March 2020

Daily public transport journeys in the West Midlands have fallen by 86% since the coronavirus outbreak started.

Businesses across Coventry and Warwickshire have joined forces to provide resources to support young people as schools close their gates. 

Residents and businesses across the West Midlands are being urged to donate to Change into Action to help the region’s rough sleepers during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction, the government has announced.

Transport bosses are today urging the public not to use buses, trains and trams unless absolutely essential to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus.

Only critical workers or people collecting essential food and medicine supplies should be using public transport from now on.

A new website has been launched which hosts all the details of the schemes which have been announced.

A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses and employees.

Peak time restrictions on concessionary tram and bus passes will be lifted during the early morning rush hour to make it easier for the region’s older citizens and disabled people to get their shopping.

Staff at the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) will be continuing to work as usual despite the escalating Covid-19 situation.

LEP staff will remain contactable via emails, mobiles, conference calls or skype should any businesses require our support.

A pipeline of more than £250m of investment is being provided to help revitalise West Midlands town and city centres and kick-start their wider transformation. 

A ground-breaking campaign to encourage organisations to improve their approach to increasing participation and equality has signed up its fiftieth organisation.

Local people will have the chance to learn valuable construction skills and gain new jobs on a major project to regenerate Coventry city centre, thanks to a new training hub which has opened.

LEPs have set out their long term vision of what they believe is needed to underpin future local economic growth, increase productivity, and build long term business resilience in their ‘Budget 2020’ document published today.  

An unsung hero who helped set up Birmingham’s only permanent night shelter has been given the lifetime achievement accolade in the Mayor of the West Midlands’ Community Champions awards.

Sean Flynn was chosen by the judges for his tireless work spanning more than four decades.

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