Cllr Simon Phipps, Dudley cabinet member for economy and infrastructure, approved collecting up to £352,600 from a pot of cash provided by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). If the decision is rubber-stamped at a meeting on June 9, the cash will be spent as part of the Connect to Work initiative. Cllr Phipps said:
The old Saint Gobain site in Doxey Road is earmarked for redevelopment as part of the Stafford Station Gateway project, which will see new homes and employment space created on brownfield land next to the town’s railway station. The Doxey Road land was acquired by Staffordshire County Council in 2018 as part of the creation
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has announced he has secured a 30 per cent rise in the region’s highway repair funding which will be used to fill more potholes, resurface bad roads and give motorists a smoother drive. The Department for Transport has provided an extra £8.6 million for the pot, on top of the
Wasteland next to Oswestry Leisure Centre has been highlighted as the perfect place to have the facility, with the town council saying it can fund it through the sale of the old Smithfield site that happened more than a decade ago. However, despite planning permission being even approved for the track as part the new