West Midlands-based business, Your Co-op Travel, is celebrating multiple award-wins, following the prestigious Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards, which took place in London on 16 September 2021.

Part of The Midcounties Co-operative, Your Co-op Travel has its regional head office in Walsall and 76 branches across England’s mid counties, including 19 in the West Midlands.

Applications are now open for businesses to enter the second annual West Midlands Tourism Awards, which will celebrate the strength and resilience of the region’s visitor economy following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tourism and hospitality venues across the West Midlands are encouraged to apply to compete for honours in 14 categories, including Large Visitor Attraction of the Year; Experience of the Year; and the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award.

Travel Forward has confirmed a series of exhibitors for the annual event. The physical show is taking place at ExCeL London from November 1-3, and will be followed by TF Virtual, taking place on November 8-9.

Established globally active brands have been supporting Travel Forward since its launch in 2018. Many have already rebooked for 2021.

Wonderful wildflowers and carbon-busting nature plans work hand in hand on a new pilot project, as volunteers work with the City of Wolverhampton Council to lay seeds at Wednesfield Park.

The project – helping to raise awareness of habitat loss for species due to climate change – was launched on September 14 with volunteers from Wednesfield spreading wildflower seed mix to develop a new 800 square metre meadow, as part of the city’s carbon reduction plans.

After 18 months of downtime the events industry has finally burst back to life as companies across all sectors are witnessing an explosion of exhibition activity.

Dramatically increased exhibitor participation brings about the huge demand for specialist logistics operators capable of transporting products and equipment to venues around the world in time for the exhibition start dates and strict customer deadlines.

A man whose vehicle was twice caught dumping waste on a Birmingham street – in Small Heath - by council-operated CCTV has been ordered to pay almost £2,000 for his offences.

Mohammed Harun, aged 42, from Rednal, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 during a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.