19th March 2026

Black Country Business

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Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 28 minutes

Guests in this podcast are Amy Brokenshire, Isobel Blackwell and Zee Mkhosi.

There's also information about the African Caribbean Community Initiative's Rum and Reggae Race Day at Dunstall Park.

https://www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk/whats-on/rum-reggae-racenight-easter-saturday-racing-2026

Employment law changes are coming into force in April as part of the 2025 Employment Rights Act. Amy Brokenshire, Employment Partner at of George Green solicitors, outlines where further help can be found.

https://www.georgegreen.co.uk

Wolverhampton Office: 19 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4DY / 01902 424927 / info@georgegreen.co.uk

Dudley Zoo and Castle is one of over 100 attractions that have written to the Met Office for a meeting about how the weather is forecast on certain apps - where inaccuracy can cost those attractions up £137k per day. Operations Manager Isobel Blackwell tells us more.

https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk

Finding appropriate child care is both stressful and far from easy. Zee Mkhosi had that struggle and so decided to find a way to support other parents and carers by setting up Book All Care - a free service for parents and carers.

https://www.bookallcare.com/uk/home / support@bookallcare.com

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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