Politics Archive
First tram arrives at Birmingham's Millennium Point during test run
Business grants available in Cannock Chase as part of Government funding windfall
Dudley Labour leader explains refusal to sign letter to Westminster
Concerns raised over Staffordshire EV scheme review
Campaigners quiz council on Cannock theatre’s future
Stafford Council’s Local Plan process questioned again by community leaders
10-year deal will see 450 university staff move into Wolverhampton Civic Centre as part of controversial shake-up
Had my bill been introduced, the Crooked House might still be standing, says MP
Fight for Sedgley health centre and library goes to London
Stafford Borough businesses encouraged to take up council support offer - and they will need to act fast
Peter Rhodes on buying cars, hunting down dissent and Russians who threaten us with tsunamis
Bigger beer garden planned for former rural Shropshire pub that has become a popular roadside restaurant
'Ribbon-cutting events make positive headlines, but the real success is in quiet moments': Walsall hospice boss warns of funding crisis
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Nigel Farage decries ‘cover-up’ over alleged rape of 12-year-old girl in a West Midlands town
Trump’s tariffs affecting export aspirations of smaller firms, survey finds
Walsall Council responds to former leader's 'harassment, bullying and intimidation' claims
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Peter Rhodes on a trans dilemma, virtue-signalling over Palestine and what Gaza really needs - subtitles
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Ronan's Law: More than 1,000 weapons handed in across West Midlands as ban on ninja swords comes into effect
New pay grades for bosses at Walsall Council approved
Watchdog’s report gives Dudley Council a mauling
'I want Black Country folk to take the plunge' - minister's challenge to would-be entrepreneurs
New rules for Walsall Council staff working from home
Ambitious new plan to 'reinvent' Walsall's centre as a place 'people are proud to live, work and spend time'
'Stolen valour' Wolverhampton councillor suspended by Labour group as Tories call for his resignation
Dudley residents are being asked to pay £6,000 each for repairs to faulty retaining wall, MP tells Commons
Dudley Conservatives fire back at former chairman who defected to Reform UK
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Birmingham councillors clash over missed collections on ‘megapicket’ day
Peter Rhodes on dreams, migration and etiquette at the breakfast bar
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West Midland train operator is nationalised
Wolverhampton 'Walter Mitty' councillor will be asked to apologise to colleagues over 'stolen valour' claim
Major delays as £3.7m alterations planned for one of Dudley's busiest junctions - here's when work could start
Nine Walsall councillors blocked from standing in 2026 elections amid Conservative branch chaos
Councillors to debate £3.7m upgrades at one of Dudley's busiest road junctions
Outgoing chairman of Dudley Conservative Association defects to Reform UK claiming Tories have 'abandoned their values'
Peter Rhodes on Islam, culture shock and a warning about pee in the sea
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