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Midlands manufacturing industry shrinking fastest in UK - BBC News

Ministers keep telling us we need to rebalance the economy: manufacturing industry must take the lead in delivering the recovery and even-out the glaring disparities between different parts of the country. Latest figures from the Office for National ... More...

West Midlands police arrest man after prison ambush - The Guardian

Detectives hunting an "extremely dangerous" murder suspect who escaped from a prison van following a "well-orchestrated armed ambush" have arrested a man in connection with the incident. Officers from West Midlands police detained the suspect on ... More...

West Midlands Police spearheads shared services deal worth up to £3.5bn - computing.co.uk

West Midlands Police has issued a tender for shared services under a seven-year deal worth between £300m and £3.5bn, depending on the number of police forces that join the procurement. West Midlands Police is leading the deal in collaboration with Surrey ... More...

East Midlands police sign collaboration agreement - BBC News

Five East Midlands police forces have signed a formal agreement to share resources, aimed at saving £26m over four years. The move will see the East Midlands Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit (CTIU) combined with force special branches. A new major ... More...

Gardner 'keen on Midlands return' - Belfast Telegraph

Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner has revealed older brother Craig would prefer a move back to the midlands from Sunderland. Nineteen-year-old Gary is in constant touch with 25-year-old Craig, who has been linked with a transfer window move to West Brom ... More...

Missouri-UCLA battle for Simon Goines - ESPN

Offensive lineman Simon Goines (Keller, Texas./Central) took an official visit to UCLA last weekend and said he’ll be making a final decision on signing day. Goines is a mammoth tackle prospect who committed to Missouri way back in July. After his visit ... More...

Midlands gang jailed after lorry driver’s ambush death - Westmidlands.com

A gang of men were today behind bars following the robbery of a Polish lorry driver who died of a heart attack after being ambushed. His body was then dumped by the roadside in Dudley. Bogdan Bartczak’s dead body was dragged on to park land ... More...

Wolves 2-3 Aston Villa: Stunning Robbie Keane double sees visitors claim victory in thrilling Midlands derby - YAHOO!

Robbie Keane scored two second-half stunners to deny his former side Wolves their first win against Aston Villa since 1988 in a thrilling Midlands derby at Molineux. The Irishman struck two absolute stunners from range as the visitors turned round a 2-1 ... More...

West Midlands boost for Alstom results - Birmingham Post.net

A series of financial boosts from the West Midlands have heartened engineering giant Alstom in the third quarter – despite falling revenues in the year-to-date. French power and transport engineering company Alstom said third-quarter sales and orders ... More...

Honorary Consul for South Africa Pays Tribute to Basil D'Oliveira - Yahoo Finance

BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avi Lasarow, recently appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa to the Midlands, today paid tribute to the life and work of the South African-born cricketer Basil D'Oliveira at ... More...

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