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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, 2023

October 20, 2023

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

Environment|Oct 20, 2023

October 16, 2023

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

Birmingham|Oct 16, 2023

October 12, 2023

Councillor ‘almost died of hypothermia’ in charity climb

Sandwell|Oct 12, 2023

October 11, 2023

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

Sandwell|Oct 11, 2023

October 6, 2023

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

Birmingham|Oct 6, 2023

October 3, 2023

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

Sandwell|Oct 3, 2023

September 30, 2023

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

Sandwell|Sep 30, 2023

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

West Bromwich|Sep 30, 2023

October 1, 2023

Councillor says new 20mph limits are ‘ridiculous’

Politics|Oct 1, 2023

September 21, 2023

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

Birmingham|Sep 21, 2023

September 17, 2023

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

Sandwell|Sep 17, 2023

September 11, 2023

Wednesbury club at centre of attempted murder probe loses licence

Crime|Sep 11, 2023

September 6, 2023

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

Sandwell|Sep 6, 2023

August 17, 2023

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

Crime|Aug 17, 2023

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

Sandwell|Aug 17, 2023

August 15, 2023

Council fined over failing tenant with depression

Sandwell|Aug 15, 2023

Councillor tired of unsolicited online sex messages

Birmingham|Aug 15, 2023

August 14, 2023

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

Crime|Aug 14, 2023