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08 January 2026

£1 million fund to tackle homelessness

Funding handed to the Mayor from the government's Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) programme will help 700 people already...

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07 January 2026

Mayor: Government strategy will make roads safer and save lives

National strategy sets out to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads by 65% by 2035

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02 January 2026

Mayor to fund affordable new homes for Black Country families

The two-acre site off Friar Park Road in Wednesbury will see 34, two and three-bedroom homes at discounted rents or through a rent to buy scheme...

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30 December 2025

Mayor announces another multi-million-pound social housing investment

Funding of £2.6m will be used to construct 108 affordable new homes in Rugby, Warwickshire

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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.