LEPs in enterprise zone bidding war

The gloves are off among the West Midlands LEPs bidding for enterprise zone status. Coventry and Warwickshire's organisation has revealed it will submit plans for a zone near Coventry Airport, which will provide "greater linkage" to Jaguar Land Rover's Whitley site. The board behind Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire's LEP has also come out fighting for one of the ten remaining zones, detailing its plans to create 14,000 jobs in the region.   READ MORE...

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Prince's Regeneration Trust swoops for Stoke potter

A subsidiary of the Prince's Regeneration Trust has acquired Middleport Pottery, based in Stoke-on-Trent. United Kingdom Historic Building Preservation Trust (UKHBPT) has bought the site, rescuing it from closure.   Read More...

Housing market fails to bounce back, says RICS

The hope for a 'spring bounce' in the West Midlands housing market failed to occur during May, according to the latest RICS UK housing market survey.   Read More...

Longton Market Hall to get £50,000 facelift

A market hall in Stoke-on-Trent is set to undergo a £50,000 refurbishment programme after securing a grant from the Longton Heritage Project.   Read More...

KTPs on the increase, says report

Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses in the Midlands have worked with a higher education institution in the past year. That's according to research published today by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and Universities UK.   Read More...

Profit up, revenue flat at Eversheds

Law firm Eversheds, which has an office in Birmingham, has grown net profit by 3 per cent in its latest year-end results.   Read More...

Director steps down at Hampson Industries

Hampson Industries' finance director Howard Kimberley has announced he will step down after ten years at the company.   Read More...

Sprue Aegis doubles income

Safety products supplier Sprue Aegis has more than doubled turnover in the last year from £14.4m to £29.9m. The Coventry-based company said it expects to embark on a recruitment drive following the upturn.   Read More...

Games seized in 'chipping' haul

Birmingham authorities have carried out one of the biggest seizures of illegally 'chipped' games consoles in the UK which they say "endanger legitimate jobs and businesses" in the city. The consoles had a street value of more than £500,000.   Read More...

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