Local News and Updates
- 15th April 2026
Birmingham’s Rep theatre has been awarded £3.047m from Arts Council England’s Creative Foundations Fund to support essential works to its roof.
- 15th April 2026
Flexeserve Inc – the US arm of Midland-based leaders in hot-holding Flexeserve - have unveiled a key new sales appointment, in the shape of foodservice industry specialist Scott Turbeville.
- 15th April 2026
An award-winning broadcaster has spoken of her determination to tell Birmingham’s stories on the national stage, as she reflected on her career at Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s latest Brumbassadors event.
- 15th April 2026
Rebecca Gardner (pictured) Shares All On The Ian Henery Show On Black Country Xtra
- 15th April 2026
Are you a visual artist of Bangladeshi heritage in the West Midlands?
- 14th April 2026
A breakfast networking event for young professionals in Birmingham proved such a success it is to be held quarterly.
- 14th April 2026
Two academics from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics (AIFL) are featuring in a new Sky History crime series starring Vicky McClure looking at unsolved murders and miscarriages of justice.
- 14th April 2026
This year’s ‘Unsung Hero’ trophy in the prestigious UK Blues Awards has been presented to Jim Simpson (pictured), the first manager of Black Sabbath.
- 13th April 2026
National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised Barratt Redrow on a major joint venture with Places for People to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious new community developments.
- 13th April 2026
Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team, working in partnership with West Midlands Police, has carried out a series of enforcement raids as part of Operation Cloud.