Arden Cross HS2 land ‘to be released by 2030’

A £10bn regeneration plan, anchored on HS2 and a new development corporation, must deliver for communities as well as businesses, the Mayor of the West Midlands says.

Plans to build a waste incinerator large enough to power up to 50,000 homes in Stoke-on-Trent have gone out for public consultation.

A tumultuous local election has left the city with a radically changed political outlook. But a split on the council won’t derail the city’s regeneration as long as public and private sectors continue to collaborate effectively, writes Carl Potter.

A plan to link up three top-class sporting sites in the East Midlands will become a major driver of growth for the region, according to regional mayor, Claire Ward.

Reform’s Jake Berry says the party is not wedded to ideology as it draws up its policy platform, adding that deregulation, devolution and delivery could form the basis of the party’s general election manifesto in three years.

A new report shows Birmingham’s ‘buzz factor’ may not be limited to the boundaries of the West Midlands.

Voters made one thing abundantly clear in the local elections, according to secretary of state Steve Reed: “They want to see change faster.” At UKREiiF, he and Homes England chair Pat Ritchie shared how they were going to answer that call to action.

High-speed trains will not be running between Birmingham and Old Oak Common for at least another decade, transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has defended the government’s approach to planning and housing reform, rejecting claims it was ‘underprepared’ on entering office.