Last week the government announced additional funding for local authorities in England to help ease pressures over winter, including £2.2 million extra for Warwickshire.
Mid Worcestershire MP Nigel Huddleston has congratulated Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid on his appointment as Home Secretary. Mr Javid moved from his position as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The creation of a Digital Skills Institute and a new graduate retention programme are included in proposals by Mayoral candidate Andy Street to help the West Midlands prepare for the Digital Revolution and support the bid to bring Channel 4 to the region.
In four weeks’ time, people across the country will be going to the polls. On Thursday 4th May, the UK will vote in elections which will have a big impact, both on local areas, and on our country as a whole.
Over the last seven years we have been working hard to create more opportunities for ordinary working people. That starts by helping more people into work so that they can earn a living and provide for themselves and their family.
Former boss of retailer wants to bring worker as shareholder principles to the public sector in the West Midlands - with care services and youth employment initiatives top of his list.
When the British people voted in the referendum last June, they did not simply vote to withdraw from the European Union; they voted to change the way our country works – and the people for whom it works – forever.
