New £9.3m skills campus opens in Cradley Heath to boost training opportunities
State-of-the-art facility will provide upskilling opportunities across social care, digital and construction A new £9.3m skills and training centre has opened in Cradley.
Black Country
Education
Black Country
Transport
Willenhall and Darlaston railway stations open for first time in more than 60 years
The two new Black Country stations connect passengers to services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury Two brand new railway stations in the.
Black Country
Business News
Alloy Wire International to mark 80th anniversary at Wire 2026
West Midlands manufacturer to showcase expanded capacity and nuclear sector ambitions in Dusseldorf Black Country-based Alloy Wire International (AWI) is gearing up to.
Black Country
12 businesses named Black Country’s finest in public vote
Walsh Funerals and Wolverhampton Grand Theatre among winners after 2,800 votes cast Twelve businesses have been named as the latest cohort of “Bostin’.
Black Country
Events
Tech
Lithium-ion battery tech pioneer headlines Venturefest West Midlands
Innovation conference staged in the Black Country for the first time A successful West Midlands entrepreneur who pioneered sustainable lithium-ion battery technology will.
Black Country
Jobs
Four-year-old Wolves fan Rory Smith is Aldi’s official chicken nugget taster
A viral moment where his dad stole one of his nuggets led to Rory landing the role A four-year-old Black Country boy has.
Black Country
Business News
Future secured for Black Country engineering firm
Clarity Group has acquired Cofast – protecting 64 jobs More than 60 jobs have been future-proofed in the Black Country and South West.
Birmingham
Black Country
Jobs
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.
Birmingham
Black Country
Business News
Jobs
‘Big picture’ view overcomes headwinds
Staring Point Recruitment says a different approach is needed A multi-sector West Midlands recruitment firm attributes its recent success in the face of.
Black Country
Defence
Dudley
100-year-old D-Day vet honoured
Freedom of Dudley for Joe Bullock A Black Country D-Day veteran who turns 101 in December has been granted the “Freedom of Dudley”.