Two #CareHome managers in #Dudley #Midlands #UK got #prison for #defrauding one of their own patients (and they are of the same age group as their victim!)

#HealthAndSocialCare #England #crime #safeguarding

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0410wrwq92o

Dudley care home bosses Graham and Lyn Walker jailed for fake £175k will

The former Dudley care home owners tried to steal a late resident's fortune using a forged will.

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New centre for Transport and Infrastructure to be established in West Midlands http://dlvr.it/TQlmlb #Birmingham #Infrastructure #Midlands #RailNews
New centre for Transport and Infrastructure to be established in West Midlands http://dlvr.it/TQlmK7 #Birmingham #Infrastructure #Midlands #RailNews
East Midlands Railway named a Top Employer for tenth year running http://dlvr.it/TQhHxD #EastMidlandsRailway #Midlands #News #RailNews
East Midlands Railway named a Top Employer for tenth year running http://dlvr.it/TQhGpL #EastMidlandsRailway #Midlands #News #RailNews
#London Northwestern #Railway and West #Midlands Railway will return to public ownership on 1 February 2026, bringing all West Midlands #Trains services under government control. From that date, around half of all rail journeys overseen by Great #British #Railways will be run by publicly owned operators. The government says the move supports plans for a simpler, more integrated rail system with more reliable, affordable and better-connected services. The routes connect #Liverpool, #Birmingham, London and destinations across the West Midlands, supporting jobs, education and local #economies. West Midlands Trains becomes the fourth operator to transfer under the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act, alongside a rail fare freeze. More than 8,500 publicly owned services now run each day, with official data showing stronger performance on punctuality and cancellations. Further transfers are planned as Great British Railways legislation progresses.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/london-northwestern-railway-and-west-midlands-railway-services-return-to-public-ownership
London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services return to public ownership

From 1 February 2026, passengers who travel with London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway will benefit from reliable and better-connected services.

GOV.UK

Free four-day spectacle-making training for midlands artists launches in Longford!

Offaly Arts Office, in partnership with six local authority Arts Offices, has announced a four-day training workshop designed to develop skills in spectacle-making and street performance among artists based in rural counties.

All details here: https://www.longfordlibrary.ie/arts/funding-opportunities/spectacle-and-performance-training-opportunity/

#arts #artsculture #spectacle #midlands #ireland #longford

Battle Systems adds the Urmeck to Maladum. Reminds me of my cousins in Dudley - odd names, weird behaviour, and the big ones turn up when the little ones start losing. #Maladum #BattleSystems #Miniatures #TabletopGaming #midlands #wargaming https://l.d20.ninja/59htr86x
Battlesystems Invite You to Meet the Urmeck

Heads up, citizens of Enveron! You’ve got a pest control problem.Newly revealed on the <a href="https://battlesystem

Tabletop Sentinel

How the age of motoring shaped our modern world - or at least how #CarDependency was baked into the culture of #Birmingham and the #Midlands (particularly as it was like the "Detroit of Britain" back then (to some extent it still is but replacing #cars with #crime and #SocialDeprivation )

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d5wg4lypo

'Carcitechture': How the motor age shaped our modern world

Author Christopher Beanland explores the architectural impact of the motor car in the West Midlands.

BBC News