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West Midlands
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About
West Midlands
The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area known traditionally as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. The region has seven cities: Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester.
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Largest towns in the West Midlands
News from the West Midlands
Court orders three-month closure of Vape Express, seventh shop shut in Cradley Heath
Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team secured a three-month court order to shut Vape Express, marking the seventh closure on Cradley Heath High Street as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape sales.
Cradley2 hours ago
CouncilOver 2,000 Coventry social homes upgraded with insulation, solar panels and heat pumps
A £67.6 million programme delivered by Citizen, the council and partners has fitted external wall insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and fans to more than two thousand social houses, cutting tenants’ energy bills.
Coventry2 hours ago
CouncilBirmingham council opens £400,000 arts and culture grant scheme
A new funding programme offers up to £50,000 per project to boost local arts, cultural events and high-profile attractions, with applications due by 6 November.
Birmingham2 hours ago
CouncilCoventry Market to receive £1.25m external upgrade
Coventry City Council, backed by West Midlands funding and the Hill Group, will spend at least £1.25 million on external improvements to the Grade II listed market, with work set to begin early next year.
Coventry3 hours ago
CouncilBirmingham Council pledges action as national grooming-gangs inquiry includes city
Birmingham’s leader Roger Harmer says the council will cooperate fully with the new national inquiry into grooming gangs and launch a series of safeguarding measures, support services and a public awareness campaign.
Birmingham3 hours ago
CouncilCoventry launches 'It's K to Talk' campaign to curb ketamine use among youth
Positive Choices, commissioned by the council, has rolled out the ‘It’s K to Talk’ campaign, co-designed with young people, after an 80 % jump in local ketamine-related support requests since March 2025.
Coventry5 hours ago
Areas in the West Midlands
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