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Black Country

Funding to expand Tolkien's favourite nature spot
Economic Development
The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country has secured more than £40,000 in funding to continue their work in making Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood one of the most accessible nature reserves in the area
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The Black Country origins of an unusual instrument
Retail & Consumer
Historian Chris Upton looks at the Black Country origins of an unusual instrument played by bands such as Black Sabbath and The Who to singer Leonard Cohen
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£50m invested to take Midland Metro to Curzon Street
Economic Development
Fifty million pounds will be invested to extend the tram line to the HS2 station before it is completed in 2026
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Tributes for Lord Bilston - 'a working class fighter for social justice'
Economic Development
Former Wolverhampton MP Dennis Turner dies, aged 71
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Taming the Tame
Retail & Consumer
The much-maligned Environment Agency, local authorities, civil engineers and conservation bodies have had enormous success in alleviating flooding in many parts of the country.
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'Offshored' jobs heading back to West Midlands
Manufacturing
Rising costs in China and the Far East means a boost for Midlands employment.
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Region's rural businesses in most financial distress
Economic Development
Bad weather is hitting firms reliant on tourism and agriculture.
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Higgs & Sons advises Impreglon on coatings business deal
Professional Services
The Higgs team, led by Nick Taylor and supported by Jamie Partington, worked closely with the º£½ÇÊÓƵ directors of the Tamworth-based industrial coatings business Impreglon º£½ÇÊÓƵ on its purchase of Optical Coating Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
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Brewery finally hits £1m in sales - after 372 years
Economic Development
The Three Tuns Brewery – which was saved from closure ten years ago by a former Wall Street broker from Wolverhampton – was granted a licence by King Charles I in 1642.
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Sad end to plan to bring happiness to the Black Country
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton examines why a Black Country town was unable to pursue its dream of becoming the happiest place in Britain.
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Ironic approach to managing open spaces
Retail & Consumer
A bench on a stretch of disused canal in the Black Country has been removed, apparently because people have been using it too much!
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Growing recruitment firm turns over £11m
Economic Development
Pure Staff, which specialises in recruiting for the industrial and haulage sectors, has recently opened its third branch as part of a strategy to develop a network of 25 branches across the Midlands
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Greater Birmingham: Pulling together to become the Self-Made Place
Opinion
Too many people in Birmingham prefer to say they are from Longbridge, Aston, Ladywood, Edgbaston.
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Next Birmingham Day at Parliament announced - Wednesday, March 5
Economic Development
Birmingham Day will be held in a Commons committee room, where stands will inform visitors about the work of successful businesses in the region
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Carl Chinn: Don't forget the suburbs when celebrating industrial Birmingham
Economic Development
Popular historian and teacher has been invited to advise the council on how to take forward its new heritage strategy which aims to cement Birmingham’s identity as the industrial city
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Ikon Gallery awarded £210,000 to take art to Black Country canals
Retail & Consumer
Slow Boat will travel the Black Country’s industrial canal routes from Smethwick to Stourbridge, Sedgley to West Bromwich and Birchills to Aldridge
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£6m grant to attract more firms to i54 business park near Wolverhampton
Economic Development
Jaguar Land Rover is already on site with its new Engine Manufacturing Centre
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Olbury woman launches business thanks to grandmother's dream
Retail & Consumer
Young designer Sophie Best tells Zoe Chamberlain how her grandmother was the inspiration behind her textile business.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: Tightening the focus on our entrepreneurs
Economic Development
Our tighter geographical focus means we are concentrating on the area covered by our three local enterprise partnerships.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.=12 - Casper MacDonald-Hall (£450m)
Commercial Property
Turnover at Kingswinford-based London & Cambridge Properties increased to £88.2 million in 2012-13, reflecting steady growth in recent years.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.15 - Roy Richardson and family (£395m)
Commercial Property
Richardson’s is part of a development consortium which includes Carillion Developments and Arlington Real Estate.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.=26 - Constantine Folkes (£120m)
Manufacturing
Constantine Folkes’ Folkes Properties has been expanding its property interests in South Africa.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.38 - Robert Plant (£82m)
Retail & Consumer
Sixty-five year-old Black Country rocker and ex-Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant continues to keep busy, playing gigs with his latest band The Sensational Space Shifters.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2014: No.=40 - Paul Bassi (£80m)
Commercial Property
When Paul Bassi makes a prediction about the state of the Midlands property market, people listen.
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