Digbeth Dining Club opens new Black Country venue
This positive move comes amid ongoing anger over how Govt is taxing the hospitality sector A major new social venue is opening in
Dudley
Hospitality sector
Business News
Finance
Base rate held at 3.75% by Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
Five-to-four vote against a 0.25% cut comes as analysts forecast cuts later this year The Bank of England base rate of interest was
Business News
People
Tech
‘Biggest cybersecurity risks from attackers accessing staff accounts,’ business resiliance firm warns
In less than an hour, 60% of an organisation’s IT environment can be compromised The biggest cybersecurity risks to organisations stem from attackers
Business News
Environment
Shropshire
EV charging infra drive growth for Shrewsbury electrical firm CES
2025 was a record year, thanks to surging solar and EV business A Shropshire electrical engineering specialist is marking a decade in business
Events
Partnership Content
2026 Innovation Awards launched with teaser of ‘major’ new sponsor
Revealed: Programme for this year’s awards, climaxing with the finale event in Birmingham in November The programme for the 2026 Innovation Awards launched
Finance
Viewpoint
US dollar’s reign teetering as global reserve system shifts
Data shows ‘de-dollarisation’ – a gradual retreat from the greenback – is under way The US dollar’s centuries-long dominance at the heart of
Birmingham
Life Sciences
Preventative-health body-scan clinic opens in Birmingham
Swedish firm Neko Health says demand for its service grew sixfold last year Full-body, early-detection scans are now on offer at a new
Politics
Transport
Build of tunnel to Euston under way in Birmingham-London HS2 rail project
Embattled scheme limps on as debate resumes on resurrecting Manchester leg A HS2 tunnel boring machine has begun excavating the 4.5-mile tunnel from
Hospitality sector
Politics
Govt’s £300m pub rates relief package slammed by hospitality sector leaders
Touted bailout for pubs accentuates pain for hotels and restaurants Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s touted £300 million support package for pubs was today branded
Birmingham
People
World Affairs
Birmingham protestors demand action from the West against Iran’s Islamic Regime
Up to 36,000 Iranian civilians have so far been murdered by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hundreds took to the streets of Birmingham