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A woman in a black blazer energetically gestures while speaking to two men, one in a suit and the other casually dressed, in a conference setting with a banner reading "Growth for Everyone" in the background.

11 June 2026

Applications open for third year of West Midlands Create Growth

90 creative businesses have already benefitted from tailored workshops, one-to-one mentoring, and opportunities to connect with investors

Three individuals stand on stadium steps with a "Matthew Hudson-Smith Stand" banner. They are surrounded by blue seats

10 June 2026

Wolverhampton sprinter Matthew Hudson-Smith gets stand naming honour for European Athletics Championships

WMCA is providing funding to help bring top-class athletics back to the West Midlands and with it an estimated £30m economic boost four years after...

Digital Skills

08 June 2026

West Midlands programme to boost young people’s skills in frontier technologies

Young people aged 11–18 across the West Midlands will gain earlier exposure to frontier technologies including Advanced Connectivity Technologies...

Computer image of an office development with a cluster of five or six storey buildings surrounding a pool and landscaped space

01 June 2026

HS2 Land Release Clears Path for First Phase of Arden Cross

Next stage of HealthTech Campus proposals will now be accelerated - before HS2 Interchange station is operational

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Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

How the Mayor has secured funding for the project – which will kickstart Birmingham’s huge Sports Quarter regeneration project – has been made available as part of a £2.4 billion Government boost to the West Midlands transport network.