Maximus Foundation UK awards £2,500 grant to British Heart Foundation
Funding will support life-saving cardiovascular research and community education programmes across the UK Maximus Foundation UK has awarded a £2,500 grant to the
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Maximus Foundation UK awards £2,500 grant to childhood bereavement charity Grief Encounter
Funding will provide 25 specialist therapeutic sessions for children and young people facing loss Grief Encounter, a nationwide charity supporting bereaved children and
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Defence
West Midlands manufacturers urged to seize defence spending boom
Major procurement conference is a turning point for regional firms hit by automotive decline Midlands manufacturers, particularly those in the automotive supply chain,
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SEND reforms risk failing blind and partially sighted children, report warns
University of Birmingham research highlights critical gaps in government plans for special educational needs A new report warns that proposed government reforms to
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Labour’s crisis of identity: Why Keir Starmer must go
Working people across the West Midlands are delivering a verdict Labour can no longer ignore The political weather across the West Midlands has
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RAF’s West Mercian Wing trustees give £11,400 to boost cadet training
Funding will support drone technology, first aid and adventure training across 27 squadrons in 2026/27 West Mercian Wing trustees have approved £11,400 in
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Two West Midlands nurseries win national childcare awards
Partou facilities in Redditch and Sutton Coldfield among the top nurseries in the region Two nurseries have been recognised among the best in
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Black Country Chamber raises £3,700 for sight loss charity
Beacon Centre for the Blind benefits from year-long fundraising partnership The Black Country Chamber of Commerce has raised £3,700 for Beacon Centre for
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Dudley Stroke Association backed by business loan firm
West Midlands lender pledges support for stroke survivors BCRS Business Loans has announced Dudley Stroke Association as its Charity of the Year for
Education
University College Birmingham raises cost of living allowance to £6,000 for new undergraduates
Non-repayable, non-means-tested grant designed to remove financial barriers to higher education University College Birmingham has increased its “cost of living allowance” to £6,000