Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
A Shropshire care home has celebrated Pride Month with its very own carnival. Staff and residents at Innage Grange care home in Bridgnorth dressed up to take part in the colourful parade to demonstrate their commitment to driving greater inclusivity...
More than 1,300 people in the Midlands living with autism are being supported by education and training charity Landau, new figures revealed today. The organisation has also awarded nearly £500,000 in grants to third sector organisations in the region to...
Two World Cup winning rugby stars have teamed up to help raise nearly £30,000 for a specialist charity at a hugely successful clay shooting event. England stars Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood – both members of the team which lifted...
A huge community fundraising effort which captured the imagination of the country and helped a brave Shropshire boy get lifesaving cancer treatment is set to help even more families. Shropshire Community Foundation will be launching Zac’s Fund – a new...
From buzzing bees to dazzling dragonflies – a leading environmental charity is making it easy for UK residents to learn all about garden creatures this National Insect Week (June 19-25). The Field Studies Council, which operates a network of field...
The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has brought together Government and regional specialists for a three-day fact-finding tour to drive the region’s transport improvements. Officials from the LEP, the Department for Transport, the Department for Business & Trade, regional strategic body...
A new manager has taken over the reins of a care home run by Shropshire’s largest not-for-profit care provider Coverage Care Services. Paulette Morgan is the new manager at The Cottage Christian home in Newport (Shropshire). She has stepped up...
A building contractor is appealing for charities and groups in Wellington that need a helping hand to come forward as part of its pledge to build a better future in the communities it is working in. Pave Aways is currently...
A leading charity which raises vital funds for research into head and neck diseases has appointed two new trustees. Birmingham-based Get A-Head has announced David Spooner, a consultant oncologist at University Hospital Birmingham, and Professor Akhil Tripathi, co-founder and CEO...
More than 60 people gathered at a special event in Shrewsbury to help families navigate the legal and financial complexities around care options in later life. Organiser Shropshire law firm FBC Manby Bowdler was joined by dementia charity The Alzheimer’s Society, Shropshire Community Resource, Home Instead and the Mayfair Centre at the event...