As a write, the first snow of 2023 is falling in Birmingham and, while it certainly makes the Second City look attractive, it also serves as a reminder of the difficulties some face when temperatures fall.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says a caring community charity in Walsall is the perfect place to pioneer a new scheme to better connect people to nature.
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.
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’.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street was on hand to see trees planted in Aldridge to mark the first of 15,000 planned across Walsall in partnership with the Commonwealth Games.
Government cash will fund green transport revolution
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says Solihull people can look forward to a transport revolution after major Government funding is announced in the coming weeks.