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Quarter of Persimmon job losses to be in Midlands

Troubled housebuilder Persimmon has announced that more than a quarter of the 1,100 redundancies announced by the company will be in the Midlands. Read

Escape the office

The Post helps launch a campaign to save the long lunch. Read

Black Country firms optimistic about trade

Black Country businesses remain optimistic about the economy despite widespread predictions of recession, according to a new survey. Read

Events at a glance

Use the Birmingham Post Business Diary to see which events are taking place. Read

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Guard robbed at gunpoint in Digbeth

A security guard escaped unharmed after he was robbed at gunpoint outside a service station in Birmingham. Read

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A ticket to ride

Sir Richard Branson, or more likely his acolytes at Virgin Trains in the West Midlands who surely read The Post, should probably look away now. Read

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Aston Villa striker John Carew says he would be happy to put down roots in the Midlands for as long as the club want him. Read

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Photo , Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams in Boksburg, South Africa (taken from Episcopal Life Online, 2008) Yesterday's decision of the Church of England's ruling body - the General Synod - to allow the consecration of women, seems to be an historical landmark. Read