Marston Green station gets new artwork as part of West Midlands Railway’s ‘Trains of Thought’ project Two new artworks have been installed at Marston Green station as part of West Midlands Railway’s ‘Trains of Thought’ project, first launched in 2024. The updated display features bold banners along the platforms, designed to encourage passengers to reflect on rail travel from a child’s perspective.

Marston Green station gets new artwork as part of West Midlands Railway’s ‘Trains of Thought’ project www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/west-midlands-ra... #MarstonGreen #midlands #WestMidlands #WestMidlandsRailway

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Central living in Cov: Is it actually affordable in 2026? 🏢 #Coventry #Midlands #StudentLife #Salary #UKFinance

Northampton & Lamport Railway celebrate purchase of steam locomotive Northampton & Lamport Railway is celebrating a major acquisition: a historic 0-6-0 saddle tank steam locomotive, No.16, which once powered the Corby Iron and Steel Works. Built in 1934 by Hawthorn Leslie for Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd, No.16 spent its entire working life at the steelworks before retirement in 1969.

Northampton & Lamport Railway celebrate purchase of steam locomotive www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/northampton-lamp... #ajax #BattlefieldLine #carlton #epping #leatherhead #midlands #NeneValleyRailway #no_14 #northampton

2026 Annual Conference - 20th April, Nottingham Annual RSE Midlands meeting 2026

📢 RSE Midlands 2026 tickets are now available!

Join us on 20 April in Nottingham for our annual RSE Midlands event, offering opportunities to deliver lightning and longer talks.

🎟️ Tickets & event details:
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New Highly Skilled Midlands Jobs Announced A new control centre in Athlone will manage power assets across Europe.

Centrica plc says it's part of a €1bn investment programme.
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Midlands trust appoints its first lead research nurse for MND University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has appointed its first lead research nurse dedicated to motor neurone disease (MND).

Midlands trust appoints its first lead research nurse for MND

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has appointed its first lead research nurse dedicated to motor neurone disease (MND). #nursing #neurology #MND #nurses #research #midlands #nhs

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Netomnia Build FTTP Broadband Network in Wednesbury to 65,000 Premises - News By ISPreview.co.uk #FTTP #Midlands #Netomnia
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🌱 Reminder: One week until the #START Scheme EOI deadline of 13 March 2026.

Apply 👉 www.pobal.ie/programmes/eujtf-start

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Second city vibes! This is my monthly breakdown living in Brum. 🐝 #Birmingham #Brum #Midlands #CostOfLiving #UKMoney

New images released of new Birmingham Railway Station HS2 engineers have finished installing 2,011 concrete piles to underpin the foundations of the new Curzon Street station in Birmingham.

A new square next to the eastern entrance, facing the disused, Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street station, built in 1838. www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/new-images-relea... #birmingham #BirminghamCurzonStreet #hs2 #midlands

What Is Carbon Farming in Ireland?

We explore this question in our new blog: greenrestorationireland.coop/what-is-carb...

#FarmCarbonTransitions #GreenRestorationIreland #CarbonFarming #IrishFarmers #IrishPeatlandCode #DAFM #Midlands #Ireland #CarbonFarmingIreland

Wightwick Manor if you love William Morris designs and Pre-Raphaelites, then this is a wonderful place to visit. #NationalTrust #Wolverhampton #Midlands

Disinformation was central accelerant in Leicester Hindu-Muslim clashes inquiry finds _ UK news _ The Guardian Pearltrees lets you organize everything you’re interested in

A Leicester #Midlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 le❓️ des tensions entre communautés (2022) reste soumis à des interrogations : sans tabous sur l'immigration.
↪️ Pourquoi la police a t-elle été prise de cours ? Peut-on améliorer la gestion de rue ?
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Farewell tour for mark III trains raises £20,000 for charity A farewell rail tour celebrating the iconic Chiltern Railways’ Mark 3 fleet has raised £20,000 for charity, marking the end of an era for trains that have been in service since the 1970s.

Farewell tour for mark III trains raises £20,000 for charity www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/farewell-tour-fo... #charity #ChilternRailways #LondonMarylebone #marylebone #midlands #RailwayChildren #WestMidlands

🚜🌱 Introducing Farm Carbon Transitions EIP

🔗 Learn more here: greenrestorationireland.coop/farm-carbon-...

This project is co-funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and CAP Network Ireland.

#FarmCarbonTransitionsEIP #Ireland #IrishFarmers #Midlands #SustainableFarming

Lisa Rustage - Winner of Best Editing 2024 for Plaggy Bag - talks about her work, future projects and of course, a well deserved win at the Midlands Movies Awards.

#filmmaker #editor #midlandsmoviesawards #movieawards #midlands

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HS2 opens more apprenticeships and jobs To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, HS2 has announced that it is looking to recruit another 34 apprentices and 16 graduates.

HS2 opens more apprenticeships and jobs www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/hs2-opens-more-a... #apprenticeships #hs2 #jobs #london #midlands #NationalApprenticeshipWeek #WestMidlands #working

East Midlands Railway doubles number of body worn cameras East Midlands Railway (EMR) has added over 330 body-worn cameras for its staff, doubling the number of devices to strengthen safety for colleagues and passengers.

“Increasing the number of body-worn cameras is just one more way we are making our railway a safer place for everyone. #BritishTransportPolice #EastMidlandsRailway #midlands

East Midlands Railway opens recruitment for 2026 apprenticeships East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched its 2026 recruitment campaign for Fleet Engineer Apprenticeships.

East Midlands Railway opens recruitment for 2026 apprenticeships www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/engineering-the-... #apprenticeships #derby #EastMidlandsRailway #eastcroft #jobs #midlands #nottingham

New centre for Transport and Infrastructure to be established in West Midlands A Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure, along with a new campus, is to be established in the West Midlands.

New centre for Transport and Infrastructure to be established in West Midlands www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/new-centre-for-t... #birmingham #midlands #WestMidlands

Talyllyn steam locomotives to part in special Vintage Trains tour This year, the Talyllyn Railway is celebrating its 75th anniversary and has announced another event to mark the year.

Talyllyn steam locomotives to part in special Vintage Trains tour www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/talyllyn-steam-l... #class_37 #midlands #pwllheli #shrewsbury #TalyllynRailway #tywyn #VintageTrains

We welcome UKRI's ‘Deepening university-investor links' review.

The report highlights two initiatives we've established to scale the commercialisation of #research and attract greater investment into the #Midlands.

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“Red Wall” areas are at the epicentre of “broken Britain” Research reveals that the constituencies which helped the Tories win their landslide victory are suffering the most.

'The #BrokenBritainIndex,is BASED ON 18data points across #Health,#Education,#Policy,#Transport & #Local-Infrastructure from 307 English local authorities.
80%of the BOTTOM quarter of LOCAL AUTHORITIES in the index ARE IN #RedWall AREAS in the #Midlands& #North.'
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