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.
Business News
Finance
Development
Six Bloor Homes site managers win top industry award for housebuilding excellence
The Pride in the Job Quality Awards recognise the top 6% of site managers from a field of 7,500 sites across the UK.
Business News
Events
Local Authority
West Midlands
Mayors launch plan to create 38,000 jobs through defence growth
Strategic investment in the Midlands’ defence sector could create up to 38,000 high-value jobs and add almost £3 billion to the regional economy.
Birmingham
Building & Construction
Food & Drink
Hospitality
Shropshire
Joule’s Brewery unveils next chapter for Birmingham canal pub as Gas Street Vaults
Independent Shropshire brewer Joule’s Brewery has unveiled plans for the next chapter of its Birmingham canalside pub, announcing that Waterside Tap will become.
People Moves
Transport
West Midlands
Women In Business
Journey to Great British Railways accelerates with track and train in the West Midlands united under single leadership
The foundations for Great British Railways (GBR) continue to be laid across Britain with the railway in the West Midlands getting a new.
Coventry
People
New Coventry care home opens to support adults with complex needs
Birch View provides nurse-led care for adults living with mental health conditions, dementia and neuro-disabilities A leading provider of nursing care for adults.
Charity
Events
Health & Wellbeing
Life Sciences
Tech
West Midlands
Life Sciences Week joins £7.2m campaign to bring pioneering Total Body PET CT Scanner to UK
Life Sciences Week has announced University Hospitals Birmingham Charity as its official Social Impact Partner for 2026, supporting a major £7.2 million fundraising.
Environment
Stourbridge
Stourbridge MP backs campaign to inspire next generation of insect scientists during Insect Week 2026
Cat Eccles joined cross-party colleagues in Westminster to pledge support for insect life and entomology education Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles has joined colleagues.
Birmingham
Charity
Recruitment
West Midlands
Starting Point Recruitment backs BYSA Summer Camp as organisation marks 25 years of supporting thousands of young people
Starting Point Recruitment has announced its support for the BYSA Summer Camp, a major community initiative running from 20 July to 7 August at.
Black Country
Charity
Manufacturing
West Midlands
Black Country Air Cadets take off with £5000 grant from Alloy Wire International
A group of Black Country air cadets are flying high after receiving a generous donation from a local manufacturer. 2488 (Kingswinford) Squadron Air.
Birmingham
Charity
Health & Wellbeing
West Midlands
Fundraising appeal to bring life-changing scanner to Birmingham – offering new hope for children, pregnant women and future generations
University Hospitals Birmingham Charity is launching an ambitious £7.2 million appeal to bring groundbreaking imaging technology to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.