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Two University of Wolverhampton engineering students have received £1,000 scholarships to help pursue their future career ambitions. Through its ongoing support of the Women in Engineering Initiative, FBC Manby Bowdler has again donated two £1,000 scholarships this year, with Alex...
Black Country Chamber of Commerce CEO Sarah Moorhouse today welcomed a £10m Government investment in the region’s high streets and urged the Prime Minister to back the businesses behind them. A new £10m High Streets and Growth Incubator Fund was...
More citizen scientists and wildlife watchers across Britain are getting involved with key research designed to monitor climate changes and encourage people to engage with nature. In 2024, the Field Studies Council and Royal Society of Biology launched the Signs...
World-leading British aviation manufacturer Aviramp has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The Telford-based manufacturer of step-free aircraft boarding ramps has been named a finalist in the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026. It is shortlisted for the Department...
The CEO of an award-winning Shropshire business believes education changes that will see manufacturing and AI offered as subjects in schools could have a big impact on the industry. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans this week for vocational...
Award-winning Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has won national recognition for the excellence of its work in a prestigious legal guide. The firm’s expert private client team at Wolverhampton has been ranked in the new Chambers & Partners High...
Significant changes to commercial property in farming is set to be one of the main topics of conversations as FBC Manby Bowdler head out to this summer’s top agricultural shows. The leading law form will be out and about over...
The organisers of a major new Tolkien-inspired festival in the UK are to release up to 1,200 day tickets – after a heartfelt plea from a ten-year-old girl. The youngster, from Dudley, wrote to the organisers of the five-day Brandywine...
Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has acquired The Specialist Law Group for an undisclosed sum, marking its second major investment in 2026. The deal brings the firm, an employment law specialist led by founder and managing director Helen Moore,...
A leading Shropshire engineering firm has warned the decision to withdraw funding for the world leading Jodrell Bank will impact the next generation of engineers and scientists. It has been announced that the observatory in Cheshire, which boasts the UK’s...
A retirement village in Wiltshire that underwent a £500k refurbishment has been given a ringing endorsement from its residents. The 68-unit Chantry Court was acquired by Integrated Retirement Communities (IRC) specialists Untold Living back in 2022. The complex, which boasts...
A leading outdoor education charity has backed an MP’s bill calling for compulsory outdoor activity in schools – to halt a ‘vicious’ mental health crisis. Liberal Democrat MP Caroline Voaden presented the Outdoor Education Bill in parliament earlier this week...
The latest major business funding summit in Shropshire has again been hailed a success – with more than 90 investors, lenders and businesses in attendance. The Summer Funding Summit held at Shrewsbury Town’s Croud Meadow, is an annual event designed...