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Tory mayor Andy Street says levelling up policy should trust local people more

West Midlands mayor believes it shouldn’t only be up to civil servants in London to make all the project funding decisions

The Guardian - UK

Warning to drivers over 'Russian Roulette' smart motorways due to planned maintenance work

It will impact stretches of motorway in Yorkshire, the North East, North West, Midlands and South West

Nottingham Post

Rail Minister urged to get on with plans to electrify Midland Mainline through East Midlands and Yorkshire

'Fourteen months on not only has the work not been done, the terms of reference have not even been agreed'

Birmingham Post

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This Town: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the 1980s ska music drama by the Peaky Blinders' writer

This Town is a BBC1 drama set in the 1980s when riots and ska music dominated the British Midlands.

WhatToWatch

Michael Gove goes on attack over claims levelling up fund favours London

Michael Gove has defended the Government’s £2billion levelling up funding round amid claims that it favours London over “red wall” areas in the north and the Midlands.

Evening Standard

New itsu restaurant coming to Nottingham's Victoria Centre

It's only the second itsu restaurant to open in the Midlands, and will be located in the heart of Nottingham city centre, selling fresh Asian-inspired food

Nottingham Post

New Barratt chairwoman plus jobs news at 200 Degrees, Furnley House, PKF Smith Cooper, BDO, DSA and more

Latest movers and shakers from the East Midlands include Caroline Silver joining UK’s biggest housebuilder

Birmingham Post

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Man Utd boss Marc Skinner believes WSL will be more competitive after three big transfers

Midfielder Lucy Staniforth was allowed to leave United to join mid-table Aston Villa this week. The midlands outfit also pulled off a major coup by signing Jordan Nobbs from Arsenal .

Daily Mirror

Green energy firm Exagen plans £350m battery energy compound in heart of the Midlands

19 acre site could hold enough green energy to power 235,000 homes for two solid hours

Birmingham Post

Topps Tiles says sales up as it deals with boardroom battle

Half of the growth was down to the acquisition of Midlands-based online retailer Pro Tiler Tools back in October

Birmingham Post

Households in Yorkshire ‘most willing to live near windfarm’

Midlands and north-east of England also show strong demand, says supplier Octopus Energy

The Guardian - UK

Ruben Neves aims cheeky dig at Liverpool following VAR controversy

The Midlands club were unlucky to see a potential winning goal chalked off for offside

Liverpool Echo

Northerners charged more for council tax than southerners - see list showing gap

Eight of the ten cheapest council tax rates in England are in London or the southeast, and none are in the north. The most expensive is in Rutland in the East Midlands, at £2,300 a year

Daily Mirror

Jordan Nobbs leaves Arsenal as Lionesses star joins WSL rival

Nobbs, 30, has won 69 caps for the Lionesses and joins the Midlands outfit on a an 18-month contract, with an option to extend for a further year. She leaves Arsenal after a 12-year spell at the club.

Daily Mirror

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Birmingham Post

Ones to Watch in 2023: meet some of the West Midlands' business stars to keep an eye on this year

From a homeware maker to a software firm and residential developer, we round up which companies will be the Ones to Watch this year according to our panel of industry experts

Daily Mirror

5 moments missed from Wolves vs Man Utd as Marcus Rashford U-turn sums up Erik ten Hag

WOLVES 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED: The Red Devils took a trip to the West Midlands on the final day of Premier League action in 2022 to take on a rejuvenated Wolves under Julen Lopetegui

Birmingham Post

West Midlands business review of 2022 - part four: Birmingham's big beer festival, Edgbaston revamp and tributes to Chiltern chief

Our 2022 review of the business world in the West Midlands concludes with plans for a huge new beer festival in Birmingham, more regen plans for Edgbaston cricket stadium and tributes to railway pioneer Adrian Shooter

Birmingham Post

West Midlands business review of 2022 - part three: Commonwealth Games, big move for BBC and Villa Park expansion

Our 2022 review of the business world in the West Midlands hits the summer and the spectacular Commonwealth Games, the Beeb announces plans to leave the Mailbox and Aston Villa press ahead with stadium expansion

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Birmingham Post

Midlands law firm Cartwright King sold following pre-pack administration

Firm affected by financial issues caused by backlog in the UK courts system

The Independent UK

All the rail strikes, staff shortages and engineering works causing train cancellations today

Great Western Railway, West Midlands Trains and London Northwestern Railway hit by walkouts

Birmingham Post

West Midlands business review of 2022 - part one: airport gigafactory, MasterChef on the move and Dragons' Den success

Our West Midlands Review of the Year kicks off with the approval of a huge new battery plant at Coventry Airport, a hit BBC show coming to Birmingham and success for fledgling chocolate maker

Evening Standard

Driving examiners to walk out for five-day pay strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union employed by the DVSA in eastern England and the Midlands will walk out

Birmingham Post

Big builds, house prices and Dragons' Den - here are the most-read West Midlands stories of 2022 on BusinessLive

It's been another busy year for business news in the region so we have compiled the list of our most-read stories over the past 12 months

Birmingham Post

Joules, Roll-Royce, Raleigh, Derby County and Boots: 20 of the most read East Midlands stories of 2022

Stories about Boohoo, Octopus Energy, Poundstretcher, Next and Marks Electrical also proved popular

Birmingham Post

Hyperama sells Nottingham and West Bromwich cash and carry depots to Dhamecha

Earlier this month it was announced that Hyperama had also sold its Peterborough cash and carry

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