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
Bromsgrove
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Politics
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
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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
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Bromsgrove MP secures Westminster Hall debate on A38 BREP scheme
Bradley Thomas will press a Department for Transport minister over Worcestershire County Council’s handling of the delayed roadworks Bromsgrove and the Villages MP
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Birmingham City Council urges residents to quit smoking this Stoptober
Birmingham City Council is encouraging residents across the city to take part in Stoptober this October, the national quit smoking campaign that has
Health & Wellbeing
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West Midlands
Unpaid carers among first to benefit from Mayor and Big Issue Invest social enterprise fund
A Birmingham carers’ charity is one of four West Midlands organisations to share £500,000 through a new social investment partnership More of the
Health & Wellbeing
Life Sciences
Free flu and COVID-19 vaccines now available across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
People experiencing homelessness aged 16 and over are eligible for a free flu vaccine for the first time this winter. Eligible residents across
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Sport
Gen Z swapping January fitness resolutions for ‘Winter Arc’ trend, survey suggests
New research from milk brand SuperNutrio suggests younger adults are starting their health habits in the autumn rather than waiting for the new
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Charity
Gieves & Hawkes donates made-to-measure suit to support Birmingham’s £7.2m scanner appeal
A tailoring house with more than 250 years of history is lending its craftsmanship to a campaign to transform healthcare in Birmingham. Gieves
Automotive & Transport
Transport
Travel
easyJet launches new Birmingham routes to Milan and Montenegro for summer 2027
Flights to Milan Malpensa and Tivat are now on sale from Birmingham Airport. easyJet has announced two new routes from Birmingham Airport for