Plans for a “university park” in the heart of Dudley today (17 July) received a massive boost after the government approved £25million funding with a visit from a top Government Minister.

As the Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark reaches its first birthday, Dudley Council’s regen boss looks at how the Geopark will benefit from the borough’s £1billion regeneration programme.

Birmingham’s first hotel-serviced residential development has completed with all apartments already sold out off-plan, proving the strength of Birmingham’s city centre residential market.

More than £150million worth of support has been given to businesses in Dudley borough by the council during the pandemic, figures revealed today.

Birmingham City Council has bid for circa £64 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund to support four major schemes in the city.

Ambitious plans have been unveiled that will pave the way for the remediation of brownfield land to facilitate the first phase of the transformational Brewers Yard city centre living regeneration scheme in Wolverhampton.

The University of Birmingham, together with the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), are launching a pilot fund to drive innovation across Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS).

As the region’s cultural sector begins its recovery from the pandemic, the first ever interactive map of the local arts scene has been developed to help organisations access information to guide their planning and attract investment.

Following a highly competitive bid, Birmingham has been named the host city for the International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women & Sport 2026, the world’s largest gathering of experts on gender equity in sport and physical activity. The conference is set to take place at the prestigious International Convention Centre (ICC).

A new strategy outlining the principles that will underpin Birmingham City Council’s efforts to secure the right to host major sporting events in the next decade has been published.

City of Wolverhampton Council has bid for £20 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to help deliver its ambitious City Learning Quarter visio