Local News and Updates
- 9th October 2026
Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) has announced the return of its Big Open Weekend, offering two days of free fitness taster sessions, classes, events and more this weekend (10 and 11 October).
- 9th October 2026
University College Birmingham has awarded honorary professorships to two influential industry figures whose expertise is helping shape the next generation of talent across the West Midlands and beyond.
- 9th October 2026
A new national centre tasked with revitalising arts and music education in England will draw on Birmingham’s world-leading creative and educational expertise, with Birmingham City University (BCU) and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC)
- 9th October 2026
Permanent placements across the Midlands rose for a third month running in September, growing at the fastest rate since November 2022, according to the latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs.
- 9th October 2026
A faith-based business networking group in Sutton Coldfield has used Lego Serious Play to help firms rethink their strategies.
- 9th October 2026
Video production firm Ark Media Group has captured aerial photography of 70 camp across the UK for The Camping and Caravanning Club.
- 9th October 2026
Young performers from Razzamataz Sutton Coldfield have taken to the stage of a West End theatre, in what the stage school describes as a highlight of 2026.
- 9th October 2026
Four in five UK manufacturers have adopted or are trialling artificial intelligence, while nearly three-quarters are engaged in, or exploring, defence work, according to a new industry report.
- 9th October 2026
Plans for a new restaurant in Harborne have been revealed as part of University College Birmingham’s £15m investment in new hospitality venues across the city.
- 9th October 2026
A Wolverhampton primary school where pupils 'feel welcome and have a real sense of belonging' has been praised by Ofsted.