Award-winning portraitist to lead Leicestershire landscape painting course
Binny Mathews brings her celebrated expertise to a three-day summer retreat open to artists of all abilities Award-winning British portraitist Binny Mathews, an.
Culture
Events
UK Games Expo 2026 with supersized presence at Birmingham’s NEC
Global tabletop giant brings 1,500 square metres of demos to the UK’s biggest board game festival Asmodee is preparing to make a major.
Business News
People
Greater collaboration between mayors can unlock billions in investment, report says
Midlands foundation calls on metro mayors to forge stronger partnerships to tackle poverty, inequality and housing A prominent West Midlands philanthropist is calling.
Transport
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.
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.