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New Derby development 70% sold

The first phase of a new development of 94 luxury apartments in Derby is now complete. Birmingham-based Elevate Property Group said 70% of.

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WM News editor becomes charity trustee

The editor of West Midlands News has been appointed as a trustee for the charity HOPE Worldwide UK. Simon Evans, a father-of-two from.

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‘Make or break’ for Reeves

I’ve watched Labour’s Spring Budget 2025 unfold with a mix of bemusement and anticipation. Delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on March 26, this.

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Business News Politics Viewpoint

Reeves plays fiscal roulette 

Let’s be honest: this wasn’t a Spring Statement – it was a performance. And in the grand tradition of Westminster theatre, Rachel Reeves.

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Spring Statement: Growth remains elusive 

The biggest news from the Chancellor’s Spring Statement was perhaps that it contained no big news. Dispelling the characterisation of the statement as.

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Thank you, Mr Wagner

Thomas Wagner, boss of New York-based investment firm Knighthead Capital, is one of those annoying people: successful, suave and, worst of all, a.

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Knighthead buys stake in Panthers

Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City Football Club, has acquired a significant stake in the Birmingham Panthers netball franchise. The Panthers are one.

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Driver-less shuttles at NEC

Autonomous vehicles are being trialled at the NEC in Solihull.  Visitors are being offered lifts on the self-driving shuttles during busy events. The.

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Business News Environment Politics Viewpoint

War on bats, newts and clipboards

In a bold act of 21st-century conservation, the UK government has chosen to preserve nature by… bulldozing it. That’s right – ecologists, brace.

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Midlands Mayors join forces

The Mayors of the West and East Midlands today signed an agreement to work closer together for the mutual economic benefit of both.

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