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A man speaks at a podium on a stage, illuminated by purple lighting. The backdrop displays UK Government and Business Growth West Midlands logos. Audience silhouettes are visible.

08 December 2025

West Midlands Business Festival 2026 line up revealed

Thousands of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the wider business community will come together between February 2 and 13 to support and...

Four people stand smiling on the steps of The Savoy Centre, against a brick wall backdrop.

05 December 2025

Mayor backs hundreds more entrepreneurs to create jobs and grow the economy

Community Business Hubs have already helped grow 300 businesses with new hubs now opened in Solihull and Dudley.

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05 December 2025

Affordable housing scheme on site of derelict Black Country steelworks wins major award

Cookley Works development on the site of a former steel plant in Brierley Hill named Best Affordable Housing Development 2025

A diverse group of six people stands indoors, smiling and holding virtual reality headsets. They are in front of signs reading "Antser Group" on a white wall.

03 December 2025

Mayor’s funding to harness video game technology for healthcare

The first-of-its-kind XR (Extended Reality) Health and Wellbeing Hub is one of eight regional projects being supported in the latest round of Mayor’s...

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Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

How the Mayor has secured funding for the project – which will kickstart Birmingham’s huge Sports Quarter regeneration project – has been made available as part of a £2.4 billion Government boost to the West Midlands transport network.