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Morrison's header brings bad tidings for McLeish
Birmingham City lost ground on Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers thanks to a goal by their former striker Clinton Morrison but were controversially denied an equaliser they probably deserved.
Birmingham City lost ground on Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers thanks to a goal by their former striker Clinton Morrison but were controversially denied an equaliser they probably deserved.
British Asian businesses warned about economic climate
ECO8 Economy/Business/International British Asian businesses warned about economic climate London, Oct 24 IANS Asian business leaders in Britain have been warned to prepare for the worst economic crisis in living memory. Ashfaq Hussain, vice chair of the West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum, told more than 300 Asian business leaders at a dinner this week that they must meet the challenges posed by the global economy. “We are going through one of the most challenging economic climates that most of us can remember,” he said at the annual dinner and awards evening of the Black Country Asian Business Association. Black Country is an informal name for the area comprising the four districts of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton in central England. The area is part of the West Midlands region of England, a manufacturing belt that has been promoting itself in India with a view to attracting greater Indian investments. “The global economy has seen nothing like what has been happening in recent weeks since the Wall Street crash 79 years ago,” Hussain said. However, he said the experience of minority ethnic businesses in overcoming adversity would help them get through the difficult weeks and months ahead. “Another feature of Asian businesses that will assist us is our ability to take a global view,” he said. “One of the great lessons from the current situation is that the global economy brings opportunities and risks. Some, but not all of our current economic ills are as a result of activities in other parts of the world - primarily the US,” he added. “Nevertheless, the global economy in which our customers and competitors are not just in the next neighbourhood or town but on the other side of the world is a fact of life and here to stay." --Indo-Asian News Service dds/ank/dg 315 Words 24101559
ECO8 Economy/Business/International British Asian businesses warned about economic climate London, Oct 24 IANS Asian business leaders in Britain have been warned to prepare for the worst economic crisis in living memory. Ashfaq Hussain, vice chair of the West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum, told more than 300 Asian business leaders at a dinner this week that they must meet the challenges posed by the global economy. “We are going through one of the most challenging economic climates that most of us can remember,” he said at the annual dinner and awards evening of the Black Country Asian Business Association. Black Country is an informal name for the area comprising the four districts of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton in central England. The area is part of the West Midlands region of England, a manufacturing belt that has been promoting itself in India with a view to attracting greater Indian investments. “The global economy has seen nothing like what has been happening in recent weeks since the Wall Street crash 79 years ago,” Hussain said. However, he said the experience of minority ethnic businesses in overcoming adversity would help them get through the difficult weeks and months ahead. “Another feature of Asian businesses that will assist us is our ability to take a global view,” he said. “One of the great lessons from the current situation is that the global economy brings opportunities and risks. Some, but not all of our current economic ills are as a result of activities in other parts of the world - primarily the US,” he added. “Nevertheless, the global economy in which our customers and competitors are not just in the next neighbourhood or town but on the other side of the world is a fact of life and here to stay." --Indo-Asian News Service dds/ank/dg 315 Words 24101559
Tuberculosis tests prove negative
Wolverhampton patients test negative for tuberculosis after a patient...
Wolverhampton patients test negative for tuberculosis after a patient...
Man charged over woman's stabbing
A man is charged with the attempted murder of a woman who was stabbed in Wolverhampton.
A man is charged with the attempted murder of a woman who was stabbed in Wolverhampton.
Man making kebabs next to corpse
LONDON Reuters - A man discovered making kebabs near a corpse has been banned from managing food businesses and fined 3,800 pounds, Wolverhampton City Council said Tuesday.
LONDON Reuters - A man discovered making kebabs near a corpse has been banned from managing food businesses and fined 3,800 pounds, Wolverhampton City Council said Tuesday.
Cooking with corpse in kitchen: British Indian loses business
INT13International/Diaspora/Law/CrimeCooking with corpse in kitchen: British Indian loses businessLondon, Oct 15 IANS An Indian origin restaurateur in Britain has been banned from the food business for life after he was caught making 'kebabs' even as a dead body lay in the same room.Jaswinder Singh of Pappu Sweet Centre and Catering in Wolverhampton did not stop cooking although one of his workers died and his body lay on a sofa in the kitchen.A local court refused to give Singh any kind of reprieve after finding that he had a multitude of health violations listed against him in the past. Singh had been in business since 1996.Singh was caught cooking next to the dead worker in August by a police officer investigating the employee's sudden death. The constable was so disgusted, he immediately closed the premises, The Telegraph has said. The list of violations includes staff smoking and spitting on the floor, a rodent infestation with a dead rat found under a pan in the kitchen, refrigerators running at more than 68F 20 degrees Celsius, mouldy food and filthy conditions.Singh, unrepresented in court and speaking through an interpreter, admitted to some of the charges of unhygienic conditions, but pleaded with the judge to be given "one last chance" to improve.However, District Judge Martin Brown ruled: "This is extremely serious, the initial findings included dead vermin, rotting food, quite disgusting and horrendous conditions and the rather unpleasant details of the findings in August. This all says to me unequivocally that you are not a fit person to be preparing food for business. I have effectively taken away your business."--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/sh/jg286 Words15101017
INT13International/Diaspora/Law/CrimeCooking with corpse in kitchen: British Indian loses businessLondon, Oct 15 IANS An Indian origin restaurateur in Britain has been banned from the food business for life after he was caught making 'kebabs' even as a dead body lay in the same room.Jaswinder Singh of Pappu Sweet Centre and Catering in Wolverhampton did not stop cooking although one of his workers died and his body lay on a sofa in the kitchen.A local court refused to give Singh any kind of reprieve after finding that he had a multitude of health violations listed against him in the past. Singh had been in business since 1996.Singh was caught cooking next to the dead worker in August by a police officer investigating the employee's sudden death. The constable was so disgusted, he immediately closed the premises, The Telegraph has said. The list of violations includes staff smoking and spitting on the floor, a rodent infestation with a dead rat found under a pan in the kitchen, refrigerators running at more than 68F 20 degrees Celsius, mouldy food and filthy conditions.Singh, unrepresented in court and speaking through an interpreter, admitted to some of the charges of unhygienic conditions, but pleaded with the judge to be given "one last chance" to improve.However, District Judge Martin Brown ruled: "This is extremely serious, the initial findings included dead vermin, rotting food, quite disgusting and horrendous conditions and the rather unpleasant details of the findings in August. This all says to me unequivocally that you are not a fit person to be preparing food for business. I have effectively taken away your business."--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/sh/jg286 Words15101017
Man remanded over stab death
A Wolverhampton man is charged with murder over the death of a man who was stabbed.
A Wolverhampton man is charged with murder over the death of a man who was stabbed.
Murder charge following stabbing
A Wolverhampton man is charged with murder over the death of a man who was stabbed.
A Wolverhampton man is charged with murder over the death of a man who was stabbed.
Police investigating hit-and-run
A man believed to be in his 50s dies after a hit-and-run incident in Wolverhampton.
A man believed to be in his 50s dies after a hit-and-run incident in Wolverhampton.
UK breweries to hike beer prices soon
London, Sept 14 ANI: Beer lovers in the UK will soon have to pay a little more for the drink, as breweries have decided to hike the prices for the second time this year, bringing to the market for the first time to four pounds a pint one-eighth of a gallon.The companies blame the impending hike in beer process on an "unprecedented" rise in the price of materials such as gas, fuel, malt and sugar for the decision to push up the price tag of lager, bitter and ale. Draught and bottled Stella Artois, Beck's and Tennent's lager, all owned by brewery InBev, will go up by about three founds a pint tomorrow, while in two weeks' time Carling and Grolsch drinkers will also see three pounds added to a pint, reported the Guardian.Tetley's bitter will follow in the first week of October, while Marston's, the Wolverhampton-based brewery behind Pedigree bitter, is adding 10 pounds to a pint. "We have done everything possible to limit the price increase, but there have been unprecedented levels of increases in raw materials in recent months," the paper quoted Stephen Oliver, managing director of Marston's Beer Company, as saying.According to the paper, the price of barley and metal, used for making cans, has gone up by more than 50 per cent in the past two years, while the company's energy costs have soared by more than 150 per cent in some cases. In London and south-east England, drinkers face significantly higher prices. "The current wave of price increases means £4 a pint will be far more commonplace this year," said a spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association. ANI
London, Sept 14 ANI: Beer lovers in the UK will soon have to pay a little more for the drink, as breweries have decided to hike the prices for the second time this year, bringing to the market for the first time to four pounds a pint one-eighth of a gallon.The companies blame the impending hike in beer process on an "unprecedented" rise in the price of materials such as gas, fuel, malt and sugar for the decision to push up the price tag of lager, bitter and ale. Draught and bottled Stella Artois, Beck's and Tennent's lager, all owned by brewery InBev, will go up by about three founds a pint tomorrow, while in two weeks' time Carling and Grolsch drinkers will also see three pounds added to a pint, reported the Guardian.Tetley's bitter will follow in the first week of October, while Marston's, the Wolverhampton-based brewery behind Pedigree bitter, is adding 10 pounds to a pint. "We have done everything possible to limit the price increase, but there have been unprecedented levels of increases in raw materials in recent months," the paper quoted Stephen Oliver, managing director of Marston's Beer Company, as saying.According to the paper, the price of barley and metal, used for making cans, has gone up by more than 50 per cent in the past two years, while the company's energy costs have soared by more than 150 per cent in some cases. In London and south-east England, drinkers face significantly higher prices. "The current wave of price increases means £4 a pint will be far more commonplace this year," said a spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association. ANI
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