HS2 has begun the search for the construction team that will take the new Curzon Street station from concept to reality, and put Birmingham firmly at the heart of the HS2 network.

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is developing a partnership with the North American Space Agency (NASA) as US space scientists look to use MTC-developed technology in future space missions.

Leader of City of Wolverhampton Council, Cllr Roger Lawrence, has been named ‘Leader of the Year’ at a prestigious national award ceremony.

Birmingham City University’s Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is taking concertgoers on a musical journey through time next month, when it showcases iconic music created in and linked to the Midlands city from the past 175 years. 

A £5 million boost to Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture in 2021 will help to make it extraordinary, according to one of its leaders.