Britain must stop allowing its best ideas to create jobs and wealth in Europe, America and China, West Midlands mayor Richard Parker will warn today, as he calls for the region to lead a new era of British industrialisation.
People across Birmingham who have been affected by suicide are being encouraged to apply to become baton bearers when the Baton of Hope returns to the city on Monday 13 September 2027.
The council has secured funding that will deliver £15m of capital grant funding to businesses across the West Midlands, the next stage of the Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS) grant programme.
Birmingham’s memorial to the thousands of civilians killed in air raids on the city during the Second World War has been installed in its new home today (8 October 2026).
The West Midlands Futures Fund was launched yesterday to the private sector of the region, putting billions on the table for high impact schemes that can drive economic growth and thousands of new homes and jobs.
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