Road safety leaders agree plan to cut casualties
Aiming for a 65% reduction in deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 2035 Road safety leaders from across the policy, research.
Transport
Defence
MoD contracts signal new era for SMEs ahead of Birmingham defence procurement summit
Thirteen UK firms win deals worth up to £4m as Defence Procurement Conference prepares to open access to defence supply chain With the.
People
UK economy grows but warning lights are flashing
First-quarter expansion of 0.6% masks deepening fragility The UK economy expanded by 0.3% in March, bringing first-quarter growth for 2026 to 0.6% and.
Education
Justice
University College Birmingham launches criminology degrees ahead of justice reforms
Four new undergraduate courses developed by former detective to prepare students for a rapidly changing sector University College Birmingham (UCB) has launched four.
Viewpoint
Time to seize back the proud narrative of the Birmingham city region
The positive aspects of ‘Greater Birmingham’ far outway the negatives – it’s time we all recognised that We find our city region in.
Birmingham
Business News
Britain’s biggest mayoral development corporation launched in Birmingham
£11bn east Birmingham regeneration scheme promises 50,000 jobs and 20,000 new homes West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has launched what he claims is.
Life Sciences
People
Walsall
Campaigner who lost son in ‘smart’ motorway tragedy joins NHS helipad charity board
Meera Naran MBE joins HELP Appeal as eighth anniversary of son Dev’s death approaches A Walsall-based organisation that supports air ambulance charities has.
Interview
Leadership
Life Sciences
‘You never know when it might be you’ – 35 years of Midlands Air Ambulance
Hanna Sebright, CEO, reflects on her 17 years of progress – while managing the immediate issue of aviation fuel This Thursday, May 21, Midlands Air Ambulance.
Life Sciences
Maximus Foundation UK awards £2,500 grant to British Heart Foundation
Funding will support life-saving cardiovascular research and community education programmes across the UK Maximus Foundation UK has awarded a £2,500 grant to the.
Culture
Tamworth
Tamworth Castle secures £1.9m restoration contract
Specialist conservation firm Messenger appointed to carry out urgent structural repairs at the 1,000-year-old Staffordshire fortress Tamworth Borough Council has appointed specialist conservation.