12+ hour, 4+ min ago  (538+ words) A council continued to promote two of its farms for housing development " despite leaders saying they would stop farms being sold off. Reform UK leaders at Staffordshire County Council announced last year they had "banned" the sale of the authority…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (386+ words) A wildlife charity and tree expert have criticised the government's planning inspectorate over a recent planning approval. The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust said the inspector's ruling of 115 homes at Longwood Lane, Walsall, was "a real blow for biodiversity....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (438+ words) Thousands of people have signed a petition objecting to plans for a huge broiler unit for 200,000 birds on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. Guy Sankey has submitted an application for a scoping opinion on the proposal for his farm in Whiston…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (277+ words) Readers take aim at a vegan-driven hunt ban, set the record straight on Darwin's Beagle voyage, and lament Coronation Street's lost charm. With the greatest respect to Mark Pritchard, he does not understand what we are really up against with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (292+ words) Campaigners, brewers and volunteers from Wolverhampton were acknowledged for their hard work over the last year through the return of an annual awards ceremony. The CAMRA West Midlands Regional Annual Awards returned to the Firs Club in Codsall on December…...

2+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (429+ words) Staffordshire's county farms estate has delivered another strong year, providing vital opportunities for new and progressing farmers while generating income for public services. Over the last year, Staffordshire County Council's estate of 63 tenant farms, covering around 6,500 acres, has returned "734,000 in…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (178+ words) Dr Tony Trowles, head of the Abbey Collection, with a rare first edition of the Welsh Bible, dating from 1588, on June 16. It was on public display at St David's Cathedral for a month, the first time ... In Pictures: Wales hosts…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) A conservation scheme by Staffordshire Council has helped to provide healthier heathland and benefit wildlife year round. Over the past few months, Staffordshire Council's conservation grazing cattle have been at work across the Moors Gorse Site of Special Scientific Interest…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (373+ words) A plan to protect and enhance green spaces and wildlife across the West Midlands has been unveiled. The West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy sets out 62 actions to boost sites of nature and improve health, wellbeing, and prosperity of communities…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (518+ words) Farmers have brought tractors to a Budget day protest against proposed inheritance tax changes despite a police ban on agricultural machinery in Westminster. The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday evening conditions have been put in place to prevent people bringing…...