AWI enjoys positive ‘nuclear reaction’ with £150,000 contract boost
A fast-growing Black Country manufacturer is reaping its commitment to world class quality by increasing its existing work in the nuclear sector by.
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Dudley MP sees Army Reservists train for the drone age
Sonia Kumar MP and Alex Ballinger MP visited B Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry, to learn how local Reservists balance service with work and.
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Lesters package up new Cannock HQ with £2m investment
One of the UK’s fastest growing large packaging specialists is investing over £2m into a new headquarters in Cannock. Lesters, which has just.
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Badenoch backs Bromsgrove MP’s brownfield first housing campaign
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has given her support to Bromsgrove and the Villages MP Bradley Thomas’s brownfield first housebuilding campaign during a visit.
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Birmingham New Street to close to trains over Christmas for £13m power line upgrade
No trains will run to or from the station between 24 and 28 December 2026 while Network Rail replaces overhead line equipment dating.
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Bromsgrove MP secures Westminster Hall debate on A38 BREP scheme
Bradley Thomas will press a Department for Transport minister over Worcestershire County Council’s handling of the delayed roadworks Bromsgrove and the Villages MP.
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Birmingham City Council urges residents to quit smoking this Stoptober
Birmingham City Council is encouraging residents across the city to take part in Stoptober this October, the national quit smoking campaign that has.
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Unpaid carers among first to benefit from Mayor and Big Issue Invest social enterprise fund
A Birmingham carers’ charity is one of four West Midlands organisations to share £500,000 through a new social investment partnership More of the.
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Gen Z swapping January fitness resolutions for ‘Winter Arc’ trend, survey suggests
New research from milk brand SuperNutrio suggests younger adults are starting their health habits in the autumn rather than waiting for the new.
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Droitwich manufacturing leader celebrates more than seven decades in industry with Lifetime Achievement Award
One of the UK’s longest serving manufacturing leaders has been honoured at a major national awards ceremony. Gerald Bloom, Chairman of Big Bear.