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December 29, 2024

Reform and Conservative 'would take West Midlands seats from Labour if election held today' - latest poll shows

December 26, 2024

Minister joins MP for visit to Dudley College

December 23, 2024

Peter Rhodes on hi-tech voting, dirty old coal and a joke that crossed the line

Former Walsall pub set to be demolished to make way for apartment block

December 20, 2024

Care at Christmas: Acorns Children's Hospice says children and families they care for deserve government support

City council leader praises much-needed ‘lifeline’

Birmingham|Dec 20

Council earmarks £30k towards cameras to catch motorists in Stone town centre

Cannock Chase live music events to double to eight per year

December 19, 2024

Council leader presents Staffordshire’s year in numbers

December 18, 2024

Peter Rhodes on re-writing Brexit, re-dating Christmas and rumours of disaster in Albert Square

Wolverhampton Civic £450,000 roof repairs leave council chamber flooded

Wolverhampton|Dec 18

December 17, 2024

Extra 7,000 people on unemployment benefits in West Midlands despite fall in unemployment rate

Peter Rhodes on sandwiches, world war and the enduring puzzle of a prince

Homes planned for remaining part of historic Wolverhampton factory site

December 16, 2024

The West Midlands will be an area where ambition is rewarded, says mayor Parker as devolution plans announced

Politics|Dec 16

From Washington to Riyadh, we catch up with our globe-trotting PM's overseas adventures

Politics|Dec 16

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - why I am devolving more powers to Richard Parker, mayor for the West Midlands

Peter Rhodes on cousin marriage, a crackdown on shoplifters and cheaper houses Oop North

December 15, 2024

Housing targets a 'death sentence for the green belt' says Dudley Council leader as he vows to defy Government

December 14, 2024

De-regulation of West Midlands buses moves a step closer as mayor meets passengers in Walsall

I grew up in Syria where my life wasn’t about living - it was more about surviving before I came to Wolverhampton

'Get it in quick so they blame the Tories' - Toby Neal on the Prime Minister's plans for pensioners this winter

December 12, 2024

Everything you need to know about the National Planning Policy Framework - including housing targets in your local area

Black Country library is facing threat of closure

Dudley Council plans to halve number of senior officers

December 11, 2024

Step forward for Cannock Chase Local Plan as proposal is submitted

More cuts and job losses 'inevitable' as Dudley Council faces £34.5 million shortfall

Replica chains for mayor could cost a Black Country council £30,000

December 6, 2024

Wednesbury's regeneration projects totalling £20m facing significant delays of at least four years

Town halls could close as Dudley Council looks to cut costs

December 5, 2024

Halesowen MP urges pensioners to apply for winter fuel payment before December 21 deadline

Early Christmas present for Stafford and Stone shoppers as council brings back free festive parking in borough

Cannock Chase Council writes off 'irrecoverable' business rates worth more than £55k

Are wheels coming off rail nationalisation?

Black Country hospices speak out after historic vote on assisted dying

December 4, 2024

Stafford Civic Centre bid put on hold for further investigation

Staffordshire county council proposes 4.99 per cent tax hike

Staffordshire|Dec 4

20 new sustainable council homes under construction in Sandwell - here's where

Peter Rhodes on American dates, the afterlife and the perils of political downfall

December 3, 2024

'Everyone may see them differently - but it's about coming together': Council responds as Walsall's 'drab' Christmas lights revealed

December 1, 2024

Closing theatre and museum would 'rip the soul out of Cannock', protesters tell councillors at packed meeting

November 30, 2024

How West Midland MPs voted on assisted dying bill

Operator of unauthorised Wolverhampton city centre car park appeals decision to shut it down

Wolverhampton|Nov 30

Dudley taxpayers "forced to pay £100,000 over self-indulgent legal complaints" by former Labour deputy leader

November 29, 2024

How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill

Assisted dying could be legalised after historic vote clears first hurdle

Breaking News|Nov 29

Neighbouring Black Country Labour MPs reveal split on assisted dying bill

Black Country disabled rights campaigner fears Assisted Dying Bill will result in cull

The Assisted Dying Bill - Your questions answered

November 28, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a doomed petition, a hope for peace and why car theft is good for everyone – except drivers

Peter Rhodes|Nov 28