Fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli blogs on the sad demise of Jane Norman and the other well-known brands that are disappearing from our high streets.

Thousands of people are spending hundreds of pounds a week renting their homes, when it would be cheaper to buy instead.

Daihatsu’s decision to pull out the UK is bad news for fans of cars with silly names, but new Great Wall cars such as the Wingle ensure that their legacy will live on says Peter Carroll.

Haulage companies across the West Midlands today warned that they could be forced out of business by rising fuel prices as they try to fight back from the recession.

British car buyers are collectively losing millions of pounds due to their reluctance to haggle, a report claimed.

Around 80,000 jobs in the West Midlands will go in both the public and private sectors over the next five years, according to a new report.

Caravans are back. Peter Carroll talks to a family about their passion for life on the road.

The New Homes Month campaign, running until October 3, stresses the key advantages of buying brand new: lower energy bills, less hassle in the absence of a chain of buyers, lower maintenance costs, and the chance to stamp your personality on a home where no one has lived before.

Careers blogger Ioana Lazarov has read that it will take 14 years for the job market to recover this week and is wondering how long she’ll have to wait for her own chance.

In her careers blog this week, Ioana Lazarov wonders how her fellow graduates are getting on with their search for paid employment.