Birmingham’s disused Central Fire Station could be brought back to life as a transport museum or luxury hotel after controversial plans for a 23-storey skyscraper were rejected.Read
A futuristic hydrogen powered car created by students from Aston University has won one of the top awards at an international environmental motoring challenge.Read
A Birmingham firm run by an Asian family forced to flee Uganda during the terror reign of Idi Amin terror and then had their shop burnt down in the Handsworth riots has a new lease of life – thanks to a key business initiative.Read
The developer behind a £50 million plan to build student accommodation on the site of Birmingham’s former Central Fire Station has pulled out of a similar project in Portsmouth – reigniting the Aston “tombstone” row.Read
Midland universities insisted young people had not been put off applying by the Government’s decision to triple tuition fees – despite a dramatic drop in numbers.Read
Go Green Week, a five-day programme of inspiring free events, talks, activities and exhibitions open to the public and celebrating Aston University’s commitment to sustainability, begins next month.Read
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