Do you want some FREE cash? You can get it at www.mercurycashback.com

Do you want some FREE cash?Read

Credit crunch council cuts in Midlands

More than half of councils in the West Midlands have axed jobs in the last few months, new research has revealed.Read

Beat the credit crunch - paddle to work!

A Birmingham hospital security guard is beating the credit crunch by paddling his kayak to work and back.Read

Birmingham pub put up for sale for just £1

A MIDLAND pub has been put up for sale for £1 – less than half the cost of a pint.Read

Severn Trent Water profit slump

Water supplier Severn Trent, which serves parts of the West Midlands, has said annual revenues will be impacted by up to �25 million because of a decline in consumption among metered customers.Read

Christmas cheer for West Midlands firm

Bargain-hunting shoppers have sent Christmas sales soaring at the West Midlands-based discount chain Poundland.Read

JCB to axe 400 jobs

MACHINERY giant JCB is to axe 400 jobs in Staffordshire due to the lack of credit available from banks and continuing low confidence. Read

Your guide to beating the credit crunch

WITH the recession due to bite hard in 2009, many households will need to cut their bills to survive.Read

Jobs gloom deepening across Midlands

DEBT advice centres across the Midlands are being besieged by families worried by the threat of job losses. Read

National Express to axe 750 jobs

BIRMINGHAM-based train and bus operator National Express has said that it plans to cut up to 750 jobs in a bid to save £15m a year. Read

Council run bank proposals in Birmingham

RADICAL plans to create a council-run bank have been unveiled in Birmingham, to support the local economy during the credit crunch. Read

Credit Suisse to cut 650 UK jobs

Credit Suisse, which has an office in Birmingham, is to cut about 650 UK jobs.Read

West Midlands to be worst hit by recession

THE West Midlands is set to be worst hit as the UK's manufacturing sector heads for recession, a report has warned. Read

James Bond favourite Aston Martin to shed jobs

Luxury carmaker Aston Martin is planning to axe 600 full-time and temporary jobs at its Warwickshire plant because of the the downturn in the world economy.Read