12 businesses named Black Country’s finest in public vote
Walsh Funerals and Wolverhampton Grand Theatre among winners after 2,800 votes cast Twelve businesses have been named as the latest cohort of “Bostin’.
Black Country
People
Politics
Moves to ban unsupervised sunbed sessions in crackdown on teen tanning
National Cancer Plan proposes mandatory ID checks to prevent children as young as 14 from accessing tanning salons The government has announced plans.
Agriculture
Warwick
Great British Farm Fest names charities
Major rural festival backs two support organisations The Great British Farm Fest has announced two official charity partners ahead of its debut event.
Culture
People
Viewpoint
Own your power: how women can become the best version of themselves
On this International Women’s Day, the most meaningful investment you can make is in yourself It starts with a quiet question, one many.
Hospitality sector
Partnership Content
Politics
‘Cut VAT to EU levels of 11% for UK hospitality businesses’
Nearly 2,700 hospitality sector businesses leasders urge tax reforms in letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves VAT rates for British pubs, restaurants, hotels and.
Life Sciences
Partnership Content
Nominations now being received for 2026 Life Sciences Week Awards
Nationally significant programme of health tech events taking place from September 21 to 25 Nominations were declared open today for the 2026 Life.
Life Sciences
Tech
UK sets out pathway for space-manufactured medicines to reach patients
Regulatory clarity and new guidance aim to help firms bring microgravity-produced drugs from orbit to NHS patients The UK government has announced a.
People
Sport
Paralympic champion Natasha Baker returns to the saddle with RDA roots
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist has begun her comeback to horse sport at the RDA branch where her career began Natasha Baker OBE has.
People
Stoke
Stoke builder steps into MMA cage to fight for stroke survivors
Tommy Shaw took on his toughest challenge yet to honour his mum and rebuild his own life A 20-year-old construction worker from Stoke-on-Trent.
People
Politics
Viewpoint
World Affairs
‘I’ll leave the UK for £35,000’ – a reader’s offer to UK Govt
A WM News reader raises a few points with Messrs Starmer and Reeves In the wake of a new conflict in the Middle.