Supporting Jobs and Businesses in Stourbridge

Suzanne Webb MP and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street at local businesses Pegasus

My priority for Stourbridge is jobs, investment, and upskilling.

Private sector innovation is the key to a strong economy and delivering prosperity for working people. Local businesses are important engines that drive economic growth and employ hundreds of local people. That is why it is important that the Government does it all can to foster a climate where businesses can thrive as we recover from the global pandemic.

I will always champion local businesses and investment in Stourbridge and work to ensure that local people have the skills they need to get well-paid jobs.

You can keep up to date on my visits to local businesses and my work championing investment and jobs in Parliament on this page. 

News

Visiting New Italian Restaurant Gusto Di Italia

I tucked into a pizza on a visit to one of the town’s newest restaurants. I went to Gusto Di Italia at the top end of Stourbridge High Street to meet the owners Heba Mohammad and her partner Ahmed Rabie, who is the chef and has Italian ancestry. The restaurant opened in October last year.

Stourbridge Town Centre Regeneration Consultation

The long-awaited Stourbridge Town Centre multi-million pound regeneration consultation is finally here! There is lots to go through, but here are some highlights:
 
🌳 New trees and soft landscaping to improve the environment, reduce pollution and prevent flooding.

New Barclays Bank Service

I have visited the new Barclays Bank site located in Stourbridge Library following the closure of the town’s branch in December. I met with Barclays staff to hear how they have settled in and how many customers are coming through the doors. In the library, the bank has a welcome desk and then a pr

Vantage 365

I visited one of Brierley Hill’s fastest growing IT businesses to meet its owner, tour the offices and meet staff. Vantage 365 is based at the Waterfront and is a specialist consultancy helping businesses get the most out of their use of Microsoft 365. I met Matt Weston who is its managing directo

Business Watch

I have written to Stourbridge town centre businesses asking them if they would consider setting up a business watch group to help deter crime and anti-social behaviour. The town’s neighbourhood police team is looking to launch the group to support local businesses considering recent issues with cri

Visiting Birmingham Airport

I have been given a tour and briefing at one of the West Midlands’ biggest employers – Birmingham International Airport. I met with aviation director Tom Screen who showed me around and gave a presentation about the airport and its direction of travel. Developments include HS2 starting to build a

Meeting apprentices at Argus Fire

I visited major local employer Argus Fire to meet its apprentices and have a chat with management. I caught up recently with executive director Simon Woodings and administrator Rachel Burford-Turner of the fire prevention firm. However, the main purpose of the visit was for me to meet a group of a

Stourbridge Cinema Project

I met with the group wanting to open a cinema on the site of the former Chicago’s nightclub in the town. West Midlands Community Cinema and Art Spaces wants to set up the cinema for a range of uses in the community including family screenings, event cinema, dementia and autism friendly screenings,

Visiting The Swan Pub

It was a pleasure to pop into The Swan pub in Amblecote to pull some pints and congratulate the landlord and his staff on winning the pub of the year award. The honour bestowed by Stourbridge and Halesowen CAMRA was much deserved for the pub on Brettell Lane. I was a dab hand at pulling pints beca

Stourbridge Business Leaders in Westminster

I met with 15 local business leaders in Westminster to discuss how to get young people into apprenticeships, skills and employment in the town. Youth unemployment is above average in the constituency yet the business leaders told me they were struggling to recruit young people. I am keen to bridge