Eight ‘shovel ready’ projects, ranging from the National Brownfield Land Institute to Very Light Rail developments are to benefit from £66 million of Government funding secured for the region.

A digital gallery of artwork, created by young people in Coventry during lockdown, has gone live.

Wolverhampton’s Town Deal Board is set to submit a final bid for up to £48million of Government funding to transform the city centre, Bilston and Wednesfield.

A partnership of colleges in the West Midlands, supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), has been boosted by a Government fund aimed at keeping more young people in further education and training.

Visit England have today announced their finalists for their National Awards for Excellence 2020.

• 730 days to go until the opening ceremony for the biggest sports event to be held in the UK since the London 2012 Olympics
• City centre venue unveiled for 3x3 basketball, 3x3 wheelchair basketball and beach volleyball 
   

Coventry City of Culture Trust has unveiled a new brand for the upcoming year-long programme, Coventry Moves.

Nick joins as Principal Advisor, Screen Industries Investment. Working in a consultancy capacity, Nick will provide support and strategic advice to both Create Central and the West Midlands Growth Company. 

Leadership development charity Pilotlight has arrived in the West Midlands in its first major expansion outside of London and Edinburgh. 

Today, Lotus announced a dedicated and specialist advanced technology centre, which will also be home to a new headquarters for the company’s engineering consultancy. 

More than 200 people tuned in to the West Midlands Growth Company’s latest Commercial Partner event, which considered how the region is well-placed to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19