East Midlands Airport ranks first of eight airports in CAA passenger satisfaction survey
East Midlands Airport ranked first among a group of 8 airports assessed on passenger satisfaction levels. East Midlands Airport scored 9.20 out of
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Travel
Culture
Events
Halloween frights return to the West Midlands as Merlin unveils new scares for 2026
Alton Towers, Warwick Castle, Cadbury World and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham are among the attractions launching new Halloween experiences this autumn. Spooky season
Business News
Finance
Former Dragons’ Den investor Piers Linney MBE to share growth lessons with Birmingham businesses
Business owners in Birmingham will hear from former Dragons’ Den investor Piers Linney MBE tomorrow (Wednesday 7 October) as HSBC UK’s Strategies for
People
Lesters package up new Cannock HQ with £2m investment
One of the UK’s fastest growing large packaging specialists is investing over £2m into a new headquarters in Cannock. Lesters, which has just
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Politics
Midlands businesses and hobbyists asked for views on tighter controls over poison seeds and explosive chemicals
Garden centres, retailers and hobby users across the West Midlands are being urged to respond to government plans that would make it a
People
Badenoch backs Bromsgrove MP’s brownfield first housing campaign
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has given her support to Bromsgrove and the Villages MP Bradley Thomas’s brownfield first housebuilding campaign during a visit
Finance
West Midlands
West Midlands residents expect to need £46,416 a year to retire comfortably, new research finds
People in the West Midlands believe they will need an after-tax household income of £46,416 a year to feel financially secure in retirement,
Bromsgrove
Business News
Politics
Nominations open for Bromsgrove and the Villages Small Business Awards
Small businesses across Bromsgrove and the Villages can now put themselves forward for the third annual Small Business Awards run by local MP
Black Country
Dudley
Friends join forces to ‘Forge’ new youth hub for Dudley
Thousands of young people in Dudley are set to receive a much-needed boost in October when a new youth centre officially opens its
People
Birmingham New Street to close to trains over Christmas for £13m power line upgrade
No trains will run to or from the station between 24 and 28 December 2026 while Network Rail replaces overhead line equipment dating