Base rate drops to 4%
The Bank of England today cut UK interest rates by 0.25%. The move lowers the base rate to 4% – the fifth cut.
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Hospitality agency wins award
Brew, the hospitality marketing agency, has been named as Marketing Agency of the Year at the Midland Marketing Awards 2025. This achievement builds.
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King leads remebrance service
The freedom we enjoy today came at a price. Today we remember. We remember those whose sacrifice and bravery bought us the freedom.
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Crypto
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Future of UK blockchain
How the UK can lead the next Crypto revolution The UK government has publicly stated its ambition to be a “global cryptoasset hub,”.
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Birmingham’s reckoning and renewal
A crisis long in the making When Birmingham City Council issued its Section 114 notice in September 2023, effectively declaring itself unable to.
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North Sea balancing act
When Rachel Reeves entered the Treasury, she promised two things: fiscal discipline and economic growth. Now she faces her first big test of.
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JLR launches STEM programme
West Midlands manufacturing giant Jaguar Land Rover has launched ‘Create Possible’ – a skills programme for schools designed to close the UK’s skills gap.
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Politics
Business owners’ Budget warnings
Many West Midlands businesses will cut jobs or even relocate overseas if Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget fails to address key economic pain.
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Renters face squeeze before rule change
Labour’s new renters’ rights act hailed as landmark – but experts warn of short-term pain for tenants Renters could face higher costs and.
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Base rate held at 4%
Elevate Property Group welcomes MPC’s interest rate decision The boss of a high-end Midlands property developer today welcomed the Bank of England’s move.
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Labour’s sleepwalk into irrelevance
The party that should be stopping Reform is instead fuelling its rise There are moments in political history when a government’s weakness becomes.