Bakery secures growth funding
Sutton Coldfield expansion for Silver Tree Bakery A family-run Midlands bakery has secured £250,000 of debt funding to launch its first dine-in café.
Business News
Finance
Sutton Coldfield
Defence
Leadership
Al Carns’ Remembrance Day pledge to raise £1m for veterans
Mission: Everest four focused on raising £1m for veterans’ charities While his record-breaking ascent of Mount Everest may be complete, Minister for Armed
Defence
Leadership
People
King leads remembrance service
The freedom we enjoy today came at a price. Today we remember. We remember those whose sacrifice and bravery bought us the freedom
Business News
Politics
Business owners’ Budget warnings
Many West Midlands businesses will cut jobs or even relocate overseas if Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget fails to address key economic pain
Business News
Development
Finance
Base rate held at 4%
Elevate Property Group welcomes MPC’s interest rate decision The boss of a high-end Midlands property developer today welcomed the Bank of England’s move
Jobs
Politics
Mayor to get 93,000 working
‘West Midlands Works’ seeks to lower WM region’s unemployment rate by 5 percentage points by 2035 West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled
Birmingham
Transport
Probe into railway near miss
Shunter at Washwood Heath had to leap clear of approaching train An investigation is under way into a near miss on the railway
Business News
Energy
Wolverhampton
Tomato Energy goes bust
Electricity retailer Tomato Energy today announced it has gone bust after many months of failing to get its spiralling debts under control. Today’s
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Culture
Solihull
Vinyl rock shop opens
Knowle gets niche music shop run by former mental health nurse A rock and heavy metal-loving former NHS mental health nurse is opening