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Local Democracy Reporter covering Walsall.

April 16, 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves speak with the Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker after visiting Jaguar Land Rover. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

'We've seen swift action' - West Midlands Mayor welcomes Prime Minister's boosts for businesses amid Trump tariffs

Politics|Apr 16

Dr Masood Qureshi, Consultant in Acute Medicine at Good Hope Hospital. PIC: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust

Pioneer doctor calls time on his career after 20 years in Sutton Coldfield hospital

April 3, 2025

Mayor Richard Parker with Anil Patel and Dipa Patel from Innovation Accelerator-supported Enable Design who have designed an adjustable wheelchair seating system that adapts to growth and posture changes over time. PIC: WMCA

Huge funding boost for West Midlands innovator programme

April 2, 2025

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Credit: Google.

A&E wait times 'are improving' in West Midlands hospitals, figures show

Mayor Richard Parker with Sam Back and Oli Hurlow, founders of Attic Brew Co in Stirchley, Birmingham who have had funding to cut their energy usage and carbon emissions. PIC: WMCA

Scheme to help over 1,000 West Midlands businesses cut energy bills

Environment|Apr 2

March 31, 2025

Google Street View image of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Permission to use for all LDRS partners. Credit: Google.

Concerns remain over staff sickness in Birmingham hospitals

March 30, 2025

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Credit: Google.

Young doctors in West Midlands face bullying, sexism and racism, report reveals

March 27, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: WMCA

West Midlands Mayor 'fed up' of waste piling up on streets

Environment|Mar 27

$PCC candidate Labour\'s Simon Foster. Taken from press release on PCC website.$

Calls for more speeding enforcement on smaller West Midlands roads

March 25, 2025

PCC Simon Foster. Permission for use for all LDRS partners. Credit: LDRS. Caption writer: Mark Cardwell

Walsall people ‘don’t feel safe in their own homes’ after fatal stabbing - councillor

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Wolverhampton Bus Station. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

It's your last chance to have your say on proposed shake-up of West Midlands bus services

Transport|Mar 25

March 24, 2025

Collette Iles, Associate Director of Nursing with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. PIC: UHB NHS Trust.

'It was vicious' - West Midlands NHS staff recall anxiety of Covid-19 pandemic five years on

March 22, 2025

Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. PIC: Google Street View

Sutton Coldfield hospital ordered to make rapid improvements following safety concerns

March 21, 2025

New jobs to come to West Midlands as energy firm moves to region

Politics|Mar 21

March 20, 2025

PCC Simon Foster. Permission for use for all LDRS partners. Credit: LDRS. Caption writer: Mark Cardwell

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner calls for 150 extra officers to tackle 'inexcusable unfairness'

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, has stepped up his war against dangerous drivers after securing £1 million from the government. Credit: Birmingham Mail

Less than half shoplifting offences in West Midlands are reported to police, report states

March 13, 2025

Google Street View image of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Permission to use for all LDRS partners. Credit: Google.

‘Challenging’ NHS deficit being reduced in West Midlands, bosses claim

March 12, 2025

The ‘You’re Bussing It!’ exhibition on display in Colmore Row until April 15 2025. PIC: WMCA

Dudley Zoo featured in drive to get West Midlanders on the bus - here's why

Transport|Mar 12

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker and Ukrainian families. PIC: Richard Parker

Worries of Ukrainian families who fled war-torn home land to settle in West Midlands to be put to rest

March 10, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: WMCA

Thousands of families to receive essential goods from region's first 'multibank'

March 9, 2025

$Birmingham Women\'s Hospital. PIC: Google Street View$

Two Birmingham NHS trusts red-flagged over ‘higher-than-average’ baby deaths

March 8, 2025

Google Street View image of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Permission to use for all LDRS partners. Credit: Google.

Pharmacy First service saves over 20,000 GP hours in the West Midlands

March 7, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Wolverhampton Bus Station. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

Three weeks left to have your say on changes to West Midlands bus services

Transport|Mar 7

CGIs of Birmingham Knowledge Quarter, left, and Wolverhampton Green Innovation Corridor, right. PIC: WMCA

Cash allocated to major 'green industry' projects in Birmingham and Wolverhampton

March 5, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Wolverhampton Bus Station. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

West Midlands Bus operator grant to be extended

Transport|Mar 5

Development partners at the Spark site in Walsall. PIC: Origin Future Logistics

Major development on once heavily contaminated industrial land in Walsall begins

March 4, 2025

Katie Stansbie, with West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker and Sareena Bains, CEO of Movement to work at the YouthPath launch event. PIC: WMCA

Plan unveiled to tackle youth unemployment in West Midlands

Education|Mar 4

February 18, 2025

Clotilda Tiguera with West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: West Midlands Combined Authority

'I don’t think I’d be able to do what I am doing without the YMCA' - Black Country charity helps turn student’s life around

Property|Feb 18

February 17, 2025

West Midlands Deputy Mayor Councillor Sharon Thompson (Second right) with Davie Carns (NIS Group), Louise Fall and Peter Merry (both City of Wolverhampton College). PIC: NIS Group

Hundreds of jobs pledged as new rail training centre opens in Birmingham

Transport|Feb 17

February 5, 2025

West Midlands Road Safety Commissioner Mat MacDonald. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

Road Safety Commissioner pledges to make West Midlands roads safer

VivaCity show West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker (centre) and Road Safety Commissioner Mat MacDonald how the AI powered sensors work. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

West Midlands to use AI to prevent road tragedies

February 1, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: WMCA

Huge settlement confirmed for West Midlands in landmark deal

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker with Friar Park resident Holly Farmer. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

Fuel bill relief for struggling families in the West Midlands

January 31, 2025

An indicative CGI of the planned new Aldridge railway station. PIC: Transport for West Midlands

Radical change proposed for delayed Aldridge station project

Transport|Jan 31

January 29, 2025

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

West Midlands Mayor repeats pledge of no plans for a mayoral tax precept

Politics|Jan 29

Simon Foster, West Midlands PCC, Mat MacDonald, Road Safety Commissioner, Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands and Beccy Marston, Active Travel Commissioner. PIC: WMCA

West Midlands road safety commissioners face 'huge task' in making roads safe

Transport|Jan 29

January 24, 2025

Apprentices Laura Gilbert (Right) and Tegan Payne with Mayor Richard Mayor. PIC: WMCA

Apprentices land dream theatre roles in Birmingham

Education|Jan 24

Mayor Richard Parker with panto stars Alison Hammond and Matt Slack. PIC: WMCA

Birmingham TV star backs apprenticeship scheme

Education|Jan 24

January 23, 2025

$PCC candidate Labour\'s Simon Foster. Taken from press release on PCC website.$

More than 25 per cent of West Midlands residents feel ‘unsafe’, according to consultation

January 20, 2025

Sunita Kaur Singh, who has moved into a new social home. PIC: WMCA

Funding boost to help build more social homes in West Midlands

Property|Jan 20

January 15, 2025

The West Midlands Combined Authority office in Summer Lane, Birmingham. PIC: Google Street View

Around 20 per cent of West Midlands buses are failing to be on time - data reveals

Transport|Jan 15

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Wolverhampton Bus Station. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

Hundreds have their say on major bus reform that aims to improve services in the West Midlands

Transport|Jan 15

January 9, 2025

The Coventry-Warwick Gigapark is one of three key sites that will power the West Midlands Investment Zone. PIC: West Midlands Combined Authority

Ambitious economic plan to attract billions of pounds to the West Midlands to take a step forward

December 13, 2024

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Credit: Google.

Medics warn of ‘quad-demic’ of respiratory diseases after hospital admissions soar

News|Dec 13, 2024

December 5, 2024

Next step of city centre transformation set to be agreed

News|Dec 5, 2024

November 21, 2024

The West Midlands Combined Authority Office

More than 12,000 children living in temporary accommodation - report

News|Nov 21, 2024

November 13, 2024

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Photo: Google.

Birmingham suffered biggest measles outbreak for decades due to vaccine mistrust

News|Nov 13, 2024

November 12, 2024

Richard Parker said the new Regional Road Safety Action Plan sets out 23 actions to be undertaken to make streets safer

How West Midlands trainsport bosses aim to end deaths on local by 2040

News|Nov 12, 2024

November 6, 2024

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker

Hunt underway for new commissioners to help make West Midlands roads safer

News|Nov 6, 2024

A Ring And Ride bus

Ring and Ride fare increase branded 'unpleasant financial reality'

News|Nov 6, 2024