Business Secretary Vince Cable has been urged to appoint a dedicated Minister for Manufacturing, as MPs and business leaders welcomed the Government’s new industrial strategy.Read
David Cameron has promoted three rising stars from the West Midlands as part of a new generation of ministers designed to usher in the “delivery phase” of his government.Read
FirstGroup’s rail boss, who is set to take over services on the West Coast Main Line following a high-profile battle with Sir Richard Branson, has pledged to deliver a much better service than Virgin.Read
Councils should be allowed to charge to provide information to the public following a dramatic increase in Freedom of Information requests, Birmingham City Council has suggested.Read
The former head of Special Branch in the West Midlands has pledged to keep politics out of policing if she is elected as the force’s first Police and Crime Commissioner.Read
Six out of ten disability benefit claimants were found to be fit to work in the West Midlands – following tests which have been criticised by the man responsible for overseeing them.Read
The date has been set for a court battle when Midland councils opposed to planned high speed the rail line will take on the Department for Transport in the High Court.
Read
Labour have launched a fund-raising campaign to unseat Conservative MP Aidan Burley following his claim that the Olympic opening ceremony was “leftie multicultural crap”.Read
Plans for the University of Birmingham to open its own secondary school designed to get city children from all backgrounds into top institutions have been backed by the Education Secretary.Read
Plans for a £32 billion rail network with Birmingham at its heart have been slammed by the Commons committee responsible for overseeing public spending.Read
We’ve reported previously on concerns that the police commissioner election may suffer from a low turnout, thanks partly to the decision to the hold the ballot on November 15, at the tail-end of autumn.Read
Plans for a new £32 billion rail network with Birmingham at its heart have been dealt a major blow after they were criticised by the Commons committee responsible for overseeing public spending.Read
Future hospitals will need to be built using the controversial private finance initiative method even though it has been blamed for driving trusts to the brink of bankruptcy, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted.Read
