A storyline on BBC soap The Archers has highlighted the importance of succession planning for owners of family businesses, particularly farming businesses.

The storyline centres around Brian Aldridge who is fretting about the future of Home Farm as there is currently no one in a position to take over.

Work is set to start within weeks on the Binley Cycleway in Coventry following confirmation of £8.6 million funding. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) board approved the money for the 6km safe cycle route - the latest in a series of cycling and walking projects due to get underway in the next few months.

A review of the state of the nation’s workplaces reveals people who have a disability are the unhappiest at work, citing difficulties with management and wellbeing. 

People who live with a disability are 12% more likely to be a Flight Risk than those who are not disabled. 

The first-ever double decker hydrogen bus tour of the UK stopped off at National Express West Midlands to see the strides being made to decarbonise public transport in Birmingham.

The UK Hydrogen Roadshow, a partnership between bus manufacturer Wrightbus, hydrogen distribution firm Ryze Hydrogen, and hydrogen production company INEOS through its INOVYN subsidiary, set off from London on Monday October 18 on a 600-mile journey to Glasgow ahead of the UN’s climate conference, COP26.

Angus in Scotland has the biggest Mansion Gap in Britain, with the most expensive house currently for sale costing more than 72 times the price of the region’s average home, reveals research by home move platform Just Move In. £11 million Careston Castle, boasting more than 1,500 acres of land, makes the Scottish region of Angus the most unequal region in the country, costing 72 times more than the average £157,026 home in the area.

More organisations have been officially recognised by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for their work in actively promoting the health and wellbeing of their staff.

Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and chair of the WMCA, and Councillor Izzi Seccombe, WMCA portfolio lead for Wellbeing and Leader of Warwickshire County Council, joined a virtual event at which 32 employers received accreditation for their work under the Thrive at Work scheme.