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Business confidence in West Midlands is joint highest in the UK, according to latest report from Lloyds

Business confidence in the West Midlands was the joint-highest in the UK in December, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds.

Supporting image for story: Business confidence in West Midlands is joint highest in the UK, according to latest report from Lloyds

Supporting image for story: Bet365 boss Denise Coates rakes in £280m pay packet despite weaker profits

Bet365 boss Denise Coates rakes in £280m pay packet despite weaker profits

Supporting image for story: ‘There has been a big call for us to do this by people in Bridgnorth’: Popular high street cafe expands

‘There has been a big call for us to do this by people in Bridgnorth’: Popular high street cafe expands

Supporting image for story: Community Resource announces strategic partnership with NWF Fuels

Community Resource announces strategic partnership with NWF Fuels

Supporting image for story: Police object to ‘calm’ Newport café-bar's plan to serve alcohol until 10pm seven days a week

Police object to ‘calm’ Newport café-bar's plan to serve alcohol until 10pm seven days a week

Supporting image for story: McPhillips builds for the future as new Cornerstone Employer

McPhillips builds for the future as new Cornerstone Employer

Supporting image for story: Telford firm set for future growth after owners' long-term commitment

Telford firm set for future growth after owners' long-term commitment

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Supporting image for story: Concerns about what work will be allowed under a Rhayader shopfront scheme, will be discussed at a meeting in the new year

Concerns about what work will be allowed under a Rhayader shopfront scheme, will be discussed at a meeting in the new year

Supporting image for story: Festive fun in full swing at Amazon in Sutton Coldfield

Festive fun in full swing at Amazon in Sutton Coldfield

Supporting image for story: I was given a tour of Amazon's state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Sutton Coldfield during the busiest week of the year

I was given a tour of Amazon's state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Sutton Coldfield during the busiest week of the year

Supporting image for story: 19 Shropshire pubs open on Christmas Day 2025 to grab the perfect festive drink

19 Shropshire pubs open on Christmas Day 2025 to grab the perfect festive drink

Supporting image for story: Bridgnorth Aluminium exporting push sees return to 24/7 operations

Bridgnorth Aluminium exporting push sees return to 24/7 operations

Supporting image for story: Lovell launches new refurbishment and retrofit operation

Lovell launches new refurbishment and retrofit operation

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury dessert shop gets go-ahead to start selling takeaway hot food including pizza

Shrewsbury dessert shop gets go-ahead to start selling takeaway hot food including pizza

Supporting image for story: Telford town centre retail park's new owners want rule change to entice larger super shops - here's how

Telford town centre retail park's new owners want rule change to entice larger super shops - here's how

Supporting image for story: Collaboration key to the future of Mid Wales tourism industry, says chairman

Collaboration key to the future of Mid Wales tourism industry, says chairman

Supporting image for story: Local business delights Bridgnorth with Christmas open event

Local business delights Bridgnorth with Christmas open event

UK News

Supporting image for story: Second correction issued to Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling

Second correction issued to Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling

Comedian Russell Brand charged with two further sexual offences

A tractor being driven past Big Ben

Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farmers in climbdown after protests

Supporting image for story: STV journalists to strike in January in row over changes to news programmes

STV journalists to strike in January in row over changes to news programmes

Supporting image for story: Husband appears in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife

Husband appears in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife

Supporting image for story: Email from Balmoral from ‘A’ asked for ‘inappropriate friends’, documents show

Email from Balmoral from ‘A’ asked for ‘inappropriate friends’, documents show

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

World News

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s Dancing With The Stars returns for special episode with wartime heroes

Ukraine’s Dancing With The Stars returns for special episode with wartime heroes

Supporting image for story: Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least three people

Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least three people

Supporting image for story: At least five dead after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas

At least five dead after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas

Supporting image for story: Trump warns Maduro as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela

Trump warns Maduro as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s Zelensky says progress in US-led peace talks ‘quite solid’

Ukraine’s Zelensky says progress in US-led peace talks ‘quite solid’

Supporting image for story: Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow

Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow