Politics Archive
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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'Hundreds of appointments cancelled' at Wolverhampton NHS trust amid resident doctors strikes
Councillor on Walsall’s planning committee backs legal challenge into committee decision
'Victory to the bin workers' - This was the chant of protesters at second bins strike ‘megapicket’ in Birmingham
Will Britain pay for the Industrial Revolution? New climate change lawsuits could make it possible - warns Toby Neal
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Plan for 370 new homes on former Wolverhampton Sainsbury's 'will be first of its kind in UK'
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Advice issued as Black Country hospitals face resident doctors strikes
Birmingham council takes action against union ‘for breaching court order’ over bin strike
Jeremy Corbyn’s message to Birmingham council as ‘megapicket’ disrupts bin collections
'Families will see improvements': Wolverhampton MP welcomes £648,000 cash boost for hospice
Stafford teenagers travel to No. 11 Downing Street to grill the Chancellor
Developers behind Birmingham indoor market plan to ‘pursue appeal’
Police numbers down in the West Midlands - despite government pledge to recruit 13,000 new officers
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Update on £20million investment plans for Dudley set to be presented to council cabinet
Wolverhampton Council agrees to write off 788 debts totalling £837,695 - including £512,621 in unpaid council tax
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Controversial Birmingham Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme moves into second phase
Dudley councillors cough up for awards party
School suspensions hit record high in Walsall - but how does it compare with the rest of the UK?
Watchdog upheld more than three quarters of investigated complaints against Dudley Council
Walsall engineering company to help drive region’s new Growth Plan
Four people arrested and two councillors suspended after men and woman injured in 'stabbing' in Cradley Heath
Controversial diesel generator to be removed from popular Stourbridge park following complaints from MPs - here's when
Business leaders back plan to turbo-charge economic growth in West Midlands
Birmingham's controversial busking crackdown given green light
Birmingham ‘could lose beloved Jazz and Blues festival next year’ amid financial crisis
Panel to rule on case of 'stolen valour' Wolverhampton councillor next week: here are its options
New cabinet support member position set to cost Staffordshire County Council more than £14,000 a year