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Birmingham, along with other cities across the West Midlands, is seeing a real benefit from national economic growth as new figures into the number of out of work households reveals.

The women officers from the Heartlands region of Birmingham Coventry and Solihull met this weekend to discuss ways to increase female representation in the regional party structure. 

The National Rural Crime Network has revealed a shocking picture of domestic abuse in rural Britain with hidden victims – isolated, unsupported and unprotected – who are being failed by the system, services and those around them, and Staffordshire is not immune.

Following the news that GE Energy in Rugby will remain open after speculation that it could close, Rugby MP Mark Pawsey has called on the Government to do more to support the next generation of skilled engineers.

Last weekend, Worcester’s MP attended The Hive’s annual Summer Reading Challenge launch and encouraged children to join in with space-themed activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. 

The Sutton Coldfield Community Games take place this weekend and are to be opened at one o’clock on Saturday by the Royal Town’s MP Andrew Mitchell and the Mayor of Royal Sutton Coldfield, David Allan.

Craig Tracey has visited Woodland’s School in Coleshill to celebrate the importance of PE and school sport to young people’s wellbeing.

The school is one of thousands across the UK taking part in YST National School Sport Week 2019, which ran from 24th to 28th June.

Last week, Bill Wiggin MP met with his constituents in the Houses of Parliament at the UK’s biggest climate change and environment mass lobby, ‘The Time Is Now’.

Rugby’s MP Mark Pawsey has welcomed the launch of the new Tourism Sector Deal, which will be a great boost to Rugby and Warwickshire’s thriving tourism economy.

Anthea McIntyre MEP has been reappointed Conservative Agriculture spokesman in the European Parliament.
As a staunch advocate for the role of advancing technologies in farming, she has been an influential voice in the parliament for the appliance of sound science in regulation.