Seven of Birmingham's biggest professional services employers have signed on as partners at the UK's first sector specific academy for young people.Read
It could be described as "Chateau Dudley" but the wine from an unlikely Black Country vineyard is proving to be a smash hit with international experts.Read
Tesco has pulled out of plans to build a supermarket in Moseley, to the delight of campaigners who had protested against the development for many years.Read
Birmingham-based radio station Kerrang! is to close its city centre studios and lose its FM broadcast frequency in a major shake-up announced by owner Bauer Media.Read
The Grand Union contemporary gallery and artists' studio in Birmingham is celebrating its third birthday with a £100,000 grant from Arts Council England.Read
Expanding Birmingham Airport to create a second national hub or “focal” airport is a real possibility, the independent body charged by the Government with recommending future aviation policy has now said.Read
The managing director of a clothing chain, who failed to pay his VAT in full and pocketed almost £68,000 in tax and national insurance contributions deducted from employees’ wages, has been jailed for 18 months.Read
Growth prospects amongst West Midlands manufacturing SMEs is at a 12-month high according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer, which revealed almost three quarters of companies are expecting to increase sales over the next six months.Read
Classic car fan Ken Smith is still firmly in the driving seat at Solihull's £100 million turnover builders merchants EH Smith - at the astonishing age of 94.Read
A Russian delegation has visited the Midlands to source stock for massive ranch-style farms - after a 27-year ban on British beef and lamb was finally lifted.Read
Severn Trent has rejected a takeover approach from an overseas consortium, saying the proposal "completely fails" to recognise the water company's value.Read
