West Midlands Railway urges passengers to plan ahead as strikes hit services this week
A reduced service will run on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July, with several routes having no trains at all, due to strike.
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Transport
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Culture
Baresca Tapas to open in Mere Green
Barcelona-inspired bar and restaurant marks brand’s first venture into the West Midlands Baresca Tapas is set to open a new bar and restaurant.
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Events
People
Birmingham disability festival to introduce inclusive walk for 2026
Free citywide celebration adds new accessible route around Aston University lake Birmingham’s only disability-led festival is returning this summer with a new addition.
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Environment
Viewpoint
Clean air zones: fining ourselves won’t clear the air
Birmingham’s self-inflicted penalty raises an important question: Where does the clean air zone money actually go, and is it making any difference? Like.
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Politics
Viewpoint
Birmingham in limbo: the city nobody wants to run
No party, no majority, no plan – a city of a million left ungovernable after a fractured election result By Tilton Storer Birmingham.
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Business News
Britain’s biggest mayoral development corporation launched in Birmingham
£11bn east Birmingham regeneration scheme promises 50,000 jobs and 20,000 new homes West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has launched what he claims is.
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Culture
Seafood City doubles up prawns to mark second birthday
Birmingham’s Arcadian restaurant is giving diners twice the shellfish this May Birmingham restaurant Seafood City is celebrating its second anniversary with a generous.
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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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Culture
Ballet school launches summer retreat for adult dancers
Four-day residential event offers ballet, jazz and Bollywood workshops for dancers aged 55 and over Elmhurst Ballet School is inviting adult dancers of.
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Defence
Armed Forces Minister backs landmark defence conference to unlock billions for SMEs
Birmingham’s first-ever defence procurement event to connect small businesses with MoD contracts totalling £7.5bn The Armed Forces Minister has urged British businesses to.