Independent cinema reopens
When the Light House cinema, located in the Chubb Building in Wolverhampton, closed in November 2022, after 35 years, the Black Country was
Black Country
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Culture
Wolverhampton
Business News
Dudley: £1.3m in grants
Dudley council has given out more than £1.3m in grants over the past year. The authority says it has a further £355,000 up
Business News
Culture
People
Severn Trent funds charity
A Birmingham charity is celebrating a year of growth and transformation thanks to a £20,000 grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund. Smart
Politics
18-year-old council leader
An 18-year-old lad is now in charge of Warwickshire county council after its recently elected Reform UK leader stood down just six weeks
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Co-op stops importing from Israel
The Co-op has announced it will stop sourcing goods from 16 countries where there are internationally recognised human rights abuses and violations of
Defence
Viewpoint
World Affairs
Price for bombing Iran
Here we go again. The ‘West knows best’ ideology manifesting itself in the Middle East. After Iran (in 1953) Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and
Culture
Viewpoint
Grateful to be right here
Wars, famine, sectarian violence and scandals are all over the news. Maybe we need to remind ourselves why the West Midlands is a
Business News
Environment
Severn Trent invests £15bn
Severn Trent will invest £15bn on its “Midlands infrastructure plan” between 2025 and 2030. Jobs, infrastructure and sewage spills The package includes new
Business News
People
US firm: NHS estate bid
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), the private equity firm, is bidding to take over Assura plc, the UK-based healthcare real estate investment
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Electricity in the UK
Britons pay more than they should for their energy due to the UK’s dependence on gas-fired power stations. That is the finding of