UK commits further £100m in air defence support to Ukraine
Latest package takes total commitment to £600m over two months The UK is to provide an additional £100 million in air defence support.
Defence
Life Sciences
Birmingham and Solihull patients seen faster in NHS work-return drive
£3.5m pilot delivers 20% reduction in long waits for muscle and joint conditions Thousands of patients in Birmingham and Solihull with musculoskeletal conditions.
Development
Stafford
Plans to replace derelict RAF hospital buildings with 86 new Staffordshire homes
Developer lodges application with Stafford Borough Council for 10-acre site in Hixon village Bellway has submitted a planning application to demolish derelict Second.
Defence
Four RAF Regiment gunners become first ‘aces’ of drone warfare era
Armed Forces Minister Al Carns praises quartet who shot down five or more Iranian drones Armed Forces Minister Al Carns today praised four.
Defence
Government unveils major SME defence push as West Midlands firms eye procurement boom
Region ranks among top areas for MoD SME spending and a landmark Birmingham conference is set to capitalise The government has set out.
Black Country
Education
New £9.3m skills campus opens in Cradley Heath to boost training opportunities
State-of-the-art facility will provide upskilling opportunities across social care, digital and construction A new £9.3m skills and training centre has opened in Cradley.
Culture
People
Transport
Children’s artwork beautifies Marston Green railway station
West Midlands Railway partners with theatre charity to refresh platform displays Two new banners of children’s art have gone on display at Marston.
Coventry
Finance
Coventry wealth manager acquires West Midlands firm in £50m deal
BRI Wealth Management continues regional expansion as assets under management reach record high Coventry-based BRI Wealth Management has completed the acquisition of West.
People
West Midlands days out for less than the cost of a family pub lunch
WonderDays, the experience provider, picks five activities under £50 as families rethink leisure spending Families across the West Midlands are increasingly swapping meals.
Defence
People
Viewpoint
A remarkable life: Joseph Bullock, D-Day veteran, aged 101
Funeral in Stourbridge remembered Joseph Bullock On Wednesday, a funeral took place in Stourbridge. To passers-by, it was unremarkable. But to those in.