The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has negotiated a new Deeper Devolution Deal securing wide ranging new powers and a budget windfall in excess of £1.5 billion to level up the region.
Birmingham’s Blackstory Partnership and Birmingham Rep have today announced a special event marking the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day on Thu 22 Jun from 5pm. All tickets are priced at £5 and are on sale now at birmingham-rep.co.uk.
Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie announces initial casting for its second tour.
Active Travel England has placed Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) among its top ranked local authorities for delivering and promoting cycling, wheeling and walking schemes.
New powers will also see a dramatic shift in decision making, with strategic control over future development sitting with the West Midlands rather than Whitehall.
Former World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion and the incumbent Mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klitschko, has written a letter praising the West Midlands for its support for Ukraine and generosity in welcoming Ukrainian refuges.
A plan to level up opportunities for residents regardless of their race, ethnicity, and heritage as the region becomes more ethnically diverse will be presented to the West Midlands Combined Authority Board next Friday (17 March).
It was announced today (9 March 2023) that Birmingham Rep will co-produce Sinatra The Musical, a brand new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon Frank Sinatra.
A West Midlands Metro tram was yesterday (Wednesday) named after the late Theresa Stewart, who was during the 1990s the first and so far only woman to lead the UK’s largest local authority.
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