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Page last updated at 11:11 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 12:11 UK

Cash
Bus parts firms in administration
Two Birmingham-based firms which make parts for buses and trucks go into administration.

Churchill China mugs Nineteen jobs go at pottery firm
A Stoke-on-Trent pottery firm which saw a sharp fall in pre-tax profits this year has made 19 redundancies, it is revealed.

A job centre sign Region's jobless figure up again
The number of people out of work in the West Midlands rises by nearly 40,000 in three months, official figures show.


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Stoke-on-Trent Seven jobs lost as creche closes
Seven people lose their jobs when the creche at the Potteries Shopping Centre in Staffordshire closes.

New Jaguar XJ (pic: Publicity Jaguar) Gearing up to beat the crunch
A look at the prospects for some of those whose fortunes are linked to the automotive industry in the West Midlands.
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