Local Headlines from Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Wollaston Village Hall is getting set to welcome Halesowen College’s state-of-the-art digital bus CEDRIC for an exciting Digital Drop-in session.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Labour is ‘backing Birmingham’ after the city was beset by high-profile woes such as a bins strike and financial strife.

Dudley borough residents are being invited to sign up to a collective energy switching scheme which could help them to save hundreds of pounds on their bills.

Birmingham City Council is planning to introduce major changes for a number of roads within the Knowledge Quarter.