Sandwell Council leader announces new cabinet for the next working year
News|May 12
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Ex-Tory councillor’s wife seeking to appeal sentence for racial hatred tweet
UK News|May 12
'It’s an honour and a privilege' - Reform chooses new leader of Staffordshire County Council
News|May 12
Peter Rhodes on simple English, a bogus performer and the inspiration for David Attenborough
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News|May 12
Number of units on Wolverhampton industrial estate set to double
Property|May 12
Dudley Council could pay high price for tram trouble
Transport|May 12
Petition calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza set for Black Country council
Politics|May 12
Sandwell borough Councillors will vote on own £600 pay increase
Politics|May 12
Plans to build five more towers in the heart of Birmingham approved with key consideration for families
Property|May 12
Lichfield councillors could receive an extra £800 a year in allowances
Politics|May 12
Cody Fisher’s mum speaks out amid Birmingham premises’ new licence bid for live music and sale of alcohol
News|May 12
'It's been the privilege of my life' - West Midland mayor writes exclusively for the Express & Star on his first anniversary in post
Politics|May 12
Why does West Midlands mayor Richard Parker want to take over the buses? Here are his reasons
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Transport|May 9
Mayor promises cheaper, more reliable service after taking buses under public control for first time in nearly 40 years
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Transport|May 9
Why the West Midlands will benefit more from Trump trade deal than anywhere else - by mayor Richard Parker
Business|May 9
I visited the Birmingham bin strike ‘megapicket’ where defiant workers from across the UK came to show support
Environment|May 9
Trade unionists back bin strike and warn of a ‘race to the bottom’ on wages
UK News|May 9
Dudley Council plans to cut watchdog committees
Politics|May 9
Dudley Council to carry out fresh review of green belt land to tackle questions from planning inspectors
Property|May 9
'Tariff cuts will come into place as soon as possible' - Prime Minster Keir Starmer speaks at Jaguar Land Rover after ‘historic day’ landing trade deal with Trump
UK News|May 8
Shake-up of bus services due to be given final approval tomorrow - despite Dudley Council objection
Transport|May 8
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker outlines his plans for his second year in office
Business|May 8
UK warns against travel to parts of India and Pakistan amid deadly conflict
UK News|May 7
Birmingham City Council accused of ‘undermining local democracy’
Politics|May 7
Stourbridge Labour MP speaks out against Government's welfare plans
Politics|May 7
'The best job I've ever had': West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker looks back at his first year in office
News|May 7
Wolverhampton fly tipper's van seized and crushed by the council after local filmed them dumping waste
News|May 6
Neighbour confident ‘overbearing’ home will be pulled down by Walsall Council
Property|May 6
24-hour Rowley Regis storage site planned for firm’s old depot
Property|May 6
Prominent former bank building at heart of Dudley's 'medieval quarter' could be turned into block of flats
Dudley|May 6
Peter Rhodes on recorders, WFH and the seriously unsmashed boat gangs
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News|May 6
‘Secretary of state for everything’: Richard Parker on what it's really like to be the Mayor of the West Midlands
News|May 6
Inside the McDonald’s row in a trendy Birmingham suburb
Property|May 6
Dudley MP stages protest to save village library
Sedgley|May 2
Reform UK win over Worcestershire after decades of Tory control in the 2025 local elections
Politics|May 2
Fact check: Reform UK’s NHS policy and Labour’s free breakfast clubs pledge
UK News|May 2
We visit Cannock election count where Reform Party talk of changing political feeling
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News|May 2
Plans to 'privatise' Dudley leisure centres dropped
Dudley|May 2
Peter Rhodes on apologies, imperial guilt and a lesson in rounding-up penguins
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Peter Rhodes|May 2
Future 'shake-up' of Dudley's community forums to be debated
Politics|May 2
