Local News and Updates
- 7th February 2023
A new builders’ trade counter in Sutton Coldfield will create five jobs following a £2.2 million property purchase, in a deal arranged by Siddall Jones.
- 7th February 2023
Through a combination of attracting new private investment and providing skills training, the West Midlands is seeing new jobs created that have long been outsourced overseas.
- 7th February 2023
A plan to help plug the region’s skills gap in advanced manufacturing and engineering (AME) and get more local people working in the sector has been launched by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
- 28th January 2023
A national centre of excellence will be established by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) as part of a £30million programme to help make the UK’s road network cleaner and greener.
- 28th January 2023
Nearly £15m is to be spent improving some of the region’s most dilapidated and unhealthy social housing, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) announced today (Wednesday January 25).
- 27th January 2023
Golf legend Sir Nick Faldo has been announced as the new long-term host of the Betfred British Masters, which returns to The Belfry Hotel & Resort near Sutton Coldfield this year.
- 27th January 2023
Nominees and award sponsors involved in the forthcoming Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield & Tamworth and Cannock Chase Chambers of Commerce dinner and awards came together for a pre-awards celebration event this week.
- 19th January 2023
Nominations are now open for a new set of awards that celebrate individuals who have turned their lives around thanks to adult learning, skills and training courses funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
- 18th January 2023
Over 4,000 spaces have now been made available on bootcamps to support people looking to upskill or land a new job after additional funding was secured by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
- 18th January 2023
Megan Goodwin, who spearheaded the digital development of worldwide TV blockbuster ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, and Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, have been announced as the two keynote speakers at this year’s Venturefest West Midlands.