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Richard Parker is the new Mayor of the West Midlands after being declared winner of the 2024 election.

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16 May 2024

Speakers unveiled for West Midlands UKREiiF programme

Mayor Richard Parker will join Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and regional leaders in showcasing a £20bn portfolio of investment opportunities...

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15 May 2024

Site investigations underway ahead of new Oxley health & wellbeing facility and homes construction

Health & wellbeing facility and homes will be built on the site of the former Oxley Day Training Centre in Probert Road

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14 May 2024

Mayor sets out plan to take back control of region’s buses

Talks begin with the aim of beginning the transition to a franchised system in early 2025 with the first services expected to be operating...

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13 May 2024

BMet opens doors to UK’s first FinTech short course

The first FinTech course of its kind in the country is actively recruiting students ready to start in Birmingham at the beginning of June. BMet has...

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