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We have launched the first West Midlands Regional Learning & Development Conference for PAs EAs VAs, Office Managers and support teams Following the success of our first ever PA awards in Birmingham and as the Forum continues to grow celebrating its second birthday, we wanted to further develop our offering for…

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts graduate, Charlie Blackwood, takes her first lead role in the film “Matriarch”, a thrilling horror which got its worldwide premiere at Glasgow’s Popcorn Horror Fest after being snapped-up by a major Hollywood studio. With its Scottish premiere seizing a spooky Halloween timing…

Midland Heart and contractor Lovell are celebrating providing 1,000 tenants with brand new kitchens in their homes. The major milestone is part of the housing association’s £multi-million programme of refurbishment across its general needs housing stock.   Tenants get to select kitchen units, worktops and handle…

Award-winning digital marketing agency Clevercherry has launched a new licence-built website platform for the housebuilding industry, after a significant growth in clients in the sector.   Clevercherry, a fully-integrated agency that specialises in digital, brand and design, has created Property HQ; an innovative…

In this digital age where social media reigns supreme, it is more important than ever that law firms pay close attention to their marketing and PR. Staying visible in the minds of clients or potential clients can often be the difference between success and failure, particularly for smaller or medium-sized law firms.…

Working in a career in law can be excessively stressful, especially if you get a job with one of the larger firms. Many people in these firms go through a lot of stress on a daily basis, and that greatly affects their health and well being. Here are some reasons why you need to avoid working in large law firms: •…

Midland Heart and contractor Lovell are celebrating providing 1,000 tenants with brand new kitchens in their homes. The major milestone is part of the housing association’s £multi-million programme of refurbishment across its general needs housing stock.   Tenants get to select kitchen units, worktops and handle…

Work will start in January to convert a large office building into 126 apartments after permitted development rights were obtained by leading developer and investor BPG. In a joint venture with the Property Alliance Group, BPG will convert the four upper floors of Lyndon Place, which comprises 75,000 square foot of…

Christmas came early for Pushkar with their second British Curry Award win at the 14th annual ceremony in November at Battersea Evolution, London. The fine dining Indian restaurant based on Birmingham’s Broad Street was one of 20 restaurants to be shortlisted in the Best Restaurant, West Midlands category. Dubbed…

A Midlands provider of hand-picked villas has proved it is the best in its field by securing five major titles at the British Travel Awards. Solmar Villas, which is celebrating its 25th birthday next year, impressed consumers with the quality and variety of its accommodation and the levels of personal service it is…

The launch of a book to celebrate 200 years of the Birmingham Law Society (BLS) took place towards the end of November at an event hosted by Wesleyan, the specialist financial services mutual who have also sponsored the publication. Our Legal Community – Two hundred years of the Birmingham Law Society by local…

The Starlight Service, which celebrates the lives of people linked to The Royal Star & Garter Homes, has taken place in Solihull. Around 100 people attended the service at St Alphege Church, Church Hill Road, on Saturday, 8 December. The event celebrated the lives of loved ones past and present connected to the…

The Starlight Service, which celebrates the lives of people linked to The Royal Star & Garter Homes, has taken place in Solihull. Around 100 people attended the service at St Alphege Church, Church Hill Road, on Saturday, 8 December. The event celebrated the lives of loved ones past and present connected to the…

  The inaugural Copa Del CL proved a fantastic success as football fans and former players joined forces for a tournament at St George’s Park to raise money for Cure Leukaemia. The six-a-side tournament at the magnificent England training base proved hugely competitive, but also plenty of fun, as 16 teams…

  Brummie comedy housewife Barbara Nice raised smiles as well as funds in Kings Heath by helping a local charity celebrate the opening of its new furniture shop. Acorns Children’s Hospice, which has operated an existing shop on Kings Heath High Street for 30 years, doubled its presence in the popular shopping…

  Kids across the West Midlands are flocking to Birmingham to help Santa’s elves save Christmas at a unique experience. Escape Live, which owns and operates a range of escape venues around the region, has teamed up with Resorts World to create Jingle Bells – a game where players of all ages must find all of…

The resurgence of the oil and gas market is helping a West Midlands manufacturer secure one of the best years in its history. KimberMills International, which offers high quality forgings and machined parts across two sites in Cradley Heath and Coventry, has posted a 15% increase in sales after securing new contracts…

Property and asset management company, FI Real Estate Management, has announced that Fosroc, the Tamworth based leading manufacturer of specialist chemicals to the construction industry, has signed a new ten year lease at Drayton Manor Business Park. Fosroc has signed a deal running to 2029 for its manufacturing…

An event to inspire the next generation of women in business is being hosted by the University of Wolverhampton. The first Faculty of Social Sciences (FOSS) Women in Business Expo will take place on Thursday, 17 January 2019 and is already a sell-out. The event is aimed at all business students at the University and…

Over 80 academics, regional stakeholders and digital experts gathered at Coventry University on Wednesday to discuss how the Midlands can create a digital workforce fit for the future by working together. The digital partnerships conference was hosted by Midlands Enterprise Universities (MEU), a leading group of…