Warwickshire business news

Business news from the BBC web site:

Market plans tackle credit crunch
Plans are drawn up to help market traders in a Warwickshire town survive the economic downturn.

'Tennant' effect hits Stratford
Stratford-upon-Avon's tourism industry experiences a mini-boom thanks to the RSC and David Tennant.

Airport's record-breaking month
More than one million people used Birmingham International Airport in July making it its busiest month, officials say.

Strike threat over new post plans
Union officials say they cannot rule out strike action over plans to shut a Royal Mail sorting office.

Mobility buggy's 8mph A-road ride
A pensioner is found travelling on his mobility scooter at 8mph (12.9km/h) on a busy dual carriageway in Hampshire.

Extra patrols for biker festival
Extra police officers will be on patrol and roads shut as part of an operation for a biker festival.

Worries for wedding gifts website
An online wedding present firm Wrapit is experiencing financial difficulties and is in talks with banks and advisers to avoid going into administration.

Lobby call over rail service cuts
An alliance of councillors and business leaders may fight plans to cut train services to a town.

Bike used in robbery at jewellers
Two thieves ride into a busy shopping centre on a motorbike and break into a jewellers.

Airport in High Court challenge
Coventry Airport's appeal over its plans for a new passenger terminal goes to the High Court.

Villagers fight for their own store
Villagers all over the country are coming together to open their own village shops but how successful are they likely to be?

Pupils and driver hurt in crash
Eight children and a driver are injured when their coach is involved in a collision with a lorry on a busy road.

Track worker killed on mainline
A rail worker is killed while working on the West Coast Mainline in Warwickshire.

Calls for ban on public drinking
Villagers who say drunken teenagers are behind anti-social behaviour call for a public alcohol ban.

Lanarkshire's Californian dream
Delegates travel to San Francisco to find out if Lanarkshire's bid to host the 2011 International Children's Games has succeeded.

Pledge to invest in car companies
Car company Tata Motors says it will not shy away from making major investments in Jaguar and Land Rover.

Sorting staff wait for jobs news
Staff at Coventry's postal sorting office should hear soon if jobs are being transferred elsewhere.

Thieves leave homes without power
An airport, parcel sorting depot, homes and businesses lost power after thieves broke into an substation.

Sorting office 'strikes possible'
Royal Mail staff say they will go on strike if plans go ahead to shut Coventry's postal sorting office.

Can a disabled model make it in fashion?
Tall, slim and with flowing locks, Lara Masters modelled in her teens. But the work dried up as she developed a degenerative nerve condition.

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