Regeneration

Fresh images of the new Smithgate Bicycle Works development in Wolverhampton.
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Fresh images of the Smithgate Bike Works building project in market

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar

MP criticises use of £310,000 grant to fund £50,000 regeneration post

Walsall green belt GV

Last-minute delay to Walsall plan for 20,000 new homes

Walsall markets facing major changes after six-figure losses ahead of public meeting

Walsall markets facing changes after losses - public meeting this week

The recently listed Wolverhampton University School of Art is one of 33 sites identified as ripe for development

33 sites Wolverhampton Council sites ripe for development - full list

Birmingham City Council

Birmingham road branded ‘noisy barrier’ as major changes announced

People are being asked to have their say on the future of Stafford town centre

Have your say on plans for Stafford town centre, say council leaders

An artist's impression of the proposed new neighbourhood at the former Sainsbury's St George's site in Wolverhampton

'I might lose half my customers': Parking fear over plan for 370 homes

Sonia Kumar MP

Boost to MP's drive for health services in Dudley town centre

Sureena Brackenridge says Wolverhampton is leading the way with brownfield development

Government planning reforms will strengthen green belt, says MP

Demolition work has begun in Park Street, Walsall

Demolition begins in controversial £40 million town 'gateway' project

Fire at disused factory in Moat Street in Willenhall.

109 new homes on former derelict plots finally get green light

The Storage Giant business unit is being constructed on land between Wood Street and Lower Lichfield Street. Credit:Stephanie Geary

Regeneration of world famous lock factory site moving at a steady pace

Richard Parker

Deal will give me the power to do what matters most, says mayor Parker

One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Barr, Birmingham

‘Major opportunity’ to redevelop Birmingham shopping centre

On site at the Heath Town development

First bricks laid as second phase of Heath Town regeneration begins

Darlaston town centre pictured in November 2025

Reform council to be quizzed about £20m government funding for town
The board, which decides how the lifeline money will be spent in the town, has faced criticism from former councillors and locals
Rachel Alexander

Work continues on the clean energy plant development off Fryers Road, Beechdale.

Drone footage shows major progress at Walsall clean energy development

How the Bilston urban garden will look, viewed from the bus station

Visitors to be greeted by 'urban garden' as they step off tram or bus

Whitmore Reans locals have their say on how the area could be improved with a £20 million cash injection

I went to struggling Wolverhampton suburb to see where £20m should go

The beginning of Wolverhampton's new Bicycle Works development

Plus Start of £83m scheme to bring 331 homes to Wolverhampton city centre

An artist’s impression of how the redeveloped former Debenhams building and surroundings will look.

Extra £5.56m sought for former Debenhams redevelopment

Drone footage above the soon-to-be Lidl site

Drone footage shows latest progress on Wolverhampton's new Lidl store

How the plans for Cavendish House will look

£57m scheme for 256 flats approved for Dudley's Cavendish House site

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley

Calls for new healthcare centre in Dudley town

Rugeley masterplan

Plan to build affordable homes on Rugeley Power Station site approved

Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe street, is set for a revamp. Plan is to turn it into 118 homes.

I explored a forgotten Black Country industrial giant

Cranford Street, Smethwick.

Plans for 100 homes for factory sites near hospital to be decided
Plans to build 100 flats and homes as part of huge regeneration plans for former factory sites around a Midlands hospital are to be decided.
Christian Barnett

Plans lodged for 140 homes in Staffordshire

Enforcement action is being taken against the owner of the Beatties building

Meeting to discuss nine historic buildings in Wolverhampton

Two new cranes dominate the Wolverhampton skyline as £65 million development gathers pace

Cranes dominate Wolverhampton's skyline as £83m scheme gathers pace

Former police station in Oldbury to become flats after plans approved

Drone footage shows scale of site set to be transformed into stadium

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at the Birmingham Wheels Park site, where Birmingham City FC are planning to build their new stadium

£3.8bn war chest to create new jobs and boost regeneration

CGI showing how the Heath Town development will look

£28m Wolverhampton scheme to regenerate Duke of York pub site

Burntwood town centre.

Cabinet backs long-term focus on improving town centre

Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton

‘Gateway’ flats to replace eyesore car wash near Molineux

Plus West Bromwich cinema to be demolished within weeks - 50 years after it opened - ...

Computer-generated image of how the new bus station will look

Trams, buses and town centre plans dominate Dudley Council’s 2026 agenda - here'...

Major scheme to transform Wednesbury site into 600 home development moves a step...

Work underway on new housing development in Wednesbury

'It is a plan without a plan' - Housing developers withdraw support for Dudley C...

Will Smith is heading to The Halls, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton in top 10 best cities for nightlife in the country according to ne...

Blackheath

Plans for road closures and diversions finalised as work on Blackheath bus devel...

Work set to start on multi-million pound Blackheath bus project

Plus Aerial footage shows work has begun on new state-of-the-art Walsall waste facili...

Homes plan for 'overgrown' former Walsall tennis club site

Dudley Council workers clock up 59,000 sick days last year - with top reasons id...

Councillor Adrian Andrew has been a councillor since 2000

Bloxwich landlords invited to bid for construction programme grants and help

Blackheath Town Centre

Public invited to offer comments on plans for bus link and town improvements

Wolverhampton residents praise venue after Halls revamp shortlisted for prestigi...

Revealed: What Walsall's Guildhall will look like after transformation

Plans for 50 houses and private GP practice in village are submitted

New funding for Darlaston welcomed but fears raised it 'won't touch the surface'

New council leader vows to make Stafford a town to be proud of

Plus As it comes down, Dudley Hippodrome campaigners release images of what could hav...

Regeneration is key for Dudley Council leader as he outlines priorities for year...

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