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The latest news and information about how we are making the West Midlands the best place to live, work and visit.

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💯 West Midlands = best place to make a car in the UK.

🏎️ British firm Longbow will manufacture their hand-built electric sports cars at MIRA Tech Park, thanks to a £3m investment from the Mayor @RichParkerLab.

📸 Speedster

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🗣️ Your bus. Your say.

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🚌 Nobody knows our buses better than the people who use them.

💭 Your views and experiences can help shape how we improve our buses in the future.

💬 Have your say and join the conversation today 👇

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💭 What do you think about buses across the West Midlands?

We want to hear your experiences. The good, the bad and everything in between.

If you’ve got a spare 5 minutes, take our online survey.
Your feedback will help shape the future of the bus network.

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The Mayor has appointed a new leadership team for the Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation.

Dame Bernadette Kelly and Paul Richards will lead the acceleration of more than £11bn regeneration investment in Birmingham city centre.

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Read more about Lucy's story and how this investment will support communities across the West Midlands this winter ⤵️
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"When I moved into the house I felt safe, I got my independence back. It’s brilliant to have somewhere to go back to at night." 🏠

Everyone, including people like Lucy, deserves a warm, safe place to live.

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To support people experiencing homelessness this winter, West Midlands Mayor @RichParkerLab announced £5.5m in funding. 🤝

Working with local councils and charities, the funding will provide emergency shelter, healthcare and long-term support to help people rebuild their lives.

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The Mayor is supporting JLR workers taking voluntary redundancy with a £500,000 package to find new jobs.

The rapid response has been set up at short notice following the announcement of 4,000 redundancies over the next two years.

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🎤 What would you ask the Mayor?

Ask the Mayor Anything is heading to the Black Country, giving you the chance to put your questions directly to Richard Parker.

📍 Sandwell College
📅 16 September, 6pm-7:30pm

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📣 Ask the Mayor Anything is coming to the Black Country.

Got a question about transport, housing, jobs, the cost of living or another issue that matters to you?

Put it directly to Mayor Richard Parker.

📍 Sandwell College
📅 16 September, 6pm

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For David, social housing changed his life.

After being homeless for 2.5 years, he now has a safe, secure home in Coventry.

And thousands more in the region will get that same opportunity, with our first pot of money from a national £39bn social homes programme confirmed today.

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🩵 They're back after 25 years.

🏟️ @CoventryCityFC take on @Arsenal in the @premierleague on Friday evening.

⚽️ PUSB

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💫“Don’t give up. Push yourself to get the job you want.”

🚗 After leaving school with no GCSE qualifications, Olivia went to college and is now building her career as a customer service apprentice.

🙌 Good luck to everyone receiving  their GCSE results this week.

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🚌 Protecting West Midlands bus services.

The WMCA Board has approved the acquisition of National Express’s West Midlands bus operations.

The Mayor’s deal is a major step forward to a more reliable bus network as we move towards bus franchising.