1310 articles found
14/11/2019
Unemployed Wolverhampton residents are benefitting from a new £100,000 sub regional construction training hub in the city.
13/11/2019
Plans for an ambitious new City Learning Quarter in Wolverhampton have been given the green light by the council’s planning committee.
13/11/2019
Major construction will begin on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in the New Year.
08/11/2019
Time is running out for Black Country businesses to benefit from the national Gigabit Voucher scheme, enabling them to connect to faster and more reliable Gigabit broadband, due to high demand on the current scheme.
05/11/2019
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has today released a status update on the development of its plans to tackle the climate change emergency across the region.
05/11/2019
Armed forces veterans are benefiting from schemes set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority to help them start a new career and tackle homelessness.
05/11/2019
The Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund set up to supercharge apprenticeships in the West Midlands has hit a £5m milestone thanks to contributions from large employers.
05/11/2019
These images show how the outdated Perry Barr railway station in Birmingham will be transformed as part of the wider regeneration of the area. The development on a new rail and bus interchange will see a landmark new station building constructed
04/11/2019
A further £750,000 has been pledged to the Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), thanks to new contributions from three large organisations.
04/11/2019
More young people in the West Midlands will benefit from one-to-one support to help them into work.
04/11/2019
Free passenger Wi-Fi is to be trialed at Walsall’s newly refurbished bus station ahead of a roll out across the region. The trial was announced by Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, as he visited St Paul’s bus station to congratulate staff following a £680,000 revamp.
01/11/2019
Crime on the West Midlands public transport network has fallen by 5% in the last six months, new figures have revealed.
30/10/2019
The Black Country’s bid to become a world famous UNESCO Global Geopark has received international backing.
30/10/2019
The WMCA has teamed up with Google in the fight against Climate Change. The online giant is to make crucial climate data available in the region’s three main cities – Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton – to help the West Midlands tackle the current climate emergency.
29/10/2019
Specialist eCommerce platform Online Poundshop Ltd has secured considerable investment from venture capital firm Midven
29/10/2019
Heath Town Estate today (Tuesday) celebrated its 50th anniversary in style with a Royal visit from HRH The Duke of Gloucester. He followed in the footsteps of his cousin, the late HRH Princess Margaret, who officially opened the estate half a century ago.
