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18 November 2025

Junction sees huge cut in near misses thanks to AI-powered safety technology

The AI technology was used by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to analyse real-world near misses at a junction in Coventry

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17 November 2025

Mayor to use new Renters’ Rights Act to crackdown on rogue landlords

Those who fail to comply with new rental sector laws can expect tough consequences

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13 November 2025

Mayor’s investment drives new family housing on derelict Black Country brickworks

£1m investment has been used to unlock final phase of the Stallings Place development on the former Ibstock Brick site in Kingswinford.

(left to right) Clare Sumner, (chief policy and impact officer, Football Association Premier League), Guy Rippon, (head of the Aston Villa Foundation), Mayor Richard Parker (centre, front), Will Clowes, (director of the Wolves Foundation), Helene Dearn, (executive director, Employment, Skills, Health and Communities, WMCA)

11 November 2025

Kicking off a better future for young people in the region

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, has signed a pioneering agreement with the Premier League that will improve health and job opportunities...

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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.