Politics Archive
Former Lichfield Council leader and current Walsall Council deputy leader up for major national councillor award
Efforts to revive Tamworth's annual firework display failed
'Improve things for the kids' - Locals react to £20m investment in Low Hill and discuss hopes for how the money will be spent
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'Normal procedure' - Union Jacks and St George's Crosses torn down from lampposts by Birmingham residents within hours
Migration drives a jump in the UK population - see data for the West Midlands, Shropshire and Mid Wales
Mark Andrews: While rumours swirl about Andy Burnham's supposed plot to oust the PM, his trusty lieutenants get to grips with a giant phone in Telford
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Peter Rhodes on lifeboats, bullies and the best place to buy a house
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'More chippies and fewer vape shops!' £100 million to revitalise five deprived areas of the West Midlands - details here
Wolverhampton MP's joy as area secures £20 million funding over next 10 years
'It is one of the jewels in the crown of the British economy - we won't stand by': Rachel Reeves makes Jaguar Land Rover pledge
'You're destroying the cultural heritage of Walsall by moving the leather museum' says MP
Walsall Council committed to disposal of Walsall Leather Museum building
Crown court backlog hits record level with thousands of cases waiting for justice in the West Midlands and Shropshire
Fresh demands for transparency from Dudley Council on failed leisure centre land deal
Door staff on duty at Dudley council house after protestors gained access during meeting
New finance chief appointed to £97k-a-year role in Staffordshire
'We feel like we haven't been taken seriously': Walsall Leather Museum protesters make a noise as council cabinet approves plans to close museum
Protesters to take a stand against Walsall Leather Museum plans tonight
West Midlands dubbed 'best place for business summit' to showcase investment opportunities
Major new investment body aimed at transforming the West Midlands launched
Top officer says Dudley Council should be more transparent after Freedom of Information requests missed
'It's an economic and social crisis': Women's fear of crime on public transport is holding back economic growth by 3.7 per cent, says mayor Richard Parker
£4.4 million battle chest as Walsall chiefs ramp up action against fly-tippers - here's what's planned
War of words as Reform ridicules Dudley Council's cuts to parking charges
Fly the Union Jack and St George's flag from the civic centre every day, says Wolverhampton Tory leader
Peter Rhodes on pride, prejudice and the best way to welcome Russian warplanes
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'Intimidation and bullying is never acceptable': Bridgnorth Town Council signs 'civility pledge'
Dudley Council defends staff cuts at ‘more efficient’ authority despite fears of impact on services
A Walsall councillor has resigned from the Tory party after attending a Tommy Robinson march
Councillors vote on proposals for new authorities covering east and west Staffordshire
Chris Brown concert tickets and custom Black Sabbath trainers among gifts received by Birmingham councillors
Peter Rhodes on Proms, driving tests and the passing of a screen giant
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'Proud of the flag' - Flags row enters Birmingham council chamber with Conservatives waving Union flags
'It's impossible' - Firm awarded King's Award for exports says US trade has dried up after 25 per cent tariffs imposed
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'Do the right thing': Councillors across Wolverhampton's political divide call for 'stolen valour' ex-mayor to quit
'Children more responsible than parents': Four out of ten children injured on Walsall’s roads were hurt during school run times
Former Dudley MP pulls out of Oxford Union debate in protest at sick comments about Charlie Kirk
Wolverhampton has to 'carry the weight of a national free-for-all': Councillor demands big changes to taxi laws
'All the decorum of a five-year old’s birthday party' - Dudley Council meeting hoping to resolve memorial garden spat 'descends into chaos'
"We want to give back" - Former Wolverhampton MP to head support team travelling to the Punjab in aid of flood victims
Peter Rhodes on hospitals, civil war and what to do when the magic money tree runs out
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Hundreds of modern slavery victims work in UK’s bars and hotels, charity warns
'Those powers don't exist': Wolverhampton council's frustration after 'stolen valour' councillor refuses to comply
