A recent study held by Online Marketing Surgery and BLG Development Finance has revealed the 10 West Midlands areas that has seen the biggest increase in property values. The ‘House Price Change Report‘ uses data provided by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) to help rank neighbourhoods in the West Midlands by the percentage of
The company launched the first state-of-the-art, self-storage centre at Old Hall Industrial Estate in Revival Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, in January this year. Cllr Louise Harrison, Deputy Mayor of Walsall, officially opened the first Nest Self-Storage unit in Walsall in January Managing director Ian Houghton said: “Working with our partner Engage, we are 30 per cent
Foundry worker Glen Elmy, from Walsall, was initially “gobsmacked” after winning Stealth House in Devon in October 2021. The James Bond-style pad was complete with an infinity pool and heavenly ocean views. However, the reality of living there was very different. Glen spent just three days at the property before handing back the keys to
Lottery-funded Sports England has found that more than a third of adults living in the most deprived areas are not getting enough physical activity. Research carried out by the public body warned of a “postcode lottery” as its findings showed 34 per cent of less affluent adults fell within the category, compared with only 20
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has announced he has secured a 30 per cent rise in the region’s highway repair funding which will be used to fill more potholes, resurface bad roads and give motorists a smoother drive. The Department for Transport has provided an extra £8.6 million for the pot, on top of the
Wolverhampton-based precious metal traders The Gold Bullion Company say buyers from the Black Country made up almost 15% of their total sales value last year – almost double that of buyers in London. Just over 73% of all the firm’s gold sales in Walsall were for solid gold bars, while in Wolverhampton 83% of buyers