Local News and Updates
- 14th March 2024
Eight locally led projects have shared almost £300,000 in the first round of grants from the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) £1 million Community Environment Fund.
- 14th March 2024
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has awarded over half a million pounds to Netcom Training to deliver these first-of-their-kind courses in the region
- 14th March 2024
Nearly £10million is set to be invested in extensive works to improve,
maintain and repair Wolverhampton’s highways during the coming year.
- 14th March 2024
West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, today (13 March) visited South & City College Birmingham’s Bournville Campus - one of seven colleges that are collaborating on the new West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) backed, Thrive at College pilot programme.
- 14th March 2024
Birmingham Hippodrome have today [Thursday 14 March 2024] announced their newest cohort of Young Advocates, a group of 14–22-year-olds from the West Midlands who will support and influence the Hippodrome’s work with and for young people.
- 14th March 2024
The West Midlands has become the first English region to screen people for bowel cancer in their local pharmacy, at home or in other local settings, using new colon capsule endoscopy services (CCE) – so-called ‘pill cam’.
- 12th March 2024
Walsall Martial Arts Club Upping the Training for Students Against Violent Attacks
- 12th March 2024
Arts and cultural organisations across the region will be bidding for public donations to provide new creative opportunities for children and young people as part of the national Arts for Impact fundraising campaign
- 12th March 2024
Open Mic at Brownhills Community Centre, The Lamp with Walsall poet Paul Elwell
- 12th March 2024
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is investing a total of £6.1 billion to deliver a green transport revolution across the region, expanding Metro, bus, rail, cycling and walking networks to better connect people to job and leisure opportunities.