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A diverse group of six people stands indoors, smiling and holding virtual reality headsets. They are in front of signs reading "Antser Group" on a white wall.

03 December 2025

Mayor’s funding to harness video game technology for healthcare

The first-of-its-kind XR (Extended Reality) Health and Wellbeing Hub is one of eight regional projects being supported in the latest round of Mayor’s...

Preferred Homes Shrewsbury Scheme Nov 2025

02 December 2025

Mayor backs affordable extra care homes so older people can live independently for longer

Investment will be used to build 63 extra care homes on brownfield land in Shrewsbury

Emmanuel Boamah, Youth Participation Apprentice with West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Our Place, Walsall

01 December 2025

Care leaver discovers rewarding new career helping other young people

Emmanuel Boamah has succeeded in overcoming his own challenges in life to land a rewarding career working with young people in Walsall.

Two men, wrapped up in winter coats, stand in front of a blue tram in a city street. The destination sign on the tram says Sports Quarter

28 November 2025

Mayor joins tram test drive on first stage of Metro extension to new BCFC stadium

Test tram was on the first stage of a Metro extension that will ferry thousands of Blues fans to their new stadium.

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Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

How the Mayor has secured funding for the project – which will kickstart Birmingham’s huge Sports Quarter regeneration project – has been made available as part of a £2.4 billion Government boost to the West Midlands transport network.