Former Dudley office block could become HMO

The East Midlands remains a key location for the large industrial and logistics sector, despite a fall in investment activity of around 15% against the previous year, according to new figures from Avison Young.

An increase in larger capacity aircraft has seen the amount of freight carried to and from East Midlands Airport climb sharply – despite a fall in the number of aircraft movements.

Efforts to find a buyer for a stricken city hospitality firm have failed, according to administrators, who have confirmed the closure of the business this week.

Plans to turn the region into a hub for the UK’s clean energy generation took a step forward this week, after Mayor Claire Ward signed off on a deal with Great British Energy.

The Birmingham Sports Quarter figurehead will step back from day-to-day operations while he recovers from a medical incident, Birmingham City FC has confirmed.

Plans to replace an unloved sports pavilion and build artificial pitches in a Walsall park look set to be rubber-stamped by committee members this week, after planning officers gave the scheme a notional thumbs-up.

The West Midlands’ £20bn portfolio of investment opportunities will be led by chief executives from two of the region’s fastest-growing cities, organisers have announced.

Further details on Derby City Council’s planned redevelopment of the city’s former assembly rooms have been released – along with a fly-through video showing how a finished development might take shape.

The discount retailer has spent around £1m on refurbishing a 25,000 sq ft store at Gallagher Retail Park, set to launch this weekend.