A unique converted Wesleyan chapel in Camden Town will become London's newest boutique hotel when it opens on Friday 30th December. With a £9m investment and following a two-year period of construction, The Wesley is a brand new addition to the growing accommodation offering in one of the capital's up and coming neighbourhoods. 

Applications have opened in the search for the West Midlands’ first-ever Tech Commissioner to help maintain the region’s place as a leading UK tech hub, with the aim of supporting the creation of thousands more jobs and growing the local economy by almost £3billion by 2025.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is creating the part-time, voluntary role in a partnership with Birmingham Tech, a not-for-profit community initiative (CIC) which aims to raise the profile of the region’s tech scene.

Five charities from across the UK have been hand-selected by employees at Mondelēz International sites in the West Midlands to each receive a grant of £5,000.

Amy & Friends, Special Needs Adventure Playground (SNAP), Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and national charities Sense and children’s charity Barnardo’s, have received the substantial amount from The Cadbury Foundation, as part of its ‘Your Charity Your Choice’ initiative.

In his response to the latest monthly public sector finances statistics, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt said: “Faced with the twin global emergencies of a pandemic and Putin’s war in Ukraine, we have taken significant action to support millions of businesses and families here in the UK.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) is more than a third of its way to becoming a net-zero-carbon operation. 

In April the company published its carbon roadmap setting out its plan to become a net-zero-carbon airport by 2033. According to data revealed today, the Midlands transport hub was 37% of the way to this goal in December 2022. 

Gi Group, one of the world’s largest HR solutions and staffing companies, is celebrating after being crowned, “Recruitment Team of the Year”, at the prestigious REC Awards 2022. Gi Group won the award following its work as Official Recruiter for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Also noteworthy was the company’s nomination for another award: “Community Impact of the Year”, in recognition of the £1.3m worth of social value contribution it generated over 12 months as a direct result of its work with Birmingham 2022.