The Commonwealth Games are over. After a sporting spectacle that has shown the very best of the West Midlands to a global audience, we have passed on the baton to Victoria in Australia.
I was delighted recently to see West Midlands Metro's new Westside extension go into service, opening just in time for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
On Sunday July 17th, the first passenger-carrying tram set off down Broad Street after years of construction.
The Party is about to choose its next leader. As we go through this process – and there is an understandable desire to move swiftly – let’s think about one of the big issues which the outgoing PM correctly described as the defining mission of his Government: Levelling Up.
Students at Sutton Coldfield’s Arthur Terry School stepped into the Dragon’s Den when they took part in a day-long challenge designed to build their teamwork skills.
Rising inflation, soaring energy bills and the spiralling cost of living have led to calls from some to step back from net zero ambitions and the levelling up mission. This is wrong. I believe we must step into both of these challenges even more determinedly.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is giving Mosley residents the chance to choose the name of their new railway station.
Construction work on three new stations on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham is due to start later this year – but only the name of Kings Heath Station is agreed.
As Mayor of the West Midlands, it’s my job to bring the region’s seven constituent boroughs together and ensure that no areas are left behind when it comes to investment – a kind of internal ‘levelling up’.
A huge £20million Government investment that has been allocated for a new transport gateway in Sutton can kickstart the masterplan to revive the town centre, say local leaders.