Bringing Communities Together
More than 40 City of Wolverhampton businesses became the latest to join the Aim for Gold business growth programme. It provides small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with one to one coaching, bespoke growth planning and peer to peer learning valued at up to £2,000. The part-funded European Regional Development Fund […]
This amazing renovation transformed the former Pavilions centre, measured 14,761 m2, into the world’s biggest fashion store right in Birmingham’s city centre. As the new Primark opened its doors in April, the Guinness World Records adjudicator, Pravin Patel, announced, “With an area of 14,761 m2, Primark Stores Limited UK, you […]
A woman was rescued by West Midlands Police officers from a flat in Birmingham after she dialled 999 reporting being held captive. Police received a call at midday from the woman who reported being assaulted and held against her will at a property in Small Heath by a man in […]
“It totally feels like home.” For staff working on Walsall Manor Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit it’s hard to believe that it was just six months ago that its first patients moved into the new, state-of-the-art environment. The multi-million pound unit, constructed by Skanska, has brought together Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s […]
Residents across Sandwell are being asked for their views on highways and transport services as part of a national survey. Anyone who receives the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey in the post is being urged to fill it in. The answers will be compared with the views of […]
Providing a safe, good quality of life, Mercer’s annual Worldwide Quality of Living reports Birmingham as one of the best places to live internationally. Coming in at 49 for the quality of living and 53 for personal safety, Birmingham is towards the top of the list from 231 countries in data analysed between […]
Fuel labels campaign to help educate drivers on the benefits of biofuels launched. filling stations are to clearly identify biofuel content of road fuel to increase awareness among drivers uniform EU-wide labels will also prevent drivers from filling up with the wrong fuel abroad biofuels supplied in the UK reduce […]
CEO claims they have been working on the operating system since 2012 Huawei’ CEO, Richard Yu, has confirmed that the company are currently creating their own operating system, which will also support Android apps, in result, decreasing the US’ effect on the Chinese company. Reports from Chinese websites Caijing and […]
Programme to help businesses across Worcestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Telford & Wrekin to become more energy efficient that has resulted in annual energy savings of more than £2 million has been extended for three more years. Over the last two and a half years, the Business Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP) […]
