12th March 2026

Black Country Business

Thursday, 12 March 2026 - 28 minutes

Guests in this podcast are Wolverhampton Mayor Cllr Craig Collingswood, Simon Lansley and Aneeta Hazır.

The Mayor of the City of Wolverhampton, Cllr Craig Collingswood, talks about the way he’s been inspired by the business community - and the opportunities to support the Mayoral Charities.

https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/your-council-and-meetings/mayor/mayor-wolverhamptons-charitable-fund

https://linktr.ee/mayorofwolves?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=db7000a0-f847-4e24-8619-f0313640308a

Simon Lansley, Managing Director of Connect Sport CIC, tells us about how sport is being used for positive change, and being pioneered in Wolverhampton.

https://connectsport.co.uk/campaign/sport-change-wolverhampton / https://connectsport.co.uk/directory / hello@connectsport.co.uk

Aneeta Hazır, the manager of partnerships and employer engagement at Telford College outlines how they listen to businesses to shape their courses and their reach goes way beyond Telford.

01952 642200 / employability@telfordcollege.ac.uk

Links for information, events and funding:

Black Country Chamber of Commerce: https://www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk/events-training/

Business Growth West Midlands: https://www.businessgrowthwestmidlands.org.uk/events/

Access2Business: Access2Business.co.uk

If you're a business in serving people of the Black Country and would like to be featured on the show and podcast, email presenter Chris Allen via chris@wcrfm.com - or find him on Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-allen-frsa-81030b34/).

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