Birmingham makes Levelling Up Power Tech League 2021 top 10. Tuesday, 21 December, 2021 UK tech sector achieves best year ever as success feeds cities outside London With more money than ever flowing into UK tech - £29.4 billion this year, up 2.3x from last year’s figures of £11.5 billion - almost £9bn of all VC invested went into startups and scaleups outside London and the South East and the regions are home to nine of the 29 unicorns formed this year. The combined value of UK tech... Articles
740 extra police officers recruited in West Midlands 30th July 2021 Newly released figures show that 740 police officers have been recruited in West Midlands as part of the Conservative Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more... Articles
Secondary schools in Birmingham to benefit from Conservative Government’s £200 million summer school programme 29th July 2021 Schools in Birmingham Northfield are among the 2,820 secondary schools across England that will receive funding through the £200 million Summer School programme... Articles
Safe housing and support for rough sleepers experiencing violence and abuse 27th July 2021 The Respite Rooms Trial Programme will see 12 local areas across England share £3.7 million to fund accommodation and expert support for victims of violence and... Articles
Today an important report has been published on white working-class children and the challenges they face in school. 22nd June 2021 I went to a secondary school that was failing, and while I was there only 11% of pupils gained 5 A*-C. This report really resonates with my experience of school... Articles
Flexible season tickets on sale, saving hundreds of pounds for rail passengers 21st June 2021 New national rail flexible season tickets and online season ticket calculator launch. #TheFutureIsFlexible as 2 and 3 day-a-week passengers given control over... Articles
Gary Sambrook MP welcomes Government's JETS job scheme relaunching 100,000 careers 25th May 2021 Around 100,000 people who lost jobs in the pandemic are on the road back to work thanks to a government programme providing targeted support to relaunch their... Articles
We're increasing defence spending by £24-billion or fourteen per cent ensuring our armed forces is ready for the threats of the 21st century. 24th March 2021 The Royal Navy we have also been a maritime nation for many many centuries and it is vital that we have a navy that is both global and powerful. the Royal Navy... Articles
Online Preparation for Future Jobs Event 29th March – 1st April 22nd March 2021 South & City College and our local Jobcentre are working together to put on training for preparation for future jobs. It will be hosted via Microsoft Teams and... Articles
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a £6 million investment package to kick start redevelopment work at the former West Works site in Longbridge. 22nd March 2021 Since closing 15 years ago with the loss of the plant’s remaining 6,000 jobs, the vacant 75-acre West Works has been a reminder of one of the most painful... Articles