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A leading college group is enjoying a double celebration after two of its students won the regional junior and senior editions of a prestigious bricklayer’s competition.

The rise in job vacancies has brought into sharp focus the difficulties firms across Coventry and Warwickshire are having recruiting, according to a leading business organisation.

The national unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 per cent last month and vacancies reached 1.29 million.

It’s one week to go until the biggest free, diverse and inclusive arts festival in the region.

Over 250 job-seekers interested in a career in the creative, digital, cultural and tourism industries attended a free event in Coventry as part of a programme of support for these sectors being delivered across Coventry this spring.

An actor, director and scriptwriter is celebrating his 10^th year as artistic director at an award-winning Warwickshire hotel – so far clocking up more than 1,300 performances.

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say a slowdown in economic growth highlights the pressure firms are under.

GDP – the measure of economic output – grew by 0.1 per cent in February compared to 0.8 per cent in January.