Latest news and updates from across the region
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Tom Marlow
Tom is Communications Manager at West Midlands Growth Company, Visit Birmingham & West Midlands, and Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull and Sandwell among world’s top 10 most improved destinations for sustainability Birmingham and Coventry recognised for advances in environmental performance…
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West Midlands welcomed 101.5 million visitors in 2024, six million more than when it hosted the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Record £14 billion spent by visitors to the region last year, a 7%…
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Australian maintenance engineering innovator MAINSTREAM picks Birmingham for UK conference debut Birmingham chosen to host 300 international engineering delegates thanks to central location…
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DreamHack and ESL One, two of the world’s biggest events in gaming and esports, will be coming to Birmingham in March 2026. DreamHack Birmingham will be the first time the festival will be held on UK…
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Eyes of the world on the West Midlands during epic month of top-class tournaments, including badminton, kabaddi and esports Sporting events anticipated to deliver £5.8 million impact for the region’s…
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The first-ever World Screen Tourism Summit – SET-JET25 – will take place on Friday 21st November 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The event is designed to showcase UK and…
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World Kabaddi today celebrates the official 100-day countdown to the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 which will be held in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands between 17 th and 23 rd March 2025, with the team…
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