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Harry Leach

Local Democracy Reporter

October 21, 2023

I visited ‘rat alley’ in city centre and found rodents crawling everywhere

Environment|Oct 21

October 20, 2023

'They breed like hell': Pub landlord calls for action over rat-ridden city centre alleyway

Environment|Oct 20

October 16, 2023

Brummies urged to nominate heritage assets they want to save from ‘council fire sale’

Birmingham|Oct 16

October 12, 2023

Councillor ‘almost died of hypothermia’ in charity climb

Sandwell|Oct 12

October 11, 2023

200 objections over controversial plans to replace former golf course with 190 homes and school

Sandwell|Oct 11

October 6, 2023

Report says city centre pollution levels ‘down by almost 40 per cent’

Birmingham|Oct 6

October 3, 2023

Midland Met Hospital no longer on track to open to patients next spring

September 30, 2023

Demand for massive pothole to be fixed - council says it's not responsible for it

Sandwell|Sep 30

West Bromwich parking charges to more than double from tomorrow as council hikes fees

West Bromwich|Sep 30

October 1, 2023

Councillor says new 20mph limits are ‘ridiculous’

September 21, 2023

Taxpayers ‘must not’ foot bill for broke Birmingham – Gove

Birmingham|Sep 21

September 17, 2023

Black Country council appears to promote fly-tipping in email blunder

Sandwell|Sep 17

September 11, 2023

Wednesbury club at centre of attempted murder probe loses licence

September 6, 2023

Investigation as Sandwell councillor accused of ‘discriminating against vulnerable people’

August 17, 2023

Wednesbury nightclub at the centre of attempted murder probe has license suspended with immediate effect

Woman cremated without brain in 'extremely distressing' post-mortem blunder

Sandwell|Aug 17

August 15, 2023

Council fined over failing tenant with depression

Sandwell|Aug 15

Councillor tired of unsolicited online sex messages

Birmingham|Aug 15

August 14, 2023

£110,000 government funding to be used in Great Bridge anti-social behaviour crackdown