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Truss pledges to put the West Midlands ‘at the heart of our economic revival’

Ahead of a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Liz Truss set out her plan to boost growth and drive opportunity across the region.

The Independent UK

All 19 Jorge Mendes players signed by Wolves as club splash out over £300m on talent

Matheus Nunes became the latest Jorge Mendes player to join Wolves as he made the big money switch from Sporting Lisbon, becoming the 22nd client to sign for the West Midlands side

Daily Mirror

‘Odious’ police officer made up fake girlfriend’s death to get days off

Harry Sarkar resigned from West Midlands force after lying about fictional girlfriend who he said had cancer

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Heat health alert extended for 24 hours as Met Office issues amber weather warning

The warning covers large parts of the UK including the East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands, South East England, North West England, South West England, Yorkshire and Humber and Wales

Daily Mirror

Airbnb pledges £500,000 for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games tourism legacy

Online hosting platform hopes the fresh injection of capital will 'preserve, celebrate and showcase' the West Midlands' cultural assets and attract visitors from across the world

Birmingham Post

West Midlands business activity 'stagnant' with subdued demand - latest PMI figures reveal

NatWest says 'Recession fears and political uncertainty dampened business sentiment'

Birmingham Post

More than 13,300 West Midlands businesses 'in distress' as costs continue to rise

Property sector under particular stress, latest Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert report reveals

Birmingham Post

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Property technology sector could be 'game changer' for the West Midlands

Region hopes to attract PropTech businesses working at intersection of property and technology

Birmingham Post

Anne-Marie Hunt promoted to head of corporate banking for NatWest in the West Midlands

New Birmingham job sees her heading team looking after companies with £25 million-plus turnovers

Birmingham Post

Buckingham Group secures new office for West Midlands team

Company has agreed a deal for office space in Shirley

Birmingham Post

West Midlands Tech Awards 2022 opens for entries

Our awards celebrating the region's best digital entrepreneurs and companies is back so it's time to start nominating

Birmingham Post

Trio of West Midlands firms pivot expertise to help aviation go greener

Businesses will benefit from £1.3m in new funding and industry expertise with the aim of solving problems outside their own sectors

Birmingham Post

Woodbourne Group chief launches £1m fund to back Birmingham entrepreneurs

Tani Dulay says the fund will enable remarkable entrepreneurs to build breakthrough businesses in the city

Birmingham Post

West Midlands Tourism Awards 2023 opens for entries

The annual ceremony will celebrate excellence across a broad range of 15 different categories

Birmingham Post

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Manufacturing group GYS in £1m expansion of West Midlands base

Company is growing its operations in Rugby

The Independent UK

‘Left behind’ neighbourhoods ‘will be hardest hit by cost-of-living crisis’

These are typically located in post-industrial areas in the East and West Midlands and north of England, as well as coastal areas in the South East.

Birmingham Post

Lidl continues West Midlands expansion with new store

Supermarket in Redditch has been built at site of former gym

Birmingham Post

West Midlands firms receive £34 million funding to develop electric motorbikes and off-road trucks

The joint industry and government investment has been awarded to Norton Motorcycles and OX Delivers

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Birmingham Post

£1m plan to kick start West Midlands Gigafactory scheme

Joint venture partners say the money will enable them to start pre-construction work and head into the market to seek out investment partners

Birmingham Post

Train strike hell for Birmingham and West Midlands commuters

See the latest updates from operators with striking staff who will be carrying commuters across the city and wider region this week

Birmingham Post

Tourism boost as Commonwealth Games 2022 plans cultural and sporting festival sites

Victoria Square and Smithfield will become epicentres of cultural activities during the sporting spectacle alongside locations across the West Midlands

Daily Mirror

1.9 million pupils eligible for free school meals as heads blast 'shocking' rise

Pupils in the North East were the most likely to qualify for free school meals on 29.1%, followed by the West Midlands where 26.5% are eligible, according to Government figures

Birmingham Post

Midlands shows strong performance for FDI projects - report

Annual survey from EY says both the West and East Midlands saw their number of FDI-backed projects growing at a faster rate than the rest of the UK

Birmingham Post

Wain Homes breaks ground on first West Midlands development

The housebuilder has started work on the Shropshire Heights development in Loggerheads, Staffordshire

Birmingham Post

Integrity Wealth Solutions acquired by Brooks Macdonald

West Midlands independent financial adviser with £250m under management joins listed group

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