People who want to shift or relocate use storage units temporarily for storing their important possessions and other belongings. Storage units are crucial to store things mainly when people need some time before they fully complete the shifting process. Different types of storage units such as document storage service units, […]

More than £250,000 is available to help support businesses in the borough who want to take on apprentices. The cash is available through Dudley Council’s apprenticeship levy. This year the local authority has £255,000 of unspent levy to share with businesses looking to start taking on apprentices, or add to […]

A six-week consultation on the future of Brandhall Golf Course will start tomorrow (Thursday 7 November). People will be asked to give their views on a proposal to close the golf course and club house as well as potential alternative uses for the site. Sandwell Council is putting forward possible […]

City of Wolverhampton Council has taken the decision to defer the item for the proposed traveller transit site until the next planning committee meeting in the new year. After receiving a series of detailed representations from the local community, the city council will now take further time to consider the […]

UK Small firms believe it has become harder to recruit and retain EU staff since the Brexit referendum, according to new statistics from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).  FSB’s research shows that one in five small employers have a team member from the EU and of these firms, over a quarter (26%) believe that recruitment of […]

The Black Country’s bid to become a world famous UNESCO Global Geopark has received international backing. The UNESCO Global Geoparks Council recently announced following its meeting in Indonesia that it has recommended the Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark bid be endorsed by the Executive Board of UNESCO when it meets […]

Dudley borough businesses are urged to aim for gold and sign up to receive support to help grow their enterprise. Dudley Council is launching its Aim for Gold business growth programme as part of a wider Black Country initiative, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This […]

Dudley Council is today pledging to cut red tape and simplify how it buys in services to make it easier for firms to do business with the authority. A new initiative launched today, the Dudley Deal establishes an informal agreement between the council and anyone who lives, works or runs […]

Work is progressing well on 63 new council homes which are being built in Tipton. Sandwell Council is working with contractor Seddon to develop the site at Strathmore Road and Henn Street in Tipton. The £10 million development is made up of 46 two-bedroom, eight three-bedroom and nine four-bedroom council […]

Dudley Council has given nearly £900,000 worth of funding to voluntary groups in the borough. The cash has been awarded to 19 different organisations following the latest round of bids to the local authority’s voluntary sector innovation fund. They include schemes to re-open community centres, provide support to the most […]