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Andy Street

Apprenticeship levy scheme reaches £48m
West Midlands
Initiative set up in 2019 has helped more than 1,600 businesses and supported over 4,000 apprentices
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West Midlands business review of 2023 - part two: Labour's mayoral candidate, huge resi scheme and cricket's bumper boost
West Midlands
Our West Midlands Review of the Year moves into the spring months with the news that a former PwC partner is bidding to be mayor, spades hit the ground on a huge resi scheme in Birmingham and Edgbaston is handed a major cricket schedule
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Hospitality venues and businesses urged to back women's safety charter
West Midlands
Mayor Andy Street launches campaign to drive forward cultural change to ensure women are safer on a night out in the West Midlands
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Mayors set up group to explore better rail links
Transport
Andy Street and Andy Burnham are working with private sector partners to explore ways to improve links between the West Midlands and North following decision to scrap parts of HS2
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Autumn Statement 2023 - West Midlands investment zone could bring £5.5bn in economic growth
West Midlands
Region's business leaders welcome new power shift to region with funding and promise of massive job creation
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Names of new Birmingham stations revealed
West Midlands
Pair of stations will be built on the Camp Hill line south of Birmingham and better connect suburbs such as Moseley and Kings Heath with the city centre
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Perry Barr station to reopen after £31m facelift
West Midlands
Railway station will play a key role in this summer's Commonwealth Games
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Legal & General signs £4bn deal to boost West Midlands regeneration projects
West Midlands
Investor has teamed up with West Midlands Combined Authority to support housing schemes, commercial developments and community projects
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MIPIM 2022: West Midlands showcases £15bn of investment opportunities
West Midlands
Projects such as HS2, Paradise and Coventry Airport gigafactory have been put in front of investors at global property conference
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MIPIM 2022: West Midlands team to showcase opportunities to the world
MIPIM
Billions of pounds worth of investment will be highlighted to investors at global property conference
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Plans in for £24m Black Country transport hub
West Midlands
New interchange will bring together bus and tram services in Dudley as part of West Midlands Metro extension
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Recruitment drive launched in bid to fill more than 20,000 Commonweath Games jobs
West Midlands
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will run between July 28 and August 8
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Call to bring Advanced Research and Invention Agency to Birmingham
West Midlands
New campaign bid launched today by business, civic and academic leaders to house new government institute in historic former station
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Andy Street strikes bid for new devolution deal
West Midlands
West Midlands Mayor says talks will start imminently as region battles to take control of skills and training, energy and investment
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West Midlands transport chiefs agree priorities for £1.3bn investment
West Midlands
The list of preferred schemes will now be submitted by the combined authority to the Department for Transport for final approval
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New 10-year project aims to decarbonise industry and manufacturing in the Black Country
Climate Agenda
It is targeting a reduction of 1.3 metric tonnes of CO2 across the region in the next decade
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Work starts on new Black Country railway station
West Midlands
City leaders say the £54 million rail project has been "a long time coming"
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South West suffers business blow as new Flybe airline names Birmingham as HQ
Flybe
Original Flybe was based in Exeter before collapsing into administration and businesses are disappointed new airline will not be centred in the region
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Why HS2 eastern Leg from Birmingham to Leeds via Nottingham looks dead in the water
High Speed 2
In a major rail review on Thursday, the Government is expected to scrap the HS2 route between the Midlands and Leeds
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West Midlands awarded £1bn in transport funding
West Midlands
New capital will be used to support project such as tram extensions and safe cycling routes
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New tram routes at heart of £1.7bn transport funding bid
West Midlands
West Midlands Combined Authority outlines huge plans for overhaul of trams, buses and other transport across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Solihull
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Digital technology experts appointed to help make West Midlands firms 'smarter'
West Midlands
Five experienced experts will help manufacturing and engineering businesses embrace new digital technologies and move them forward
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Why the Government’s Levelling Up Agenda ignores the South West at its peril
Andy Street
The Government’s Levelling Up Agenda has to balance the need for improving the economy and quality of life for those in the region, writes Robert Quartly-Janeiro, Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics
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St Modwen signs new deal to develop 5,000 new houses
West Midlands
Birmingham-based regeneration specialist has teamed up with West Midlands Combined Authority for mission to revamp brownfield sites
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