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Weston Park Foundation has marked National Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) by hosting a celebratory lunch for the dedicated band of volunteers who help bring the historic estate to life. The lunch was a chance to recognise the contribution of more than 100 volunteers who give...
A charity football tournament hosted by Shropshire Company of the Year McPhillips, raised more than £3,000 for Mates in Mind, the organisation promoting awareness of mental health in the construction industry. A dozen teams representing companies from across the McPhillips supply chain battled it out at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Croud Meadow football...
Telford College is investing more than £1 million in equipping its new sixth form centre in a programme aimed at “matching the ambition of the young people” it has been built for. The scale of the investment in the academic...
More than 300 young people are to be supported into work, training or education after Telford College led a successful bid to create one of the UK’s new Youth Employment Hubs. The initiative will help young people aged 16-24 and...
£1 billion of government funding to cut costs for fleet operators, drive growth and clean up UK roads will be a major catalyst in supporting the EV vehicle sector. Joe Collison, managing director of leading electrical engineering specialist CES, says...
World-leading aircraft boarding ramp manufacturer Aviramp will once again partner with Delta Air Lines and US charity Best Defense Foundation in 2026 to help welcome World War II veterans back to Normandy. The Normandy Legacy Flight, now in its fifth...
Weston Park is to bring the stories inside the pages of thousands of books housed in its historic library to life through a new series of events. Behind the Secret Door – Stories from the Shelves will give visitors to...
An annual charity clay shoot event has raised a further £20,000 for Birmingham-founded Get A-Head – an organisation supporting people with head and neck cancer. The event attracted teams from across the country to the iconic Holland & Holland Shooting...
A major national scholarship designed to equip young people with real‑world environmental skills and open the door to future careers in the natural world is now open for applications. The Field Studies Council is inviting young people aged 16–25 to...
The Black Country Chamber of Commerce says new labour market figures show the jobs market remains fragile across the region. Official figures published by the Office for National Statistics today show a total of 46,985 claimants across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton last month. That is...
Weston Park, the stately home on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border, has named Compton Care as its partner for 2026, supporting the charity’s vital work providing specialist palliative and end of life care to people living with complex conditions. Compton Care, based...
The Bank of England will give an exclusive update on the state of the economy at a special event organised by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. Business leaders will be given a first-hand briefing from the Bank – as...
The first community fund of its kind in Shropshire reached more than 1,200 people in its first year, new figures revealed today. A new report has revealed the “pioneering” impact of the McPhillips Community Fund, launched in partnership with the...