Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget met with some relief and some resignation by Gornal businesses
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Dudley|Mar 6
Politics Archive
Birmingham City Council approves 9.99% council tax hike and ‘unprecedented’ cuts
Politics|Mar 5
Dudley Council approves council tax rise of almost five per cent
Dudley|Mar 5
Chancellor should stimulate economy, says mayor Street
Politics|Mar 5
West Midlands wish list: What Black Country businesses are really hoping for in the budget
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Politics|Mar 5
Part of Dudley market could be turned into a cafe and 'street-food' area
Food and Drink|Mar 5
Latest round of Wolverhampton business grants set to launch
Business|Mar 5
Racist abuse claim during protest outside Walsall Council meeting - police investigating
Walsall|Mar 4
Eleventh-hour budget bid to save Dudley libraries from cuts
Dudley|Mar 4
Green light for £3m project at special school
Education|Mar 4
Bridgnorth set to appoints its new mayor
Bridgnorth|Mar 4
Action over 'raw sewage and toilet paper' flowing from broken drainage pipe and flooding road
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Cheslyn Hay & Great Wyrley|Mar 4
Chancellor: I hope to show a path to reducing tax burden in prudent Budget
UK News|Mar 3
Ann Widdecombe visiting Walsall and Bloxwich this week
Politics|Mar 3
The pub that provides a community feeling and a place of peace for its busy owner
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Food and Drink|Mar 3
Wolverhampton city centre venue wants to extend licensing hours
Wolverhampton|Mar 3
Stafford company wants to expand food and drink operation at Beaconside site
Stafford|Mar 3
Farm owners want to replace three buildings with one
South Staffordshire|Mar 3
Climate and Gaza protests in Birmingham today and Saturday – full details
Birmingham|Mar 1
MP steps in to help source transport for charity after thieves steal £43,000 community lifeline minibus
Cheslyn Hay & Great Wyrley|Mar 1
'Unthinkable' or 'a great idea?' Residents split on asking unemployed people to clean their streets
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Environment|Mar 1
We visited Wolverhampton's worst hotspots for fly-tipping - here's what we found
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Environment|Mar 1
Pensioners furious about new recycling rules and uncollected bins after 'decades without a problem'
Wolverhampton|Mar 1
Strikes will continue if healthcare workers are not paid 'what they are owed', unions say
Dudley|Feb 29
Express & Star TV documentary on knife crime discussed by MPs in Parliament
Crime|Feb 29
Shock resignation sparks ‘arrogance’ row
Dudley|Feb 29
Walsall council tax hike confirmed as budget is agreed
Walsall|Feb 29
New mayor becomes the First Citizen almost 40 years after his father donned the civic chain
Stafford|Feb 29
Anger grows after MP describes part of Birmingham as having 'no-go areas'
Birmingham|Feb 27
Tears at council meeting over cuts to Birmingham's ‘cultural heartbeat’
Birmingham entertainment|Feb 27
'A little enthusiastic': Dudley councillors get clarity on grant funding
Dudley|Feb 27
Council finally appointing permanent finance boss
Sandwell|Feb 27
Birmingham City Council budget including massive cuts passes first hurdle
Birmingham|Feb 27
Council approves budget including £5 council tax rise
Staffordshire|Feb 27
Public to be barred from crucial Walsall Council meeting after Pro-Palestine protest
Walsall|Feb 27
Council tax bills set to rise by at least £65
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Sandwell|Feb 27
Patrick Cormack, a politician who stood by his principles
Politics|Feb 27
Leader insists special school project is safe despite financial crisis
Dudley|Feb 27
