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Gurdip Thandi

Local Democracy Reporter covering the West Midlands Combined Authority

February 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Work for new railway station begins

Work for new railway station begins

Supporting image for story: Plans for new HMO to be opened on major Walsall thoroughfare

Plans for new HMO to be opened on major Walsall thoroughfare

Supporting image for story: Plans lodged to open indoor paintball venue in vacant space at Walsall shopping centre

Plans lodged to open indoor paintball venue in vacant space at Walsall shopping centre

February 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Residents team up to fight plans for 22 new industrial units on former steel site near their homes

Residents team up to fight plans for 22 new industrial units on former steel site near their homes

Supporting image for story: No council will be compelled to build on Green Belt land to meet housing targets, Michael Gove says

No council will be compelled to build on Green Belt land to meet housing targets, Michael Gove says

February 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Huge development planned for green space near famous Staffordshire Hoard site

Huge development planned for green space near famous Staffordshire Hoard site

Supporting image for story: Plans to transform site of old Mercedes dealership with new restaurants and store

Plans to transform site of old Mercedes dealership with new restaurants and store

February 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: New unit plan given go-ahead

New unit plan given go-ahead

Supporting image for story: Calls made to tear down Walsall bus station

Calls made to tear down Walsall bus station

Supporting image for story: Controversial plan to bulldoze houses and replace them with six more is deferred again

Controversial plan to bulldoze houses and replace them with six more is deferred again

February 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Council tax hike is agreed

Council tax hike is agreed

February 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Controversial plan to tear down two Aldridge houses and build six properties set to be decided

Controversial plan to tear down two Aldridge houses and build six properties set to be decided

February 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: College centre and workshop plan approved

College centre and workshop plan approved

February 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Storage facility plan for old Walsall cinema

Storage facility plan for old Walsall cinema

February 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Heartbroken Walsall school staff 'in tears' when children revealed they had no presents for Christmas

Heartbroken Walsall school staff 'in tears' when children revealed they had no presents for Christmas

February 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Fears that noise, dust and bad smells could scupper plans to open scrap metal site in Walsall

Fears that noise, dust and bad smells could scupper plans to open scrap metal site in Walsall

Supporting image for story: Plans for industrial unit on derelict Walsall land look set for green light

Plans for industrial unit on derelict Walsall land look set for green light

Supporting image for story: Nursery plan for former Walsall restaurant fails

Nursery plan for former Walsall restaurant fails

February 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Walsall teachers pay to feed youngsters who 'regularly cry' at school gates out of hunger

Walsall teachers pay to feed youngsters who 'regularly cry' at school gates out of hunger

Supporting image for story: Apartments plan is turned down

Apartments plan is turned down

January 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Brownhills care home bids for expansion again with hope to create more jobs

Brownhills care home bids for expansion again with hope to create more jobs

January 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plans for more than 20 new industrial units on site of collapsed steel manufacturer

Plans for more than 20 new industrial units on site of collapsed steel manufacturer

January 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Costs to dispose of fridges and furniture set to treble in Walsall borough

Costs to dispose of fridges and furniture set to treble in Walsall borough

Supporting image for story: Homes plan for farm rejected four years after similar scheme approved

Homes plan for farm rejected four years after similar scheme approved

Supporting image for story: Plans lodged to open nursery at former Walsall church

Plans lodged to open nursery at former Walsall church

January 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Calls to change ‘scary’ road junction in Walsall

Calls to change ‘scary’ road junction in Walsall

Supporting image for story: Bloxwich green spaces to be transformed in £5m project

Bloxwich green spaces to be transformed in £5m project

January 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Derelict care home in Walsall could become 12-bed HMO

Derelict care home in Walsall could become 12-bed HMO

January 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Major development on 40 acres in Walsall moves step closer as land cleared

Major development on 40 acres in Walsall moves step closer as land cleared

January 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Planned Walsall crackdown on killing machine’ e-scooters after 50 off-road bikes crushed

Planned Walsall crackdown on killing machine’ e-scooters after 50 off-road bikes crushed

January 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Excitement over new digital centre in Bloxwich

Excitement over new digital centre in Bloxwich

January 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Lidl set to close warehouse in Walsall that's 'no longer fit for purpose'

Lidl set to close warehouse in Walsall that's 'no longer fit for purpose'

Supporting image for story: Walsall special school delighted with Ofsted turnaround

Walsall special school delighted with Ofsted turnaround

January 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Walsall care facility plan for vulnerable people is thrown out

Walsall care facility plan for vulnerable people is thrown out

Supporting image for story: Lidl decision delayed to sort issues over another new store in Walsall

Lidl decision delayed to sort issues over another new store in Walsall

January 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Hundreds of new jobs in pipeline if plan for commercial units on former Walsall landfill site is given go-ahead

Hundreds of new jobs in pipeline if plan for commercial units on former Walsall landfill site is given go-ahead

January 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Food recycling to come into force from March 2026

Food recycling to come into force from March 2026

Supporting image for story: Willenhall food factory destroyed in fire to open new premises

Willenhall food factory destroyed in fire to open new premises

Supporting image for story: Metal band backs Walsall Town Hall plans

Metal band backs Walsall Town Hall plans

January 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Store and takeaway plan for pub agreed

Store and takeaway plan for pub agreed

January 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Controversial Walsall care facility plan set for approval

Controversial Walsall care facility plan set for approval

Supporting image for story: Bus services cut in Walsall this week after yobs hurl bricks at moving vehicles

Bus services cut in Walsall this week after yobs hurl bricks at moving vehicles

Supporting image for story: Lidl's latest Walsall store plan 'cannot be supported' over road safety and loss of trees

Lidl's latest Walsall store plan 'cannot be supported' over road safety and loss of trees

January 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Fire-destroyed Willenhall pub 'too badly damaged to reopen' to become HMO

Fire-destroyed Willenhall pub 'too badly damaged to reopen' to become HMO

January 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plan for new Lidl in Walsall looking take another step forward

Plan for new Lidl in Walsall looking take another step forward

Supporting image for story: Old Walsall housing offices to become flats

Old Walsall housing offices to become flats

December 14, 2023

Supporting image for story: Warning over green belt land due to demand for homes

Warning over green belt land due to demand for homes

Supporting image for story: Concerns over illegal vapes sold to children

Concerns over illegal vapes sold to children

December 13, 2023

Supporting image for story: Former Walsall nightclub could become HMO under new plans

Former Walsall nightclub could become HMO under new plans

Supporting image for story: Homes plan for disused site agreed 10 years after library was torn down

Homes plan for disused site agreed 10 years after library was torn down

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