Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
Research into treatment options for people with incurable head and neck cancer has received a boost from Midlands-founded charity Get A-Head. Get A-Head has awarded £8,149 to a study based at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Middlesex, to...
The Marches Careers Hub has enjoyed a year of success – with sustained improvements across the last 12 months, new figures show. The hub – which is delivered by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership for the Careers and Enterprise Company...
A Special Skills Showcase will highlight more than £1million of funding available to boost skills and training across Telford & Wrekin. The event on September 20th – being staged by Telford & Wrekin Council at the New Bucks Head –...
Award-winning commercial property agency Bromwich Hardy has strengthened its support of Coventry Rugby Club with a major new sponsorship deal. The Coventry-based agency has agreed a deal to become one of the Championship club’s main sponsors – appearing on the...
A scheme to take a Shropshire solar farm into community ownership offers an ideal opportunity for county businesses to make a long-term ethical investment, the society behind the offer said today. Community Benefit Society Shropshire and Telford Community Energy (STCE)...
A highly experienced manager and academic has joined the board of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Dr Simone Clarke, who is Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and Students at Harper Adams University in Edgmond, Shropshire, was formally appointed to the role...
A major £1.2million project to boost the number of biological recorders in the UK has been hailed a success and should form the national ‘blueprint’ for future initiatives to support conservation, thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Run by...
Hundreds of people are to benefit from a huge boost to autism services in Birmingham and Solihull thanks to a charity’s £30,000 cash injection. Autism West Midlands has secured a grant from education and training charity Landau, which runs a...
A dedicated member of staff has clocked up an astonishing 45 years working at the same care home in Market Drayton. Chris Fair started as an assistant cook at Woodcroft’s predecessor home in 1978, a month before his 18th birthday,...
Head and neck cancer patients in Sheffield are to benefit from a £1,000 grant from a specialist charity. The Macmillan cancer nurse specialists at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital have received a grant of £1,000 from the Get A-Head charity to...