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	West Midlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The West Midlands conurbation, a large urban area containing the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, as well as Solihull and the area known as the Black Country, including small parts of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
		The metropolitan county of the West Midlands, containing most of the conurbation at the heart of the region, as well as the city of Coventry.
		The West Midlands constituency of the European Parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Midlands (170 words)

	West Midlands (county) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974.
		The West Midlands borders the counties of Warwickshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south, and Staffordshire to the north.
		The West Midlands is not entirely urban, a stretch of green belt land, roughly 15 miles across known as the "Meriden Gap" exists, separating the Birmingham conurbation from Coventry, which retains a strongly rural character.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/West_Midlands_(county) (612 words)

	West Midlands conurbation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes Birmingham, in the English West Midlands.
		Occasionally the conurbation is defined as consisting of solely the West Midlands county; however, this includes Coventry, which is separate from the Birmingham urban area, and excludes the parts of the surrounding counties of Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, plus the Warwickshire towns of Water Orton, Coleshill and Curdworth.
		Between 1974 and 1986 the entire area was administered by the West Midlands County Council.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Midlands_conurbation (226 words)

	Dudley. Who is Dudley? What is Dudley? Where is Dudley? Definition of Dudley. Meaning of Dudley.
		Dudley is a town and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England.
		Dudley, part of the West Midlands conurbation, is located south of Wolverhampton and is a part of the Black Country.
		Dudley has a history dating back to medieval times; a castle has stood in Dudley since the 8th century, the present castle dates from the 13th century, and provided the centre around which the town grew.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Dudley (269 words)

	Birmingham UK on Wikipedia for the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom
		The city is situated in the West Midlands conurbation, of which it forms the largest part.
		Birmingham is part of the traditional county of Warwickshire, although it does not lie within the administrative county of the same name (established 1889).
		The conurbation is an industrial centre, home to the Jaguar and MG Rover Group car companies.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wikipedia/index.html (1918 words)

	Truck companies/M6 toll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		West Midlands Friends of the Earth are unsurprised that very few truck companies have signed up for the electronic TAG on the M6 Toll (1).
		West Midlands Friends of the Earth are very angry that the operators of the M6 Toll don't see themselves in having to play a roll as part of the national Trunk Road network in time when the current M6 may be out of action.
		Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) is a private company with the government concession to design, build and run the 27 miles of the new M6 Toll until 2054.
	www.birminghamfoe.org.uk /bnrr/pay.htm (817 words)

	Roads to Ruin - West Midlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although the West Midlands road programme is not as extensive as those in some regions, many of the schemes it includes are very significant.
		The western parts of the West Midlands conurbation would be better served by major public transport improvements and measures to manage demand inside the conurbation, rather than a green belt motorway attracting industry out of the urban centres.
		Traffic from Telford heading north could be fed either west onto the M54 and A5 to the A49, or east on the M54 to the A41 and then north.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /library/RoadstoRuin/section_05.htm (877 words)

	Explore England: West Midlands and the Peak District
		The factories of the West Midlands were the powerhouses of the Industrial Revolution and Birmingham, Britain's second city, was once the world's greatest industrial metropolis.
		The counties to the south and west of Birmingham - Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire - comprise a rural stronghold that maintains an emotional and political distance from the conurbation.
		Neighbouring Worcestershire, which stretches southwest from the urban fringes of the West Midlands, holds two principal places of interest, Worcester, which is graced by a mighty cathedral, and Great Malvern, a mannered inland resort spread along the rolling contours of the Malvern Hills - prime walking territory.
	www.justuk.org /uk/explore/012.asp (722 words)

	West Mercia Constabulary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Division is relatively close to the West Midlands conurbation.
		Some areas border the West Midlands conurbation, a result of which is that the majority of the criminal activity is committed by criminals from outside the area.
		This leads to difficulties in the detection of offenders and means that co-operation with West Midlands Police is essential.
	www.westmercia.police.uk /1024/divisions/nworcs.htm (118 words)

	topic:transport - Light rail in the West Midlands, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive was given the task of developing an implementation plan.
		As a way of improving air quality in the West Midlands, Midland Metro has proved to be of minimal use; it has had no measurable effect on car usage, or even bus mileage.
		Despite the comprehensive failure of Midland Metro, a significant change in public transport policy is unlikely, given the current composition of West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /rastro/topic_wm_lrt.htm (3764 words)

	M6 Toll - Overview
		Since the M6 Toll road opened in December 2003, it has grown from strength to strength and is recognised to be a key strategic route through the West Midlands.
		Midland Expressway competed for and were awarded the concession to run the M6 Toll for 53 years to 2054.
		The M6 Toll runs from junction 3a on the M6 and arcs around the north-east of the West Midlands conurbation rejoining the M6 at 11a.
	www.m6toll.co.uk /about (260 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 20 Dec 1989
		It has had a major impact on the west midlands, in that the vast concentration of component industries in the west midlands conurbation will take up the challenge and supply components not just to the Rover, Honda and Toyota factories but to Nissan, as many are already doing.
		In the west midlands in 1983 unemployment stood at 15 per cent.--in November 1989 it was 5.8 per cent.
		It is also interesting to note that the west midlands is lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of its contribution to the growth in GDP experienced since 1981.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm198990/cmhansrd/1989-12-20/Debate-9.html (7152 words)

	Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Birmingham (pronounced BIRming'm) is a city in the West Midlands of England.
		Nearby West Bromwich Albion's ground The Hawthorns used to be divided by the Birmingham/ Smethwick border, but was moved completely into the latter by a minor rationalisation of local government borders in the 1960s and is now in Sandwell.
		During the 1970s Birmingham's large West Indian population spawned what is arguably one of the earliest roots reggae bands in the UK, Steel Pulse.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/birmingham (3315 words)

	Wolverhampton Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wolverhampton is an industrial and commercial city in the English West Midlands, formerly part of Staffordshire county.
		The United Kingdom government announced on December 18 2000 that Wolverhampton would be granted city status, making it one of a few "Millennium Cities" [1].
		Wolverhampton lies northwest of its larger, neighbouring city Birmingham, and forms the second largest part of the West Midlands conurbation.
	www.sparrow.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/wolverhampton.html (440 words)

	West Midlands In Europe News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		M Barnier has been invited by West Midlands MEP Michael Cashman and regional partners to visit locations in the conurbation which are either benefiting under present Funding Programmes or have already benefited from Structural Funding Programmes totalling some £740 million since 1994.
		The Programme is being implemented by Advantage West Midlands in partnership with the Government Office for the West Midlands (GOWM) and is aimed at encouraging innovation among West Midlands SMEs.
		The West Midlands is already benefiting from two previous Objective 2 programmes; the 1994- 96 programme which saw the region awarded £300 million, and the1 997-99 programme, which saw the region awarded £340 million.
	www.westmidlandsineurope.org /news.htm?id=207 (759 words)

	House of Commons - Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs - Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
		She is a member of the West Midlands Regional Chamber, in the "Other Stakeholders" section, where she represents the four County Associations of Parish and Town Councils in the region (Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire; Staffordshire; and Warwickshire and West Midlands).
		The lean towards the West Midlands conurbation could be offset if the RDA office were situated in another part of the region, such as Stafford.
		In the West Midlands, the four county associations are of the opinion that one seat on the Regional Chamber is not enough.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmenvtra/232/232ap05.htm (1378 words)

	BNRR Briefing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The BNRR is a proposed 27 mile, dual three lane, tolled motorway which would run from the M6 South of the West Midlands conurbation to the M6 North of the conurbation.
		The proposals are being promoted by the Highway Agency and Midland Expressway Limited, (a private consortium of Kveaner and Autostrada,) who want to build and operate the toll road for a 53 year concession.
		The West Midlands conurbation is so congested that time savings from new roads are minimal and are often eaten up by longer delays in other parts of the system.
	www.birminghamfoe.org.uk /bnrr/6reasons.htm (2776 words)

	Tipton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000.
		Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton it is a part of the West Midlands conurbation, and is a part of the Black Country.
		Most of the traditional industries which once dominated the town have now disappeared, and Tipton today is one of the poorest towns in the West Midlands.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ti/Tipton.htm (299 words)

	rct3 · co · uk - local: solihull
		Solihull is a town in the West Midlands, south east of Birmingham.
		It used to be a town in the country, but has been swallowed up by the West Midlands conurbation.
		The Police and Fire Service are part of the West Midlands county service and the Solihull NHS has a huge hospital in the town centre.
	www.geocities.com /ardenmaths/locsolihull.htm (621 words)

	The Solihull Green Belt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the next decade or so the West Midlands continued to wrestle with the means by which it could accommodate its future housing and commercial growth.
		The general extent of the Solihull Green Belt was a feature of both the Solihull Structure Plan (1975) and the West Midlands County Structure Plan (1982 and 1986), whilst the detailed boundaries were prescribed in the Solihull Green Belt Plan (1977).
		The West Midlands Group - a body of practitioners, academics, industrialists and politicians - recommended in its study ‘Conurbation’ the need to preserve ‘the substantial belt of open country which lies between the Conurbation to the west and villages and industrial development in the East Warwickshire Coalfield to the north-east and Coventry to the east’.
	www.solihull.gov.uk /wwwes/devstrat/gbelt.htm (1490 words)

	Roads Round-up - The West Midlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The West Midland Multi-Modal Study has recommended that three new roads are built to the west of the West Midlands conurbation.
		A 33-mile motorway, it was designed along with the BNRR and the M42 to create an orbital of the conurbation of the West Midlands.
		Local people and environmental campaigners are mounting a strong campaign through the regional planning guidance process and will pursue all angles to ensure that the landscape to the west of the conurbation is protected for generations to come.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /library/RoadsRoundup/section_03.htm (376 words)

	RTPI West Midlands Branch
		The service covers the Counties, Cities and Districts of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire,Worcestershire and the whole of the West Midlands conurbation including, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.
		West Midland Planning Aid has prepared a planning resources pack which is available free to community groups or via this web site (see Planning Aid)
		We are always keen to attract new volunteers from all areas of the West Midlands and from all fields of planning.
	westmidlands.rtpi.org.uk /planaid.html (720 words)

	Defra, UK - Environmental Protection - Air Quality
		Appendix 1: PM and daily mortality and hospital admissions in the West Midlands conurbation
		The Panel therefore commissioned, through the Department of Health, an investigation of PM and daily mortality and hospital admissions in the West Midlands during the period from October 1994 to December 1996.
		The area of study was the West Midlands conurbation, which has a population of 2.3 million and includes the city of Birmingham.
	www.defra.gov.uk /Environment/airquality/aqs/air_measure/11.htm (2079 words)

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