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Shazia Mirza and celebrity girls’ night out launches Oxfam’s new fundraising campaign
Shazia Mirza was one of the many female celebrities who attended Oxfam’s new fundraising campaign Get-together, which will raise money for women around the world. The event was hosted by Lauren Laverne, who was joined by...2012-01-24 1897 0 -
TESCO TO RAISE MILLIONS TO HELP CANCER RESEARCH UK’S WORK INTO EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND DETECTION OF CANCER
Tesco is aiming to raise over £10 million to help Cancer ResearchUK’s work to beat cancer by making Cancer ResearchUKits Charity of the Year in 2012. The money – to be raised by Tesco, its staff, customers and suppliers –...2012-01-24 1768 0 -
See-saw ride for region’s businesses as inflation hits trade
Businesses in theWest Midlandsare counting on a continued reversal of soaring inflation to improve their fortunes in 2012, according to a new survey. The last quarterly economic survey undertaken by the West Midlands Chamber of Commerce...2012-01-24 2063 0 -
Raising interest rates is not the answer to stimulate growth
West Midland business leaders are urging the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold, as increasing the rate from its historic low of 0.5 per cent will do little to stimulate the economy. Michael...2012-01-24 2234 0 -
NLA ISSUES ADVICE FOR WOULD-BE LANDLORDS
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has published guidelines for homeowners who are considering becoming a landlord and letting out their home. With the possibility ofUKproperty prices falling by up to 5% in 2012*, many homeowners may...2012-01-24 1919 0 -
Inflation still big threat after interest rates standstill – Chamber
Keeping interest rates low is the right thing to do sayWest Midlandbusiness leaders, although it will not help lower inflation which is the biggest concern among the region’s manufacturers. Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group’s (BCCG) latest...2012-01-24 2337 0 -
HS2 decision ‘fantastic’ but Chamber warns against Parliamentary delay
The decision by the government to go give the green light to HS2 was greeted as “a fantastic day for the West Midlands” by business leaders in Birmingham but warned that the government must introduce legislation...2012-01-24 1934 0 -
Chamber backs national HS2 campaign
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCCG) was among hundreds of Britain’s economists, business leaders, trade unions, politicians and council leaders who today called for the Government to approve HS2 They were also among the signatories to...2012-01-24 2132 0 -
ARJUN TO BRING SENSES ALIVE THROUGH NEW PERFUME
The trend of celebrity perfumes continues and the latest star to bring out a pretty bottle of aroma is none other than Bollywood hunk Arjun Rampal. The new scent, named Alive, was made public by the...2012-01-24 1835 0 -
VIDYA BALAN TO WIN BEST ACTRESS FOR DIRTY PICTURE
Screen heroes and heroines were honoured at the Eighteenth National Media Network Movie and TV award. Vidya...2012-01-24 1728 0
