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How man went from stealing £1k a day to helping others
Rhys Davies said he was stealing hundreds of pounds' worth of goods every day to fuel his drug addiction A former shoplifter who stole goods worth up to £1,000 a day to fuel his drug addiction says his life has been turned around by a support scheme. Rhys Davies, from Dudley, said his issues with substance abuse began during the Covid-19 pandemic when he lost his ability to work and what had been social drug use became more serious. "Life was very chaotic back then," he said.
How man went from stealing daily to helping others Original
Image caption, Rhys Davies said he was stealing hundreds of pounds' worth of goods every day to fuel his drug addiction ByRob Mayor Political reporter, Black Country, Reporting fromChelmsley Wood Published 14 minutes ago A former shoplifter who stole goods worth up to £1,000 a day to fuel his drug addiction says his life has been turned around by a support scheme.
Council apology over dementia carer's distress
Council apology over dementia carer's distress Rob Mayor - Black Country political reporter Tue, August 25, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lynda Austin's is a full-time carer for her partner John, who has early onset dementia [BBC] A council has apologised after withdrawing dementia respite services at short notice as some carers said they were given only a fortnight's warning, with no alternatives in place.
Council apology over dementia carer's distress
Follow Council apology over dementia carer's distress Rob Mayor - Black Country political reporter Tue, August 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM EDT Lynda Austin's is a full-time carer for her partner John, who has early onset dementia [BBC] A council has apologised after withdrawing dementia respite services at short notice as some carers said they were given only a fortnight's warning, with no alternatives in place.
Council apology over dementia carer's distress
A council has apologised after withdrawing dementia respite services at short notice as some carers said they were given only a fortnight's warning, with no alternatives in place. Dudley Council said they have now put in place "a temporary support arrangement of up to 12 weeks" for a small number of individuals and carers experiencing "significant impact or distress". Carers welcomed the news but criticised the authority's decision-making process.
'Council leader boxing at 60? It's never been done'
He's more used to verbal sparring, but the leader of Dudley Council is getting ready to rumble in the boxing ring in a bid to raise more than £30,000 for charity. Conservative Patrick Harley has lost six-stone (38.1kg) in an 11-month rigorous exercise regime for the fight, which takes place on 21 August. Harley says to put on the gloves for six one-minute rounds is "a bucket list tick", adding "this has never been done before, a council leader boxing for charity at the age of 60".
Council defends axing kids' holiday meal vouchers
Follow Council defends axing kids' holiday meal vouchers Rob Mayor - Black Country political reporter Fri, July 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Veteran makes emotional return to hospital
Follow Veteran makes emotional return to hospital Veteran makes emotional return to hospital A veteran who lost an arm and both legs in Afghanistan has returned to the hospital in the UK where he was treated, saying he has not "got the words to express the gratitude I feel". Jon White was serving with the Royal Marines when he stepped on an explosive device 16 years ago and was flown back to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Mum 'not sure' social media ban would have saved son
Rob Mayor - BBC Politics Midlands; Eleanor Lawson - West Midlands Sun 21 June 2026 at 3:06 pm UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucy Alexander's son Felix, 17, took his own life after being bullied on social media [BBC] The mother of a teenager who took his own life after being bullied online said she is "not sure" the government's new social media ban for under-16s would have saved her son.
Mayor’s Report — Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference and AGM - Clearwater Times
This past week, through the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, I had the opportunity to attend the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference and AGM. During the conference, I attended several educational sessions covering topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how municipalities can safely and effectively implement AI in their organizations.
'You're ghosted or told there's a better candidate': The suburbs where one in three adults is jobless
Parts of east Birmingham are a stark example of a national dilemma: why are so many working-age people currently out of work? According to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics, around one in three people aged 16 to 64 are "economically inactive" - unemployed and not currently seeking work - in several communities.
'You're ghosted or told there's a better candidate': The suburbs where one in three adults is jobless
Parts of east Birmingham are a stark example of a national dilemma: why are so many working-age people currently out of work? According to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics, around one in three people aged 16 to 64 are "economically inactive" - unemployed and not currently seeking work - in several communities.
Local election in Wolverhampton: What you need to know
The background of this image is purple, with a green, pink and blue triangle overlaying it - on top of that is a white sign with black writing that reads "polling station" and to the right of that is a black and white image of a man, in a dark jacket and a flat cap - his back is to the camera and you can only see his top half. Voters in Wolverhampton go to the polls on 7 May - where they will choose 21 councillors to serve in 20 wards.
Local election in Wolverhampton: What you need to know
Rob Mayor - Political reporter Wed 15 April 2026 at 12:33 pm UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Voters across the city will go to the polls next month [PA Media] Voters in Wolverhampton go to the polls on 7 May - where they will choose 21 councillors to serve in 20 wards. Only a third of the 60 seats on City of Wolverhampton Council are to be contested, but the results could see a change in personnel.
Local elections in Wolverhampton: What you need to know
Voters in Wolverhampton go to the polls on May 7 - where they will choose 21 councillors to serve in 20 wards. Only a third of the total council seats are to be contested, but the results could see a change in personnel. It's also possible that the strength of feeling with national politics could affect how people vote locally. Those who win will serve a term of four years and be responsible for helping to effect positive change in the areas they are elected to serve.
Council leader calls for bin strike talks to restart
Aida Fofana - West Midlands; Rob Mayor - BBC Radio WM Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:16 p.m. UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Piles of rubbish were seen in the city not long after the strike began last year (photo taken April 2025) [EPA] The leader of Birmingham City Council has said he wants the authority and Unite union to "get back round the table" to end a year of strike action.
Reform suspends councillor for being 'aggressive'
Reform UK has suspended its only councillor in Walsall, after he acted "aggressively towards a female volunteer", the party has said. Graham Eardley has represented the Pelsall ward since winning the seat in a by-election in September.
Reform suspends councillor for being 'aggressive'
Reform UK has suspended its only councillor in Walsall, after he acted "aggressively towards a female volunteer", the party has said. Graham Eardley has represented the Pelsall ward since winning the seat in a by-election in September.
Force's antisemitism training 'not yet finalised'
Acting chief constable Scott Green said he was determined to learn lessons from the Macabi Tel Aviv fallout [West Midlands Police] The acting head of West Midlands Police has said training on antisemitism is still being finalised and has not yet been rolled out to officers. It comes after a row over Macabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from a football match in Birmingham in November, following a flawed report published by the force.
Dudley MP delivers physiotherapy help to Ukraine
An MP has led a first of its kind visit to provide physiotherapist training in Ukraine. Sonia Kumar won the Dudley seat for Labour at the 2024 general election, but is also a practising NHS physiotherapist. She organised the trip after a visit in September in which she said she was moved by the resilience and bravery of injured Ukrainian soldiers.
Centre aims to keep supporting city's youngster
Sam and her sons, William and Joseph, are big fans of The Way [BBC] Staff at a youth centre in a city which has helped thousands of youngsters over its 10 years want to open it seven days a week, in a bid to help tackle youth violence. The Way opened in 2016 in Wolverhampton with a mission to replace services which were lost when more than 20 youth clubs in the city closed due to funding cuts.
'We don't feel listened to over planning changes'
Residents in Aldridge are campaigning against green belt development [BBC] Changes to the planning system, which would see some areas of green belt land redesignated, have prompted people living near those areas to say they are not being listened to, amid fears of inappropriate development. On the edge of Aldridge, near Walsall, Christine Edwards looks out from her garden at a landscape of of ancient trees and hedgerows, where carrots are growing in the green fields.
Could the Black Country see a political shake-up in 2026?
The Black Country was at the centre of the raise the colours movement during the summer of 2025 [PA Media] What happens in the Black Country in 2026, could well be a sign of what is to come elsewhere in the coming years. Political upheaval at a local level is often limited in the region because only a third of seats are up for grabs at election time. But boundary changes in Sandwell and Walsall mean every seat will be contested in May 2026.
Jury changes making law students rethink careers
Law students in Birmingham say they are worried about the future of the justice system after the government announced plans to end jury trials for all but the most serious cases. Some said they were even considering switching career. Justice Secretary David Lammy announced the changes last week in a bid to reduce a crown court backlog which stands at 78,000 cases.
Concern over children's centre outsourcing plans
Rob Mayor - Black Country Political Reporter Thu, September 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM UTC 2 min read Managers and parents at a council-run play centre in Upper Gornal have said they are concerned for its future, due to plans to find a new provider. In February, Dudley Council announced the Sycamore Adventure Centre would stay open, after fears it would close because of budget cuts. But people who run the centre and the local MP said outsourcing plans put its future back under threat.
City councillor dies after short illness
Tributes have been paid to a "deeply principled" Birmingham councillor who has died aged 62 after a short illness. Kerry Jenkins, who represented Labour in Moseley, died on Thursday, her family announced on her social media. Ms Jenkins joined the council in 2014 and had represented the ward since it was created in 2018.
More than 12,800 tonnes of rubbish on city streets
Birmingham City Council says 12,803 tonnes of uncollected waste have accumulated on the streets of the city this week, as an all-out strike by refuse workers continues. The council said only a small number of waste trucks had been deployed since police scaled down their presence on picket lines last week. Collections were severely disrupted "due to industrial action by pickets" at three waste depots in the city.
Union blames council for lack of bin strike deal
The union representing Birmingham's striking bin workers has broken its near-three-week silence on ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the action to blame the city council for the lack of a deal. A Unite spokesperson also blamed government-appointed commissioners, who have been overseeing the council's operations since its effective bankruptcy, for the apparent lack of progress.
Striking bin workers block depot lorries again
Bin lorries have been blocked from leaving a waste depot by striking refuse workers in Birmingham as the city's bin strike continues. Gates at the Atlas Depot, Tyseley, were relocked just after 06:30 BST on Thursday with crews seen leaving their vehicles. Striking workers restarted their tactics of delaying trucks as they left depots on Tuesday, stepping aside only when police intervened. Birmingham City Council posted on social media that some bin collections could be disrupted on Thursday.
Bin strike a fire and rehire situation, says union
The regrading of workers at the heart of the long-running Birmingham bin strike should be called out as "fire and rehire", a union boss says. Further talks between the two sides are set to take place next week after a meeting hosted by conciliation service Acas on Thursday. The focus of the row is now on plans to downgrade the role of drivers, which the union said could cost some workers £8,000 a year.
Bin truck drivers' pay could fall by £8,000 - union
Bin lorry drivers in Birmingham could have their pay cut by up to £8,000 under new proposals, their union said, as the city's bin strike enters its eighth week. Refuse workers belonging to Unite started an all-out strike on 11 March, in a standoff with the council over proposed changes to roles and resulting pay cuts. Unite said on Tuesday that, under new council plans, bin lorry drivers' pay could also fall from £40,000 to £32,000.
Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected
A strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to continue after the latest pay offer by the city council was "overwhelmingly" rejected. It follows a month-long stand-off between members of the Unite union and the Labour-run authority as bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish have piled high on streets. Unite said the city council's "partial" offer was "totally inadequate" and did not address the potential pay cuts for 200 drivers.
Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told
A deal between striking bin workers and Birmingham City Council could have been reached were it not for the interventions of the Unite union's national leadership team, the BBC has been told. A message seen by the BBC appears to suggest some local members are dissatisfied with how the dispute has been handled. Thousands of tonnes of rubbish has built up on the city's streets over more than four weeks.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0l63el83jo Version 4 of 5. Julie Hambleton set up Justice for the 21 campaign group A campaigner for victims of the Birmingham pub bombings has asked "where's our public inquiry?" Julie Hambleton, who lost her sister Maxine in the blasts in November 1974, said she asked the question after watching inquiries into Grenfell, the Manchester Arena bombing, Omagh, Bloody Sunday and others.
Action needed to improve flood defences - MP
The government has been urged to take action on flood defences following the widespread flooding cause by Storm Bert. Labour's Environment Secretary Steve Reed said last week the Conservatives left defences “” and his party was investing £2.4bn over two years to upgrade defences. But Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas told BBC Politics Midlands it was a nationally strategic issue and urged the government to “grab it by the horns”.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0l63el83jo Version 3 of 4. Julie Hambleton set up Justice for the 21 campaign group A campaigner for victims of the Birmingham pub bombings has asked "where's our public inquiry?" Julie Hambleton, who lost her sister Maxine in the blasts in November 1974, said she asked the question after watching inquiries into Grenfell, the Manchester Arena bombing, Omagh, Bloody Sunday and others.
Pub bombings: 'Where's our public inquiry?'
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'Pension fund delays are appalling'
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New office to attract film-makers to West Midlands
Rob Mayor - BBC News, West Midlands September 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM·1 min read The mayor of the West Midlands has said he wants to attract more film and television productions to the region with a new unit at the West Midlands Combined Authority.
'Bankrupt' council should ease savings burden
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New Green MP: 'I cannot wait to get to work'
Chloe Hughes - BBC News, West Midlands and Rob Mayor - BBC Midlands Today July 10, 2024 at 1:08 PM·1 min read "I cannot wait to get a desk, get my feet under it, and get to work." New MP Ellie Chowns said she is ready to hit the ground running with tackling river pollution the issue she hopes to make some progress with. Ms Chowns, who was sworn in on Wednesday, is the first Green Party MP in the Midlands, after taking the North Herefordshire seat by almost 6,000 votes.
Voters 'tired of Westminster chaos' - new Green MP
Eleanor Lawson - BBC News, West Midlands and Rob Mayor - BBC Midlands Political Editor July 7, 2024 at 5:48 AM·4 min read The first ever Green MP to be elected in the Midlands said voters were tired of chaos and polarisation in Westminster.
Poverty, Gaza and the challenges to a safe Labour seat
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Poverty, Gaza and the challenges to a safe Labour seat Original
Poverty, Gaza and the challenges to a safe Labour seat By Rob Mayor, BBC West Midlands Political Editor • Rebecca Woods, BBC News, West Midlands BBC Alum Rock resident Lorna Neale said it was worrying more food banks were opening Ladywood in Birmingham has been one of the safest Labour seats in the country since 1970. But boundary changes and a rising tide of anger over Gaza pose a threat. The BBC spoke to voters and the candidates battling to represent them.
Immigration in a Red Wall English county
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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council appoints managing director Rob Mayor,Political Editor, BBC West Midlands BBC New managing director Joanne Roney started her career at Birmingham City Council as a 16-year-old apprentice Birmingham City Council has appointed a woman who started her career as an apprentice at the authority as its new managing director. Joanne Roney, who grew up in the Shard End area of the city, has been in charge of Manchester City Council for the last seven years.
Striking women have right to be outraged - Tory MP
A Tory MP has thrown her support behind more than 1,500 female school staff who took part in a strike over an ongoing equal pay claim dispute. Teaching assistants, catering staff and other workers from 35 schools across Birmingham carried out industrial action on Tuesday - the same week pupils took their Sats exams. Speaking on BBC Politics Midlands, Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb said it was “absolutely scandalous” that women were being disparaged in the workforce.
The mayoral thriller that exposed Tory and Labour challenges
The drama started on Friday morning, before a single vote had been counted. It didn’t stop until late in the night on Saturday. It’s normal for party campaign teams and supporters to brief journalists on how they think the vote has gone once the polls are closed and the ballot papers are verified.
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