Politics Archive
Cash-crisis Birmingham City Council planning more property sales, including Lloyd House West Midlands Police headquarters
1 in 7 Walsall households were not in work in 2024 - here's how it compares to the rest of the country
Birmingham Council accused of ‘stitch-up’ over parks consultation
Peter Rhodes on rag-tops, allotment sales and a peace treaty far away
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'The sky's the limit' for AI in hospitals, says health minister Stephen Kinnock during visit to Dudley
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'Limitless opportunities': Joy as college named one of 10 Centres of Technical Excellence for the Construction sector in England
Peter Rhodes on lynxes, leverets and a culture of compensation
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Council refuses to release report on cancelled £1.65m Dudley leisure centre deal
Dudley College to share in £100 million boost to train bricklayers of tomorrow
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner gives his verdict on Restriction Zones aimed to help victims of serious sexual and violent offenders
'No authority or respect': Neighbours on a leafy Walsall street out speak out as planning enforcement ‘ignored’ claiming they have lost their privacy
Drink-drive limit could be cut in plan to overhaul road safety laws
Solar farm plans near Eccleshall is among the latest Staffordshire planning applications - see all the proposed developments here
‘Decaying’ working men’s club in West Bromwich could be demolished for flats amid safety concerns for the building
Anti-immigration protest in Wolverhampton city centre fails to materialise
Reform UK gain first ever seat at Cannock Chase Council in by-election win
Health minister Kinnock will see how AI is helping treat stroke patients during visit to Dudley hospital
Councils call for action after road workers abused, spat on and even shot at with crossbow in West Midlands
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Birmingham councillors fight back against divisive plans to offload youth centres
Staffordshire's Reform UK marking 100 days since taking county council reins
'We're keeping an eye on you' - Tories' warning to Wolverhampton council over Bilston Market delays
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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs gambling tax reform to tackle child poverty
More children living in temporary accommodation in South Staffordshire as 'devastating' figures highlight affordable housing crisis
By-election in Pelsall launched following resignation of former leader
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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