Mayor of the West Midlands
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Richard met young people at Xcelerate with Edgbaston alongside Skills Minister Jacqui Smith.
Xcelerate is a community learning hub aiming to boost a million career prospects by 2030 💼
So far, they’ve trained around 3,500 people - including Kundai, a Path 2 Apprenticeships participant 💪
Xcelerate is a community learning hub aiming to boost a million career prospects by 2030 💼
So far, they’ve trained around 3,500 people - including Kundai, a Path 2 Apprenticeships participant 💪
April 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Richard met young people at Xcelerate with Edgbaston alongside Skills Minister Jacqui Smith.
Xcelerate is a community learning hub aiming to boost a million career prospects by 2030 💼
So far, they’ve trained around 3,500 people - including Kundai, a Path 2 Apprenticeships participant 💪
Xcelerate is a community learning hub aiming to boost a million career prospects by 2030 💼
So far, they’ve trained around 3,500 people - including Kundai, a Path 2 Apprenticeships participant 💪
"The uptake on the free travel has been fantastic, but we still need to do more to make the region's buses work better for local people." 🗣️
Richard on the Passenger Incentive Programme passing five million bus journeys in its first year 🚌
Read more:
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Richard on the Passenger Incentive Programme passing five million bus journeys in its first year 🚌
Read more:
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-s...
April 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"The uptake on the free travel has been fantastic, but we still need to do more to make the region's buses work better for local people." 🗣️
Richard on the Passenger Incentive Programme passing five million bus journeys in its first year 🚌
Read more:
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-s...
Richard on the Passenger Incentive Programme passing five million bus journeys in its first year 🚌
Read more:
www.wmca.org.uk/news/mayor-s...
🗣️ The Mayor said: "The government is backing my plan to invest in top talent and tech, so we can reduce our carbon emissions and get everyone to net zero, while creating jobs.
"That’s how I’m going to build cleaner communities and a stronger economy."
"That’s how I’m going to build cleaner communities and a stronger economy."
April 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🗣️ The Mayor said: "The government is backing my plan to invest in top talent and tech, so we can reduce our carbon emissions and get everyone to net zero, while creating jobs.
"That’s how I’m going to build cleaner communities and a stronger economy."
"That’s how I’m going to build cleaner communities and a stronger economy."
🗣️ Richard said: "Our Innovation Accelerator has already helped more than 700 businesses secure £70 million of additional investment, fuelling new ideas, creating jobs, and driving growth, which will build a stronger and more prosperous economy for the West Midlands."
April 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🗣️ Richard said: "Our Innovation Accelerator has already helped more than 700 businesses secure £70 million of additional investment, fuelling new ideas, creating jobs, and driving growth, which will build a stronger and more prosperous economy for the West Midlands."
Richard was in Birmingham to commemorate the end of Ramadan ✨
The annual Eid prayers attract thousands of residents each year 🙏
The annual Eid prayers attract thousands of residents each year 🙏
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Richard was in Birmingham to commemorate the end of Ramadan ✨
The annual Eid prayers attract thousands of residents each year 🙏
The annual Eid prayers attract thousands of residents each year 🙏
🗣️ Richard said: "Small charities in all corners of the West Midlands are working tirelessly to make a difference for everyone, especially the most vulnerable, in our region.
"Colebridge Trust is changing lives - helping local people learn, earn and reach their full potential."
"Colebridge Trust is changing lives - helping local people learn, earn and reach their full potential."
March 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🗣️ Richard said: "Small charities in all corners of the West Midlands are working tirelessly to make a difference for everyone, especially the most vulnerable, in our region.
"Colebridge Trust is changing lives - helping local people learn, earn and reach their full potential."
"Colebridge Trust is changing lives - helping local people learn, earn and reach their full potential."
🧱 Thousands of bricks have been donated to provide Walsall College students with hands-on experience
💪 Persimmon Homes have committed to strengthening the industry’s future workforce
💪 Persimmon Homes have committed to strengthening the industry’s future workforce
March 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🧱 Thousands of bricks have been donated to provide Walsall College students with hands-on experience
💪 Persimmon Homes have committed to strengthening the industry’s future workforce
💪 Persimmon Homes have committed to strengthening the industry’s future workforce
🗣️ Richard said: “This former copper works will create hundreds of valuable jobs, but most importantly, it will be a catalyst for economic growth in the region.”
March 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🗣️ Richard said: “This former copper works will create hundreds of valuable jobs, but most importantly, it will be a catalyst for economic growth in the region.”
🗣️ “The next two weeks are packed with even more incredible opportunities for businesses to connect and collaborate with each other and help drive our economy to the next level.”
💼 Richard Parker on the launch of the West Midlands Business Festival.
💼 Richard Parker on the launch of the West Midlands Business Festival.
March 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🗣️ “The next two weeks are packed with even more incredible opportunities for businesses to connect and collaborate with each other and help drive our economy to the next level.”
💼 Richard Parker on the launch of the West Midlands Business Festival.
💼 Richard Parker on the launch of the West Midlands Business Festival.
💼 Young people who are not in education, employment, or training are set to benefit from a new scheme designed to get them into work.
🆕 YouthPath will work alongside businesses to create career opportunities for the region’s young people.
🆕 YouthPath will work alongside businesses to create career opportunities for the region’s young people.
February 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
💼 Young people who are not in education, employment, or training are set to benefit from a new scheme designed to get them into work.
🆕 YouthPath will work alongside businesses to create career opportunities for the region’s young people.
🆕 YouthPath will work alongside businesses to create career opportunities for the region’s young people.
You have until 5 March to recommend individual learners, educators, learning providers or employers for recognition at this year's Adult Learning Awards 🏆
February 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You have until 5 March to recommend individual learners, educators, learning providers or employers for recognition at this year's Adult Learning Awards 🏆
A £21m funding package from the Government will improve cycling and walking routes in the West Midlands 🚶
February 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A £21m funding package from the Government will improve cycling and walking routes in the West Midlands 🚶
The Mayor has secured funding worth filling 88,000 potholes across the West Midlands 🛣️
February 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Mayor has secured funding worth filling 88,000 potholes across the West Midlands 🛣️
🗣️ The Mayor said: “I’m making sure we build at the scale needed to tackle the housing crisis, working with Homes England and local partners to deliver the biggest social housing programme this region has seen in decades - changing thousands of lives for the better."
February 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🗣️ The Mayor said: “I’m making sure we build at the scale needed to tackle the housing crisis, working with Homes England and local partners to deliver the biggest social housing programme this region has seen in decades - changing thousands of lives for the better."
🗣️ Richard said: "Wolverhampton desperately needs more homes and getting spades in the ground on Canalside South is part of the solution to that."
"But it's more than just bricks and mortar, it's about creating a thriving new community and shaping a bright future for the city."
"But it's more than just bricks and mortar, it's about creating a thriving new community and shaping a bright future for the city."
February 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🗣️ Richard said: "Wolverhampton desperately needs more homes and getting spades in the ground on Canalside South is part of the solution to that."
"But it's more than just bricks and mortar, it's about creating a thriving new community and shaping a bright future for the city."
"But it's more than just bricks and mortar, it's about creating a thriving new community and shaping a bright future for the city."
The Mayor has appointed more than 50 experts to help deliver his four key priorities: Jobs, Journeys, Homes and Growth.
The four dedicated taskforces of experts will provide insights, challenge ideas and help make a real difference to people’s lives in the West Midlands.
The four dedicated taskforces of experts will provide insights, challenge ideas and help make a real difference to people’s lives in the West Midlands.
January 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Mayor has appointed more than 50 experts to help deliver his four key priorities: Jobs, Journeys, Homes and Growth.
The four dedicated taskforces of experts will provide insights, challenge ideas and help make a real difference to people’s lives in the West Midlands.
The four dedicated taskforces of experts will provide insights, challenge ideas and help make a real difference to people’s lives in the West Midlands.
🗣️ Richard said: “Our creative bootcamps are unlocking incredible opportunities for talented young people like Laura and Tegan, who are now working alongside one of the UK’s biggest TV stars at the Birmingham Hippodrome.”
January 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🗣️ Richard said: “Our creative bootcamps are unlocking incredible opportunities for talented young people like Laura and Tegan, who are now working alongside one of the UK’s biggest TV stars at the Birmingham Hippodrome.”
🚗 Richard recently visited JLR to see how they are training young people.
🧑🔧 He met a Jack, an apprentice, and found out more about the difference it his making to his own professional development.
🧑🔧 He met a Jack, an apprentice, and found out more about the difference it his making to his own professional development.
January 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚗 Richard recently visited JLR to see how they are training young people.
🧑🔧 He met a Jack, an apprentice, and found out more about the difference it his making to his own professional development.
🧑🔧 He met a Jack, an apprentice, and found out more about the difference it his making to his own professional development.
The Mayor has today launched a consultation on bus franchising – a plan to improve reliability, routes & fares for the West Midlands network.
Over the next 3 months, the public are being asked to give their views on Richard’s plan for a franchised bus network.
Over the next 3 months, the public are being asked to give their views on Richard’s plan for a franchised bus network.
January 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Mayor has today launched a consultation on bus franchising – a plan to improve reliability, routes & fares for the West Midlands network.
Over the next 3 months, the public are being asked to give their views on Richard’s plan for a franchised bus network.
Over the next 3 months, the public are being asked to give their views on Richard’s plan for a franchised bus network.
The season of giving 💛
The Mayor recently handed several sacks of toys, donated by West Midlands Combined Authority staff, to @cashforkids.bsky.social Mission Christmas 🎁
The Mayor recently handed several sacks of toys, donated by West Midlands Combined Authority staff, to @cashforkids.bsky.social Mission Christmas 🎁
December 18, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The season of giving 💛
The Mayor recently handed several sacks of toys, donated by West Midlands Combined Authority staff, to @cashforkids.bsky.social Mission Christmas 🎁
The Mayor recently handed several sacks of toys, donated by West Midlands Combined Authority staff, to @cashforkids.bsky.social Mission Christmas 🎁
Richard will be taking your questions on BBC West Midlands hot seat later this morning🎙️
Ask your questions on 08081 00 99 56.
You can listen live 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ask your questions on 08081 00 99 56.
You can listen live 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
December 18, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Richard will be taking your questions on BBC West Midlands hot seat later this morning🎙️
Ask your questions on 08081 00 99 56.
You can listen live 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ask your questions on 08081 00 99 56.
You can listen live 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
At Coventry College, The Mayor saw how a West Midlands Combined Authority funded insulation bootcamp is helping students gear up for careers in future technology industries.
He also met the engineering and retrofit stakeholders and employers collaborating to help maximise learner opportunities.
He also met the engineering and retrofit stakeholders and employers collaborating to help maximise learner opportunities.
December 12, 2024 at 1:53 PM
At Coventry College, The Mayor saw how a West Midlands Combined Authority funded insulation bootcamp is helping students gear up for careers in future technology industries.
He also met the engineering and retrofit stakeholders and employers collaborating to help maximise learner opportunities.
He also met the engineering and retrofit stakeholders and employers collaborating to help maximise learner opportunities.
The Mayor visited the most recent West Midlands Combined Authority invested brownfield site that is set to create over 300 jobs 💼
December 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM
The Mayor visited the most recent West Midlands Combined Authority invested brownfield site that is set to create over 300 jobs 💼
In Wednesbury, Richard personally paid thanks to Sue Tycer, a Transport for West Midlands employee, who helped a rough sleeper secure permanent accommodation.
Find out more about her incredible efforts 👇
www.wmca.org.uk/news/bus-sta...
Find out more about her incredible efforts 👇
www.wmca.org.uk/news/bus-sta...
December 5, 2024 at 10:59 AM
In Wednesbury, Richard personally paid thanks to Sue Tycer, a Transport for West Midlands employee, who helped a rough sleeper secure permanent accommodation.
Find out more about her incredible efforts 👇
www.wmca.org.uk/news/bus-sta...
Find out more about her incredible efforts 👇
www.wmca.org.uk/news/bus-sta...
Richard recently attended an event to mark 100 years of Midland Heart.
🗣️ He said: "Let this celebration inspire us to rise to the challenges of 2024 and beyond, to build homes and communities that offer security and opportunity to everyone."
Here's to the next century!
🗣️ He said: "Let this celebration inspire us to rise to the challenges of 2024 and beyond, to build homes and communities that offer security and opportunity to everyone."
Here's to the next century!
November 30, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Richard recently attended an event to mark 100 years of Midland Heart.
🗣️ He said: "Let this celebration inspire us to rise to the challenges of 2024 and beyond, to build homes and communities that offer security and opportunity to everyone."
Here's to the next century!
🗣️ He said: "Let this celebration inspire us to rise to the challenges of 2024 and beyond, to build homes and communities that offer security and opportunity to everyone."
Here's to the next century!