Announcements

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.

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has vowed to focus on keeping safe, clean, and functioning public transport available for those that need it amidst the continuing outbreak of coronavirus.

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

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.

Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, has called for collaboration between sectors to support the region’s homeless ex-service men and women.

Ambitious plans to breach Coventry ring road and open up the city centre have been submitted by the developers behind some of the city’s most exciting regeneration projects.

Three new projects will help to place the West Midlands as a global leader in the field of low-carbon energy.

Nearly 15,000 jobs have been created in Coventry and Warwickshire over the last five years through investment projects – putting the region at the top of the charts for foreign direct investment.