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Andy Street
22:30, 30 DEC 2024
Knighthood for former mayor and retail chief Andy Street
West Midlands
Sir Andy spent seven years as the West Midlands first directly elected major and has been honoured for his public service
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Hundreds object to new homes on conservation area site
Andy Street
Dudley Council officers are recommending approval for new homes
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New mayor Richard Parker vows West Midlands will be 'the best place to do business in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ'
West Midlands
Newly-elected leader vows to focus on skills, transport and housing
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Labour's Richard Parker wins West Midlands Mayoral election
West Midlands
Mr Parker takes over the role from Conservative Andy Street who has been the mayor since the post was inaugurated in 2017
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Mayor wants to create tech festival akin to South by Southwest
West Midlands
Andy Street has pledged to set up a new festival to promote the West Midlands' tech sector to a global audience and attract investment
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£15.7m capital boost for EV infrastructure in the West Midlands
West Midlands
Transport chiefs herald extra funding to boost the roll out of up to 12,000 new charging points across the region
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£20m funding boost for West Midlands arts and culture sector
West Midlands
Combined authority promises to match funding provided by Chancellor in his Spring Budget as city council ploughs on with own cuts
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National Apprenticeship Week 2024: Skills academy marks first birthday
West Midlands
Ladder Skills Academy was created to enable people to learn about new careers and apprenticeship opportunities
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Mayors outline rail vision for Birmingham to Manchester improvements
High Speed 2
Andy Street and Andy Burnham warn that doing nothing on already congested north-south transport links was not an option
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Funding to support historic West Midlands buildings
West Midlands
Quartet are the first to receive new grants which leaders hope will help secure a long-term future for sites
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West Midlands businesses offered help to go green
West Midlands
£24m in new funding has been made available to companies across the region looking to save capital via green initiatives
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Australian retailer chooses Merry Hill for England debut
Andy Street
Harvey Norman set to create at least 100 jobs in the region with new store launch and further investment planned
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Apprenticeship levy scheme reaches £48m
West Midlands
Initiative set up in 2019 has helped more than 1,600 businesses and supported over 4,000 apprentices
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West Midlands business review of 2023 - part two: Labour's mayoral candidate, huge resi scheme and cricket's bumper boost
West Midlands
Our West Midlands Review of the Year moves into the spring months with the news that a former PwC partner is bidding to be mayor, spades hit the ground on a huge resi scheme in Birmingham and Edgbaston is handed a major cricket schedule
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Hospitality venues and businesses urged to back women's safety charter
West Midlands
Mayor Andy Street launches campaign to drive forward cultural change to ensure women are safer on a night out in the West Midlands
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Mayors set up group to explore better rail links
Transport
Andy Street and Andy Burnham are working with private sector partners to explore ways to improve links between the West Midlands and North following decision to scrap parts of HS2
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Autumn Statement 2023 - West Midlands investment zone could bring £5.5bn in economic growth
West Midlands
Region's business leaders welcome new power shift to region with funding and promise of massive job creation
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Names of new Birmingham stations revealed
West Midlands
Pair of stations will be built on the Camp Hill line south of Birmingham and better connect suburbs such as Moseley and Kings Heath with the city centre
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Perry Barr station to reopen after £31m facelift
West Midlands
Railway station will play a key role in this summer's Commonwealth Games
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Legal & General signs £4bn deal to boost West Midlands regeneration projects
West Midlands
Investor has teamed up with West Midlands Combined Authority to support housing schemes, commercial developments and community projects
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MIPIM 2022: West Midlands showcases £15bn of investment opportunities
West Midlands
Projects such as HS2, Paradise and Coventry Airport gigafactory have been put in front of investors at global property conference
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MIPIM 2022: West Midlands team to showcase opportunities to the world
MIPIM
Billions of pounds worth of investment will be highlighted to investors at global property conference
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Plans in for £24m Black Country transport hub
West Midlands
New interchange will bring together bus and tram services in Dudley as part of West Midlands Metro extension
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Recruitment drive launched in bid to fill more than 20,000 Commonweath Games jobs
West Midlands
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will run between July 28 and August 8
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