Birmingham MPs secure uplift in community police provision
Preet Gill and Al Carns were among local leaders calling for action Birmingham is set for a significant increase in neighbourhood policing, with.
Birmingham
Crime
Politics
Transport
20% capacity increase on LNR’s Euston services
Train operator brings in new trains with more seats as timeables change this weekend London Northwestern Railway (LNR) said it is adding 20%.
Business News
Tamworth
M&S hires 50 new festive workers
Tamworth store celebrating 20 years since its opening M&S in Tamworth has hired 50 seasonal workers to support its festive sales rush. The.
Politics
Longstanding Labour politician Neena Gill becomes peer
West Midlands-based former MEP appointed to the House of Lords Neena Gill CBE, a former West Midlands MEP and long‑standing Labour politician, has.
Business News
Environment
Tips at tipping point as landfill capacity crisis looms
The West Midlands faces a landfill crisis with dumps set to be full in five to six years. The region’s tip capacity time.
Birmingham
Life Sciences
Group booking service for black blood donors in Birmingham
More black heritage donors key to treating people living with sickle cell Birmingham is one of three places in the country offering a.
Birmingham
Education
People
SEND improvement work shows momentum across region
Board reports steady progress The latest update from Birmingham’s SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Board has outlined steady progress across services supporting children.
Transport
New train timetable comes in this weekend
A new train timetable is coming into effect from Sunday December 14, Chiltern Railways advised its customers today. The operator said the changes.
Transport
Wolverhampton
Station manager wins national award for pioneering support hub
Mental health champion honoured A long-serving West Midlands Railway worker who helped launch a groundbreaking mental health hub at Wolverhampton station has been.
Business News
Events
West Midlands Business Festival’s 2026 programme unveiled
Mayor announces expanded line up for regional SMEs The West Midlands Business Festival will return in February with a significantly expanded programme, as.