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Sandwell
13:03, 18 OCT 2017
Nearly 16,000 former benefits claimants declared fit for work in West Midlands
Politics
Anyone declared fit for work was stripped of their incapacity benefit and moved onto Jobseekers Allowance, provided they met the criteria for JSA
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JW Hinks announces fundraising partnership with St Basils
Finance
The Edgbaston-based firm has nominated St Basils as its charity of the year
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Warwickshire rejects chance to join combined authority
Local Enterprise Partnership
Councillors vote against becoming members of the new 'super council' but LEP pleads for Coventry and Warwickshire to stay together
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West Midlands' foreign-born residents rise by two thirds
Employment
Number of people born outside the UK living in the area climbs by 180,000 as net migration nationally hits 330,00 over the past year
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Congestion costing West Midlands' economy £1bn
M6
Crashes on the M6 - including two during the pastweek - along with poor infrastructure and road works bringing region to halt
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West Midlands councils lose sensitive data 450 times in three years
Sandwell
Despite a catalogue of blunders only six employees have actually been fired by the councils while in 92 per cent of cases no disciplinary action was taken at all
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Manchester powering ahead as Birmingham becomes 'laughing stock'
Combined Authorities
Former council leader Lord Whitby wades into debate on devolving powers to new West Midlands Combined Authority
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Only the best will do for Greater Birmingham
Politics
Same old faces being tipped to become 'Metro Mayor' for the region suggest that the search needs to be widened
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Whitehall millions bypass Midlands on way north
Combined Authorities
Region's MPs angry over shocking shortfall in handouts to West Midlands compared to other regions
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West Midlands among worst hit for roadworks
M6
New data from Highways Agency shows four projects in the region are listed among 32 classed as 'severe' so far in 2015
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West Midlands Combined Authority under fire over name choice
Politics
MP hits out at decision to omit Greater Birmingham from title of new super-council and more reaction following body's official launch
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West Midlands Combined Authority launches official plans
Politics
Leaders of the seven councils unveil 'prospectus' detailing how the new super-council will be run
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Right to Buy sales drop in the West Midlands
Sandwell
New research says just under 1,200 social homes were sold in the 2014/15 fiscal year which was a decrease of over seven per cent
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UKIP candidate Steve Latham in Facebook rant about mixed-race marriage
UK Independence Party
Would-be councillor said: “We face Europe’s fusion with the Third World. The interracial marriage produces each year thousands of young people of mixed race.”
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Greater Birmingham combined authority calls win Black Country support
Chamber of Commerce
The chair of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Devolution Group says the region would be better served under the Greater Birmingham banner
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West Midlands Combined Authority is such a dismal title - you would expect no less from a committee
Birmingham City Council
Asking seven council leaders to set aside their local interests for the good of the region, jobs and growth has proved too tall an order
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BBC 'short-changing the Midlands' to be debated in Parliament
BBC
A special Westminster Hall debate will be held next Tuesday on BBC investment levels – which work out at £12.40 per licence-fee payer in this region
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Thousands of West Midlands children in classes over legal size limit
Education
New data suggests nearly 7,000 infants are in classes which breach the Government's guidelines on how big a class should be
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Birmingham among highest rates for long-term unemployed
Employment
Pictures is improving however for the city according to new figures based on the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance
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Interactive graphic: Is the West Midlands ready for a combined authority?
Economy
We have created an interactive graphic to show how this region measures up with others in the UK in workforce, the economy, quality of living and housing
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Cinderella finally goes to the ball (or the West Midlands finally gets its act together with a combined authority)?
Economic Development
Positive steps have been taken recently as the West Midlands finally catches up with its northern counterparts, says Professor David Bailey
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Foreign workers in West Midlands rise by over 60pc
Economic Development
Number of overseas people gaining National Insurance numbers has increased across the West Midlands with Dudley seeing greatest rise
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Work begins on UK's largest combined authority after Queen's speech
Politics
With Solihull and Coventry on board, the West Midlands combined authority is set to oversee a region with of four million people and an £81 billion economy
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I'll cut tax for 2m in West Midlands, David Cameron pledges
Politics
The Prime Minister said announcements in the Queen's speech will make it easier to create jobs and wealth in
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