Christian Barnett

Christian Barnett - Local Democracy Reporter, Wolverhampton Council planners have recommended that an £80m upgrade to a cold storage firm's warehouse should be allowed to go ahead.

Constellation Cold Logistics wants to build a new 108,900-sq-ft warehouse in Wolverhampton.

The warehouse would be up and running by summer 2027 if the application is given the go-ahead, CCL said.

The party's first cabinet has been formed after picking up an historic win in Sandwell earlier this month to take control of the council

The appointment of a new mayor in Sandwell has prompted Labour to accuse Reform of breaking with tradition.

Some concerns were raised by neighbours over parking problems and the rise in noise and pollution

Reform had promised to bring back weekly bin collections, introduce free parking and freeze council tax

The union said workers had not been paid and health and safety violations had been ignored

The union said workers had not been paid and health and safety violations had been ignored

Plans for a new £20m primary school in Oldbury have been formally submitted. Sandwell Council has submitted a planning application for the new Causeway Green Primary School on the edge of the former B...