Charity launches accessible minibus for disabled and disadvantaged children
Mad Hatter’s Children’s Charity has unveiled a new accessible minibus to support disabled and disadvantaged children across the West Midlands. The specially adapted
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Solihull
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Transport
£800m of public funds to fill pot holes in West Midlands
Motorists in the West Mildands will benefit from £800m of national funding to fix pot holes in roads, the government says. This sum
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Wolverhampton
20 join men’s mental health charity sleep-out
Twenty members of a Wolverhampton men’s mental health charity braved the cold and spent 24 hours on the streets of the city over
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Leadership
Room at haven for injured military veterans named ‘Everest’ by Armed Forces Minister
Al Carns went from London to the top of Everest and back in just six-and-a-half days Minister for the Armed Forces Al Carns
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Midlands cafe chain boss slams Chancellor for overlooking hospitality sector
Energy price caps and changes to VAT, business rates and minimum wage – all requests ignored in the Budget Self-made business owner Lydia
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Midlands housebuilder and law firm voice fury over ‘sticking plaster’ Budget
Horgan Homes and FBC Manby Bowdler say Reeves’s plan fails to restore business confidence The Budget will fail to restore business confidence, two
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Budget: Middle earners hardest hit as ‘fiscal drag’ ratchets up over the next five years
How the Budget will affect everyday folks Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget will hit middle earners hardest, while the very richest and poorest
Development
First of 425 new homes on sale in Burton Green
The first batch of homes are going on sale in a new 425-house development in Burton Green near Coventry. William Davis Homes is
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Life Sciences
Dates announced for Life Sciences Week 2026: Book your places now
Life Sciences Week 2026 in a region ‘fast becoming known as the life sciences capital of Britain’ Dates were released today for Life
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Call for Reeves to reverse National Insurance and minimum wage hikes
Last-ditch plea from business leaders ahead of tomorrow’s Budget Hikes to National Insurance contributions (NICs) and statutory minimum wage levels must be reversed