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Kraft 'facing inquiry' over Cadbury deal
09 Mar 10 13:40
Kraft 'facing inquiry' over Cadbury deal
BBC News 8 Mar 10
US firm Kraft is being investigated by UK regulators into whether it made misleading comments during the battle to take over Cadbury, a report says...
B’Post 9 Mar Lord Myners joins call for investigation into Kraft
MBN 9 Mar Kraft to be investigated as Cadbury delists
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
Telegraph 7 Dec Irene Rosenfeld: Kraft's CEO profile
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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
West Brom Building Society axing jobs
09 Mar 10 13:27
West Brom Building Society axing jobs
Express & Star 9 Mar 10
Up to 80 jobs are being axed and 11 branches closed in sweeping cuts at the West Bromwich Building Society as the company rationalises to concentrate on its Birmingham and Black Country heartland. Fifty staff will lose their jobs at the society’s main office in West Bromwich and four branches in Birmingham and the Black Country are to close...
B’Post 25 Feb Former West Brom B’Soc chair dies
John Cranage B'ham Post 30 Dec 09 WBBS name new chairman
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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Willenhall’s JSJS looks to new products for growth
09 Mar 10 13:18
Willenhall’s JSJS looks to new products for growth
Duncan Tift Business Desk 9 Mar 10
A fledgling home automation systems company based in Willenhall is hoping its new products will herald growth after a difficult first year of operations. JSJS Designs made a pre-tax loss of £936,223 in the 14 months to September 2009 – reflecting the state of the economy and the worst possible conditions in which to launch a new company...
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Willenhall’s Hootys expands into Kidderminster
09 Mar 10 13:14
Willenhall’s Hootys expands into Kiddy
Express & Star 9 Mar 10
Willenhall discount giant Hootys is to open a new £500,000 superstore in the centre of Kidderminster creating up to 50 new jobs. The new store in Worcester Street, in the former Index store, is expected to open at the beginning of May...
Express & Star 13 Oct 09 Willenhall Hooty’s in job boost
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Walsall's Waterfront receives £6.5m boost
09 Mar 10 12:53
Walsall's Waterfront receives £6.5m boost
Business Desk 9 Mar 10
Walsall town centre had a major boost this week after it received a £6.5m investment to continue the development of its canal area. The Homes and Communities Agency has decided to give ‘kickstart’ funding for the second phase of the Waterfront South development, which follows a previous grant of £8.7m...
HCA 8 Mar 10 Kickstart Round 2: Over 5,000 new and affordable homes unlocked in first tranche
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Walsall Advertiser 11 Feb 10 £9m grant boost for housing scheme
Express & Star 9 Feb 10 Walsall Waterfront scheme officially launched
Alun Thorne B’ham Post 8 Feb 10 Minister set to launch work on Walsall's new canal quarter
Express & Star 6 Feb 10 New jobs on way at Walsall canalside
Building Design 5 Feb 10 HCA rejects calls for Kickstart standard
Express & Star 05 Nov 09 Hotel talks for Walsall Waterfront back on
B'ham Post 2 Nov £8 million boost to Walsall waterfront project
Express & Star 30 Oct Walsall Waterfront's £8.5m is just the boost needed
eGov monitor 30 Oct £8.5m to transform waterside
BBC News 29 Oct Stalled housing schemes' £37m fund
B'ham Post 19 Oct 09 Professor praises regeneration efforts in Walsall
YamYam 15 Oct WRC chief quits over pressure of work
Express & Star 12 Aug Walsall Waterfront scheme could go-ahead
B'ham Post 2 Jul Walsall seeks dynamic duo to accelerate regeneration
B'ham Post 2 Jul Walsall's Waterfront scheme scaled down
Express & Star 2 Jul Waterfront scheme start nears
Express & Star 20 Apr Walsall library may move to Waterfront
Homes & Communities Agency Kickstart Housing delivery
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Walsall’s Cloud Net launches internet telephone service
08 Mar 10 14:16
Walsall’s Cloud Net launches internet telephone service
Midlands Business News 8 Mar 10
Walsall based business phone systems company, Cloud Net, launched its internet-based (VoIP) telephone system to the Birmingham and Solihull business community, to an enthusiastic response, at the Business Growth Show in Edgbaston on 4th March...
MBN 2 Mar 10 PR Walsall telecom Cloud Net launches regional partner programme
MBN 2 Mar 10 Cloud Net appoints Vitis Technology PR agency
Open Press 28 Oct 09 Free telephone hardware offer to West Midlands companies
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Delay on axe at Julian Graves’ HQ
08 Mar 10 14:06
Delay on axe at Julian Graves’ HQ
Express & Star 8 Mar 10
More than 150 workers facing the axe when the head office of health stores group Julian Graves closes have been granted a three-month stay of execution. All 169 members of staff at Julian Graves’ warehouse and processing base in Kingswinford had been told the plant would shut at the end of the month after new owners Holland & Barrett bought out the business. However spokeswoman Lauren Jones, from Pegasus PR, said the closure had been postponed “until June or July”. Last year the firm opened a store in Walsall...
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Overtime back at historic Chuckery foundry
08 Mar 10 13:21
Overtime back at historic Chuckery foundry
Express & Star 8 Mar 10
An historic foundry in Chuckery which axed 35 jobs and put staff on a three-day week is bringing overtime back and looking to recruit new staff. Bosses at Chamberlin & Hill in Walsall, which manufactures castings for vehicle parts, have said they hope to replace a small number of the lost jobs...
Express & Star 5 Dec 09 Chuckery foundry production set to increase
B'ham Mail 6 Nov Delight as foundry returns to five-day week
Express & Star 27 Nov Loyal workers help Chuckery foundry recover
B'ham Post 26 Oct Chuckery foundry group Chamberlin in warning over sales
B'ham Post 5 Oct Former Chamberlin & Hill CEO takes up JSIB role
B'ham Post 7 Sep WM lobby groups merge to form Business Voice WM
Express & Star 2 Sep Black Country venues open up to public for free
Express & Star 4 Jun Chuckery foundry falls into the red
B'ham Post 4 June Chamberlin optimism despite loss
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Aldi and Argos ruling at Bescot retail park
08 Mar 10 12:57
Aldi and Argos ruling at Bescot retail park
Express & Star 8 Mar 10
Retail giants Aldi and Argos can move onto Bescot retail park despite council chiefs attempts to block them. A planning inspector has ruled the big name stores can open after a four-day public inquiry. Bosses at ROM Capital, who own the park, launched an appeal after Walsall Council failed to grant planning permission...
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Budget must deliver convincing plan for public finances, urges CBI
08 Mar 10 10:18
Budget must deliver convincing plan for public finances, urges CBI
Business Desk 8 Mar 10
The CBI is urging the Government to use its last Budget before the election to set out more details of spending plans to boost confidence in the UK's public finances and provide economic stability...
RDAs face axe under Conservative Government
08 Mar 10 09:46
RDAs face axe under Conservative Government
Duncan Tift Business Desk 8 Mar 10
Regional development agencies such as Advantage West Midlands would be scrapped under a new Conservative government and replaced with a series of regional economic agencies made up of local authorities and local business...
Alun Thorne B'ham Post 8 Mar 10 Tories seek to clarify RDA position in letter to MPs
Tom Scotney B'ham Mail 30 Oct 09 Tory Government would scrap all RDAs except London
B'ham Mail 30 Oct Comment: Development agencies not just capital idea
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Walsall couple’s 40 years of sweet shop success
06 Mar 10 11:39
Walsall couple’s 40 years of sweet shop success
Express & Star 6 Mar 10
They’ve been at the helm of one of Walsall town centre’s most popular shops for more than four decades, but John and Maureen Haywood have no intention of giving up their passion just yet. They took over The Chocolate Box in Bridge Street from Mr Haywood’s father Alec in 1967 and while they have witnessed many other businesses fail, they have been enjoying sweet success ever since...
