Dudley
Dudley Council is well known for its tradition of innovation and determination, characteristics that have served the area well for years and continue to underpin it today.
The historic capital of the Black Country, Dudley borough is the home of the iconic medieval castle and key tourist attractions including the zoo and Black Country Living Museum. With over five million day trips are made to Dudley each year an amazing £161m is generated into the local economy.
With its population of over 300,000, Dudley has strong and passionate communities and important regeneration projects are underway.
The WMCA is supporting the people of Dudley with many activities in the area, ensuring this legacy will benefit future generations.
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The new Regenerating Dudley website has been launched to keep residents up to date with a number of exciting multi-million pound regeneration projects in the pipeline for the borough. The website provides a useful overview of wider regeneration projects within the borough.
Leader and Council
Councillor Patrick Harley
Party: Conservative
WMCA Portfolio: Digital and Culture
WMCA Projects
Find latest projects and programmes we are delivering in Dudley.
Network Improvements in the Black Country
There are multiple on-going projects happening in the Black Country as a way of improving the travel network.
Workwise
Tickets to success for the newly employed.
Bus Improvements
Half-price travel for under-18s and low fare zones are driving growth in bus usage in West Midlands.
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Latest Transport news in Dudley
Construction Gateway in Dudley
The Construction Gateway scheme aims to find local, high quality jobs for people wanting to enter the construction sector. With the West Midlands experiencing exceptional economic growth, the construction industry is benefiting from...
Progression Coaches
Progression Coaches are specialist Jobcentre Plus coaches who focus on supporting young people aged 18-24 into work. Support is tailored to the needs of young people and continues even after they have found work.
Digital Retraining Fund in Dudley
With an estimated 1.5 million UK jobs at risk from automation in the coming decade, we have set up a £5m Digital Retraining scheme to ensure our region has the right skillset to ‘beat the bots’.
Adult Skills Provision in Dudley
In August 2019, the WMCA took over responsibility for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) and how it is delivered. For the year 2020/21 this budget entails £128m.
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Latest Skills news in Dudley
Culture and Creative Economy
These are exciting times for culture in the West Midlands with major events giving the region a golden opportunity to showcase a resurgent, diverse and confident West Midlands to the world.
Digital Retraining Fund in Dudley
With an estimated 1.5 million UK jobs at risk from automation in the coming decade, we have set up a £5m Digital Retraining scheme to ensure our region has the right skillset to ‘beat the bots’.
Screen Industry Body
The Screen Industry Body was launched in October 2019 to boost the West Midlands’ TV, Film and Gaming industries.
Create Central UK
This industry body hopes to boost the West Midlands’ creative output by promoting the region as a production base for new content and gaining investment for local projects
Energy Innovation Zone in the Black Country
Energy Innovation Zones have been designated across the West Midlands to provide commercially meaningful geographic areas for deploying integrated smart energy solutions.
Latest Environment news in Dudley
Local Industrial Strategy
The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people in Britain and the West Midlands. Aligning with this is the Local Industrial Strategy, which can build on recent...
Latest Economy news in Dudley
Housing First
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Housing First Pilot scheme is designed to tackle the growing issue of homelessness for individuals with multiple and complex needs.
Latest Public Service Reform news in Dudley
West Midlands On The Move Activities
More than 1,000 unemployed young people in the West Midlands will be offered work placements in a bid to cut youth unemployment in the region.
Thrive at Work Mental Health Programme
Recognising the need to ensure our working population is supported, we have created the Thrive at Work Commitment to reward employers for improving the health and wellbeing offer to their employees.
Include Me West Midlands
Include Me WM is a regional approach to making the West Midlands an exemplar region for engaging disabled people and people with long term health conditions to be physically active.
Young Combined Authority
People in power don't always understand what young people think and need but West Midlands Combined Authority wants to.
Inclusive Leadership Pledge
The Inclusive Leadership Pledge was launched by businesses in response to the Leadership Commission’s call to realise a leadership that better represents the diversity of the West Midlands.
Hate Crime Campaign
An anti-hate crime campaign was produced in early 2019 to tackle hate crime across the West Midlands.
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