Successful overnight tram tests ahead of opening of Metro line to Millennium Point
Trams have reached Millennium Point in a successful overnight track test on the first leg of a new…
Mayor secures 13,000 pledges to give young people crucial work experience and training
Employers have pledged almost 13,000 work experience, training and apprenticeship opportunities as part of Mayor Richard Parker’s drive…
Cashless revolt to hit back against horror bank trend decimating Aussie towns
Aussies in regional areas are fed up with bank branch closures, but a new alliance will lobby on…
West Midlands Business Festival to return bigger and better in 2026
Mayor Richard Parker has today announced that the West Midlands Business Festival is to return in 2026 following…
BMXs, boomboxes and black eyes: growing up on Peckham housing estates in the 80s – in pictures | Art and design
Copner Way, North Peckham Estate, 1985Newell says: ‘My grandmother and mother moved to the Redbridge Gardens estate, Peckham,…
Mayor Richard Parker launches West Midlands Growth Plan
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker will today unveil his bold plan to reboot the region’s economy, raise living…
Work to start on far reaching blueprint for new homes in the West Midlands
Work is set to start on drawing up a far-reaching planning blueprint setting out where future housing and…
Children’s roleplay café opens with backing from business support programme
A new children’s roleplay café and community space has opened its doors in Smethwick after being backed by…
Cantigny’s Voyage en France returns with French market, art and performances
Katie Smith of St. Charles, middle, poses for a family portrait with her daughter, Zooey, left and…
Birmingham man who rebuilds life after returning to the classroom is recognised at 2025 Adult Learning Awards
A Birmingham man has shown how it’s never too late to learn and make a new start despite…