£651m into Birmingham’s local services
MP Preet Gill welcomes injection of public cash Birmingham is set to receive £651m in government money to improve local services, it has
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Bank of England cuts base rate to 3.75%
‘We’ve passed the recent peak in inflation’ – Bank of England boss Borrowers today welcomed the Bank of England’s move to cut interest
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Ray of hope despite jobless levels in West Midlands being worst in UK behind London
SPR is bucking the bleak jobs market trend The unemployment rate for the West Midlands is the highest in the UK outside of
Transport
20% capacity increase on LNR’s Euston services
Train operator brings in new trains with more seats as timeables change this weekend London Northwestern Railway (LNR) said it is adding 20%
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Tamworth
M&S hires 50 new festive workers
Tamworth store celebrating 20 years since its opening M&S in Tamworth has hired 50 seasonal workers to support its festive sales rush. The
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Environment
Tips at tipping point as landfill capacity crisis looms
The West Midlands faces a landfill crisis with dumps set to be full in five to six years. The region’s tip capacity time
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People
SEND improvement work shows momentum across region
Board reports steady progress The latest update from Birmingham’s SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Board has outlined steady progress across services supporting children
Transport
New train timetable comes in this weekend
A new train timetable is coming into effect from Sunday December 14, Chiltern Railways advised its customers today. The operator said the changes
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Railway artefact returns home more than 25 years after mystery disappearance
An historic part of railway heritage has been returned home – thanks to the hard work of a retired train driver. The Manchester
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Defence
Birmingham enterprise group honoured for raising £25,000 for British Army charity
One Thousand Trades Group recognised for ongoing support for Army Benevolent Fund Birmingham-based One Thousand Trades Group (OTTG) has been publicly recognised for