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Mayor is holding a card with the QR code on. Behind him is a bus stop with the code mounted on

03 September 2026

Live departure information now at all 6,700 West Midland bus stop poles

The unique QR codes offer smartphone users an up to date list of bus arrivals at the stop

Five professionals pose at a healthcare therapy event; a suited man holds a small device beside a branded table, smiling for the camera.

31 August 2026

Investment backs University of Birmingham spin-out's breakthrough technology for eye diseases

Birmingham-based Healome Therapeutics is the first West Midlands business to receive investment through Midlands Mindforge, a capital investment...

Mayor Richard Parker at the launch of the Youth Trailblazer in Walsall - speaking in front of an audience.

28 August 2026

Mayor backs new government push to tackle youth unemployment

Pilot scheme is giving 275 local long term unemployed young people paid work placements

And operator sits at a desk in front of a wall of monitor screens with tram line views. Another operator stands at his side pointing.

27 August 2026

New high-tech Metro control room opens ahead of Black Country tram extension

Part of wider expansion of the depot at Wednesbury

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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.