Birmingham
Council approves £140m regeneration plan for Digbeth quarter
The decade-long scheme will deliver 1,200 new homes, a public square and protected creative workspaces alongside the existing custard factory.
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Wolverhampton
Civic Halls reopening draws record crowds across opening weekend
The restored venue welcomed 18,000 visitors across its first three nights of programming, with promoters already adding spring dates.
Leicester
Independent bookshops report record summer trade
A wave of new openings across the city and county is being driven by younger readers and a renewed appetite for hyperlocal events.
Coventry
Gigafactory site clears final planning hurdle near the airport
Developers say first cells could roll off the line within two years, with up to 6,000 jobs across the supply chain.
Staffordshire
Plans submitted for new country park near Cannock Chase
The 90-hectare site would link existing trails and add a visitor centre, café and dark-sky observation deck.
Dudley
Black Country Living Museum unveils 1970s high street extension
The new phase adds a record shop, chippy and indoor market hall, with costumed interpreters drawn from local volunteers.
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