to Tata in Coventry
B'ham Post 1 Sep Tata blames JLR for £41m quarterly loss
B'ham Post 25 Aug Tata shares motor after profit rise
B'ham Post 25 Aug Soured Tata's commitment to JLR seen as strong as ever
B'ham Post 17 Aug Tata slams Mandelson
B'ham Post 17 Aug Strategic plan & financial stimulus key for motor industry
B'ham Post 17 Aug Automotive industry facing global shift
B'ham Post 17 Aug China Auto Parts Expo opportunity for Midlands manufactures
B'ham Post 12 Aug JLR: Tata 'turns back on miserly offer'
B'ham Post 12 Aug Closure threat remains for JLR assembly plant
B'ham Post 11 Aug JLR says 'thanks but no thanks'
B'ham Post 11 Aug JLR secures short-term financial future
BBC News 11 Aug JLR secures private funding
B'ham Post 6 Aug JLR investment hits Tata credit rating
B'ham Post 4 Aug JLR parent firm Tata Motors sees sales rise 18 per cent
B'ham Post 3 Aug JLR hopes rise for Government loan
B'ham Post 3 Aug Comment: Cautious optimism
B'ham Post 3 Aug Taking the long view at JLR
B'ham Post 27 Jul Blog JLR '08 loss tops a billion dollars
B'ham Post 27 Jul JLR loss (video report)
B'ham Post 27 Jul JLR loss of £350m
B'ham Post 24 Jul Tata fury as Mandy leaks JLR talks
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Agreement soon for JLR's £340m Euro loan
B'ham Post 20 Jul Mandelson urges Tata to speed up talks
Mercury 20 Jul JLR to shed 200 jobs
Telegraph 18 Jul Mandelson warns Tata over Jaguar
B'ham Post 19 Jul Mandy: I won't let JLR collapse
B'ham Post 16 Jul Call for Gov't action to avoid JLR crisis
B'ham Post 16 Jul Jaguar to halt X-Type assembly
B'ham Post 15 Jul Mandelson insists Gov't did not interfere
B'ham Post 15 Jul JLR cut 300 jobs at Halewood plant
B'ham Post 7 Jul JLR benefits from scrappage scheme
B'ham Post 2 Jul Ratan Tata still delighted at JLR purchase
BBC News 1 July Jaguar Land Rover pay delay plea
B'ham Post 1 Jul Workers asked to accept wage delay
B'ham Post 1 Jul PM talks to end Tata stand-off
B'ham Post 29 Jun Research money would stop JLR becoming next MG Rover
B'ham Post 26 Jun JLR plans cuts after £281m losses
BBC News 26 Jun Jobs warning at JLR
B'ham Post 26 Jun Blog: JLR needs urgent Gov't support
B'ham Post 25 Jun JLR fightback clouded by strike threat
B'ham Post 24 Jun JLR night shift workers in strike threat
B'ham Post 23 Jun JLR part pioneer low carbon transport
B'ham Post 22 Jun JLR gets empty promises from Gov't
B'ham Post 11 Jun Loans 'failure' blamed for research axe
B'ham Post 8 Jun JLR 'new XJ' under a psychedelic swirl
BA passengers face seven days of strikes
15 Mar 10 13:03
BA passengers face seven days of strikes
David Millward Telegraph 12 Mar 10
The travel plans of tens of thousands of British Airways passengers have been thrown into disarray after the union representing 13,500 cabin crew called seven days of strikes...
Independent 19 Mar 10 BA strike talks continue
Mercury 15 Mar Brown 'intervenes' in BA row
Mercury 14 Mar Adonis in warning over BA's future
Mercury 13 Mar Union: BA must end 'needless war'
Mercury 12 Mar BA cabin crew to strike over cuts
B’Post 10 Mar BA strike talks end in deadlock
Observer 31 Jan 10 British Airways tries to start again
B'ham Post 14 Dec BA staff vote for strike action
Guardian 14 Dec BA's pension deficit: what it means
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Poundland founder looking at new retail moves
15 Mar 10 10:33
Poundland founder looking at new retail moves
Anna Blackaby Business Desk 15 Mar 10
The businessman who created the hugely successful Poundland format is set to go upmarket for his next venture – with plans to launch a nationwide chain of “aspirational” general product stores...
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Express & Star 12 Mar 10 Willenhall’s Poundland set to be sold
Daily Mail 6 Mar 10 Poundland's Jim McCarthy: A boss who thinks small to grow big
B’ham Post 11 Jan 10 Willenhall’s Poundland sales rise by 35%
Express & Star 8 Nov Willenhall’s Poundland turnover bonanza
Express & Star 10 Oct 1,000 new jobs on the way at Willenhall's Poundland
B'ham Post 2 Oct Poundland director to speak at Excellence conference
B'ham Post 3 July Poundland moves in on more empty Woolworths stores
B'ham Post 3 Jun Poundland to open more stores
B'ham Post 2 June 09 Poundland buoyed by the downturn
Express & Star 2 June Poundland is quids in
Express & Star 16 Apr Record sales for Poundland
Express & Star 6 Apr Poundland enjoy £50m turnover
HomeServe’s Harpin leads WM apprenticeships
15 Mar 10 10:23
HomeServe’s Harpin leads WM apprenticeships
Jayne Howarth Business Desk 15 Mar 10
Business leaders from across the region have signed up to become apprenticeship ambassadors to persuade more employers to take on young trainees. The ambassador network is being led by Richard Harpin, chief executive of Walsall-based HomeServe...
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Councils warned of new accounting practices
15 Mar 10 10:15
Councils warned of new accounting practices
Business Desk 15 Mar 10
New accounting practices soon to come into force will impact upon local authorities’ financial reporting arrangements, according to assurance experts in the Midlands. It will be a requirement for local authorities to prepare financial statements based on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) when the financial year ends in 2011...
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The YamYam 10 Mar 10 Walsall Council accounting cock-up
YamYam 15 Nov 09 Audit: Walsall Council could do better