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Cadbury World boss: Kraft future ‘exciting’

The boss of Cadbury World, Gerrard Baldwin, has said that even though Kraft weren’t aware of the attraction when they bought Cadbury he’s excited by their future plans for the factory and for the Bournville visitor attraction.

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Linden road Mary Vale road – most dangerous

Bournvillevillage.com has received information from West Midlands Police about the volume of accidents on Linden Road and Watford Road in Bournville. The data was made available after a Freedom of Information request. It reveals the junction to be the most dangerous on this stretch.

News from the Birmingham Mail:

• Cadbury World celebrates 20 years

  BIRMINGHAM’S Cadbury World has celebrated 20 years of giving tourists a glimpse behind the scenes of the famous chocolate factory.

• Runners urged to apply for Bournville 10k

  RUNNERS are being invited to take part in the Bournville Leafy 10k race on October 3.

• Cadbury staff agree to accept pay offer

  CADBURY workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 3.7 per cent pay rise from new owners Kraft following a tough five-month battle with management.

• Bosses at Cadbury World prepare to celebrate 20 years of the £6 million Bournville attraction

  BOSSES at Birmingham’s Cadbury World will celebrate 20 years since the opening of the £6 million tourist attraction next month.

• Cadbury workers' new pay offer

  CADBURY workers have won a 3.7 per cent pay rise following an angry five-month battle to win more cash from new owners Kraft after the first offer was branded “an insult”.

• Double first as two Kings Heath sixth form students become the first members of their family to go to university

  IT’S A double first for two classmates who are set to become the first members of their family to go to university.

• Kraft aims to stop chocolate melting

  NEW Cadbury owners Kraft reckon they may have come up with an answer to an age-old problem – how to stop chocolate melting.

• Cadbury sales boost new parent Kraft

  US FOOD giant Kraft is already cashing in handsomely on its £11.7 billion takeover of Cadbury – with a mouth-watering 25 per cent rise in revenue.

• Places left in Bournville football festival

  THERE’S still time for budding football stars to take part in a six-a-side charity football tournament this weekend.

• Three men who sold clocked cars handed community orders

  THREE Birmingham men who admitted selling imported cars which had been clocked have been handed community orders.