City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted an outline planning application for the redevelopment of the city’s wholesale market site to facilitate the first phase of the Brewers Yard city centre living scheme.

Respected UK business outsourcing firm Sigma Connected has announced its entry into South Africa’s domestic market in a move which will create up to 1,000 new jobs in the Cape Town area.

A leading business outsourcing provider has announced the appointment of a new senior director who will support and develop the company’s renowned offshore offering in South Africa.

• First ‘as new’ train due back in service following transformation
• £117m investment set to deliver step change in onboard experience for Avanti West Coast customers 

Channel 4 and Create Central join forces to support the West Midlands' TV production sector

With 100 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games begin, Paralympic swimmers and an Olympic diver tested out the facilities at the newly completed Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

The Forum for Global Challenges will see some of today’s most influential thinkers and doers gather in Birmingham at a major international meeting to showcase and generate solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by our planet and its people.

Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has unveiled its new Plaza and stadium entrance, which features one of the largest outdoor community spaces in Birmingham.

VisitEngland has today announced that this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at the Library of Birmingham on 8 June.

City centre events group, thestudio, has announced it has secured the ECOsmart GOLD rating for its environmental impact.

Experts at Aston University have won a £1.85m grant for research aimed at improving UK economic productivity.