Sandwell MBC councillor, John Edwards, has been elected as chair of the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, which provides blue-light fire cover for almost three million people across the Black Country, Birmingham, Coventry and Solihull.
The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.
Reform UK’s plan to close the LGPS to new entrants would deepen recruitment crises and push low-paid workers towards poverty, argues UNISON’s Glyn Jenkins.
