Midlands Engine: going strong

Predictions of a Brexit-fuelled investment slump in the Midlands have yet to materialise, as investors continue to regard the region as offering good value for money. Claire Robson reports

Keep it sweet

Miss Macaroon founder Rosie Ginday has big UK expansion plans for the firm and a big heart to boot – with social enterprise being at the core of the company’s growth.

Devolution: In for a long wait?

The West Midlands Combined Authority has been devolved a raft of powers by chancellor George Osborne. But the power to create a regional spatial plan is not one of them. Mark Smullian reports

John Clancy: The new broom

Leader of Birmingham City Council was never an easy job, but having taken over in December, John Clancy says he is more than up to the challenge and is ready to turn the city’s fortunes around. Lisa Pilkington meets hi

Booming Birmingham

QUESTION TIME The UK’s second city discusses its northern powerhouse rivals as it seeks to find solutions to its housing crisis and and tempt more businesses to the Midlands engine