The Cannon Park segregated cycleway is now open! 🚴🏽 🚴🏻‍♀️ Sustrans West Midlands funded the £1.5m route and it’s part of a longer-term plan to connect the cycle route to Coventry train station. 🚆 We spoke to Jim O'Boyle to find out what this means for the community.👇

I'm just getting started. From opportunities for our youth to an investment zone, steps to bring buses under local control, and the start of an independent transport review, my first 100 days have laid the groundwork for delivering change. There’s still a lot of work to be done,

When I became Mayor, the WMCA had £146m of unspent housing funds. It's ring-fenced and we're set lose it. I've asked Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov to unlock that fund and allow me to use that money to rapidly build over 2,000 social homes taking over 2,000 families out of temporary accommodation.

It was great for Richard Parker and myself to see West Midlands Combined Authority and Department for Work and Pensions Job Centre SLT come together to discuss how we can work in better collaboration to support young people into jobs, skills and apprenticeship opportunities.

I’m delighted to have Sharon Thompson🌹🇰🇳 join me as Deputy Mayor. She shares my vision of giving young people in the West Midlands the best start in life. It was great to introduce her to the team and some of our brilliant interns working at Summer Lane. I look forward to working

Listening to the views of our communities and discussing key issues are important to me. Following recent events, I want to look forward, support and rebuild our communities together. Let’s keep these conversations going.

Wishing the very best of luck to all our West Midlands ParalympicsGB athletes competing at #Paris2024 Myself and the entire region are all behind you.

Cadbury is one of the West Midlands' best business success stories. It was a pleasure to meet some of its chocolate makers this week. My Youth Plan aims to make more apprenticeships available in the region supporting businesses such as Cadbury to thrive.

Congratulations Lauren Rowles MBE A remarkable record-breaking achievement 🥇🥇🥇

It was our pleasure to welcome WM Mayor, Richard Parker (West Midlands Combined Authority), last week. Richard experienced our multi-period storytelling, exploring buildings and meeting historic characters representing various eras within the Black Country's history.

I lost my dad to cancer. This awful disease impacts many families and loved ones across the West Midlands. Early diagnosis is critical and that’s why NHS Birmingham and Solihull cancer bus tour across Birmingham and Solihull is vital to communities in the region.

Last week, LEVC had the pleasure of hosting the Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ansty, Coventry, to see our operation and how we're supporting the region as a centre of innovation in green technology. To find out

A fantastic evening hearing about the exciting plans for Birmingham LGBT+ Centre new centre. The development, located in the heart of the Southside community, further amplifies the West Midlands as a welcoming, inclusive and diverse region.

The Mayor held his first meeting with West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association and the Regional Employer Engagement Group (REEG). They spoke of the importance of supporting veterans, reservists and cadets by breaking down employment barriers, bridging skills gaps, and promoting Armed Forces community hiring.

I want to get people in this community into work. Youth employment is my biggest priority as Mayor. Yesterday I visited Dream Chaser Youth Club 💫 in Small Heath, Birmingham to see how they are helping people into jobs.