New fraud rules
Small businesses across the UK are being urged to take note of new fraud prevention measures set to become law this autumn. Effective
Business News
Finance
Solihull
Shoezone reopens in Chelmsley Wood
Footwear retailer Shoezone is set to reopen its Chelmsley Wood store this Saturday. Chelmsley Wood shopping centre The new store, located in Chelmsley
Business News
Podcast
Politics
Video
Pod #6: Can SMEs influence budget?
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for approximately 52% of the UK private sector’s total annual turnover, equating to around £2.8 trillion in
Birmingham
Viewpoint
Anti-British Brum council
Woke, broke and tone deaf – Birmingham council Imagine a major city, home to more than 1m people, whose council is bankrupt. Imagine
Podcast
Politics
Video
Podcast ep.5: Illegal immigration
So far this year more than 26,000 illegal economic migrants illegally crossed the English Channel in small boats – a record high, up
Bromsgrove
Environment
Politics
Bromsgrove MP battles development
Bradley Thomas MP has voiced his support for Bromsgrove Golf Club as it battles plans to redevelop its course into a sprawling housing
People
Labour hires Cameron ally
Lammy brings Ed Llewellyn into FCDO In a surprise cross-party appointment, Lord Ed Llewellyn, David Cameron’s former chief of staff, is set to
Jobs
Politics
Whitehall opens internship doors
Government scheme targets working-class students The UK government has launched a landmark internship programme aimed at attracting working-class undergraduates into the civil service.
Business News
Jobs
People
Podcast
Video
Podcast: UK unemployment
There are currently 1.67m people out of work in Britain, including 131,000 across the West Midlands region, according to the Office for National
Birmingham
Leadership
People
Viewpoint
‘The heart of hospice care’
Following the announcement by government of £75m in capital funding for hospices across the UK, Trevor Johnson, CEO of Acorns Children’s Hospice in