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BBC Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news service for the West Midlands. It was launched in 1964 and is presented by Nicola Beckford, Joanne Malin, Mary Rhodes, Nick Owen, Elizabeth Glinka, Rebecca Wood and Shefali Oza. [1]
A more radical move in this direction took place in 2006 when the West Midlands Region piloted the BBC's Local TV initiative, with television news programmes produced for six local areas, all much smaller than the traditional TV regions, and in the case of Birmingham and the Black Country, even smaller than those covered by local radio stations.
The local BBC news programme was called 'Midlands Six-Ten'. [19] [20] The building was designed by Bartlett & Gray, and built by Sweeney & Palmer Ltd of Beechdale Road; structural steelwork was done by Siddons of Redhill.
Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.
BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Derbyshire (except High Peak, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and the northern areas of the Derbyshire Dales), Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire (except Bassetlaw), Rutland, South Kesteven in Lincolnshire and some northern parts of Northamptonshire.
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for West, South and North Yorkshire and northern parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.The service is produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St. Peter's Square in Leeds with district newsrooms based in Bradford, Sheffield and York.
"Neglected" areas of the West Midlands canal network are being transformed into urban nature sites to boost wildlife and make the canals more attractive for local people. More than seven miles of ...
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker said it was a "great initiative" [BBC] A five-day scheme offering free bus travel in the evening represents good value for money, the West Midlands mayor has ...