£570m contract to build HS2 Birmingham station awarded to team behind London’s Euston terminus
Mace and Dragados have jointly been awarded the £570m contract to design and build Birmingham’s new city centre HS2 railway station. The £570m deal will see the Mace Dragados joint…
Labour’s Simon Foster elected as new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
Labour candidate Simon Foster has been elected the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, beating Conservative rival Jay Singh-Sohal by over 40,000 votes. Foster's electoral victory was announced at…
Conservative Andy Street elected Mayor of West Midlands for second term until 2024
Andy Street has been re-elected as regional mayor by the people of the West Midlands following a nail-biting political battle with Labour candidate Liam Byrne. Announced as the winner with 314,669…
Fears for missing schoolgirl last seen in Handsworth on Saturday
Fears are growing tonight as police launch an urgent appeal to trace a missing schoolgirl who was last seen in the Handsworth area of Birmingham on Saturday (1 May). Thi…
Birmingham MAC gets £1.7m redevelopment investment and new revamped restaurant
The Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in Birmingham has been injected with a £ million capital investment to support on-site development, including the launch of KILN, a new café and restaurant. The MAC's revamp is part…
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