Robotics experts at the Manufacturing Technology Centre have developed an autonomous robotic rat which can scurry along underground pipes carrying out inspection work. The invention has the potential for cost and efficiency savings for utility companies as well as reducing human exposure to hazardous environments and preventing pipework leaks.

New planning tool will help Midlands local authorities identify sites where new public EV chargers should be located.

More than £3.8m has been awarded to four Midlands companies as part of an aerospace innovation programme.

Ambitious plans to place the Midlands at the heart of the multi-billion-pound global advanced ceramics industry have been set out by a consortium of the region’s business, academic and research bodies.

Midlands Connect has today submitted a business case to the Department for Transport outlining plans to enhance the Shrewsbury - Black Country - Birmingham rail route. The news has been hailed as ‘a major milestone for the project’.

Residents in Lincolnshire and Newark have given plans for an upgrade to the A1/A52 their overwhelming support.