Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
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...
Telford College has joined forces with media companies to create a groundbreaking scheme aimed at plugging skills gaps and creating opportunities for students across the region. The innovative project has seen the college meet with firms in PR, journalism, audio...
A new £20m retirement village in Newport has reached a major milestone with the opening of its first show home. Sundew Court, which is being developed by Integrated Retirement Community (IRC) specialist, Untold Living, is set to open to residents...
Students from Kingstone High School in Hereford were given an insight into construction of the town’s new £10 million transport hub. The Year 10 students saw first-hand the transformative project being delivered by Telford construction firm McPhillips on behalf of...
A leading outdoor education charity has launched a £20,000 appeal to ensure more school children get the chance to go on school trips. Research suggests that nearly half of all children in the UK are currently missing out on school...
A machine driver from Telford has retired after an incredible 50-year career with award winning construction firm McPhillips. Mark Busby, aged 66, joined the company as a labourer in March 1975 when he was just 16-years-old. Now after five decades...
Shropshire contractor McPhillips has been recognised by the Ministry of Defence for its sustained commitment to supporting the armed forces community.
A new Natural History GCSE will be a defining moment for environmental education and open the door to green careers for a generation. That was the message from leading education charity Field Studies Council as the Government today launched a...
A hospitality professional with more than three decades of experience – including leading one of the UK’s top spas – has been appointed to head up Newport’s new retirement village. General Manager Adrian Pickard has joined Sundew Court, a brand...
A charity football tournament hosted by Shropshire Company of the Year McPhillips, raised more than £3,000 for Mates in Mind, the organisation promoting awareness of mental health in the construction industry. A dozen teams representing companies from across the McPhillips supply chain battled it out at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Croud Meadow football...