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The front of a blue tram on a city street. The headlights are on and the destination board says 'Sports Quarter'.

16 February 2026

£50m funding brought forward to fast-track Mayor’s plans for transport

Mayor Richard Parker and the WMCA Board agreed to advance £50 million to accelerate early work on projects including the new Metro extension, railway...

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, with Ed Cox, who has become the West Midlands Combined Authority chief executive. The men are pictured shaking hands, wearing suits as they face the camera. They are pictured in a wooden panel room

13 February 2026

Ed Cox confirmed as West Midlands Combined Authority Chief Executive

Ed has led the organisation since June 2025 in an interim capacity, driving delivery of the Mayor’s priorities

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10 February 2026

Mayor announces new Wolverhampton base

The 'Collab Hub' will provide office space so the Mayor and his staff can be closer to the Black Country communities they serve.

Mayor Richard Parker learns the art of brick laying with by Rob Smith, Curriculum Manager at Dudley College’s Technical Hub at the launch of the £75m construction skills package in October 2025

09 February 2026

Why apprentices are key to filling the construction skills gap

Thousands of extra construction workers will be needed across the West Midlands in the next few years to meet a building boom, and apprenticeships are...

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Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

Phase 1: East Birmingham to North Solihull tram extension

How the Mayor has secured funding for the project – which will kickstart Birmingham’s huge Sports Quarter regeneration project – has been made available as part of a £2.4 billion Government boost to the West Midlands transport network.