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March 3, 2025

'I'm years ahead' - Bridgnorth 'worm-farmer' pays tribute to support

Man arrested in connection with attempted abduction of four-year-old child from West Bromwich church

March 2, 2025

Teenagers arrested after stolen motorbike crashes in Kingswinford

Man questioned over attempted murder after woman run over in car park of Kidderminster pub

Drug dealer who mowed down two Walsall police officers while escaping arrest is convicted thanks to bodycam footage

Overturned vehicle on country lane near Wolverhampton sparks unwanted diversions

Lower Gornal home deemed 'unsafe' after vehicle ploughed into car and house

Arson investigation launched after fire engulfs former chicken shop in Tipton

Liam Payne’s family ‘forever remember the joy his music brought to the world’

Brit Awards celebrates legacy of Liam Payne with emotional video

'There’s always something new to learn': Cannock waiter reaches final of fine dining award

Entertainment|Mar 2

'It's a more modern approach': Wellington's Wrekin College set to abandon single-sex house policy for youngest day pupils

Education|Mar 2

Ten dog-friendly hotels for last-minute bookings for those heading to Crufts in Birmingham

More than 50 shipping containers to be placed next to estate but 24-hour storage plans scuppered

Nine of the best cafes in and around Wolverhampton to celebrate Pancake Day

What's On|Mar 2

Rumours around relocating Walsall Leather Museum quashed by council leader

Black Country church set to close after almost 170 years serving the community

'I'm leaving my home in Shifnal to walk 1,200 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End to help the army'

Come and see a Tipton pub with a wonky look, a warm welcome and a great pint of beer

Midlands construction firm 'proud' as new council homes unveiled in Sandwell

The Dudley Castle spaceships from 1975 that landed amid a poignant Cold War link between America and Russia

We list the best butchers in the Black Country and Staffordshire according to locals

Concrete carbuncles or a bold vision for the future? Shropshire's 1960s era public buildings standing at a crossroads

March 1, 2025

Police investigating Wolverhampton dual carriageway crash in which man died appeal for dash cam footage

Birmingham street racing ban continuing after successful review

Mark Andrews: It's Bergerac, Jim, but not as we know it

Man jailed for 30 years minimum over Birmingham driver's murder in drug deal gone wrong

Goods van seized in Smethwick because the driver had no insurance

Disruption on railway due to trespassers on track at Birmingham results in Stafford-New Street changes

Former Stourbridge Labour councillor defects to Liberal Democrats

Stourbridge|Mar 1

Walsall teen suspects in custody over Cannock attempted robbery

Teenager rushed to hospital after being attacked by group of men and 'put into car' in Lichfield street attack

Grinning knifeman who went on the run after stabbing Dudley drinker with a hunting knife is jailed for five years

The seven best places to get a kebab in the Black Country and Staffordshire, according to locals

Memories relived of great music and great nights out as Wolverhampton bar reopens under familiar name

Jury finds Walsall man guilty of attempted murder, stalking and rape after three-week trial

I saw a new bag of M&Ms in Tesco costing same price as old bag but weighing 13g less

All the 'paw'some facts you need to know about world's leading dog show Crufts 2025 at NEC Birmingham

Support worker admits defrauding Dudley victims to the tune of £40,000

Inside the Shrewsbury brewery which pays tribute to its region and provides quality, fruity and much-loved beer

New flats to be built in Wolverhampton city centre as plans to convert former factory and offices get go-ahead

Man accused of bad behaviour at young offenders' institute near Wolverhampton

Dudley Council looking for £600 a day director – despite already having one

West Bromwich shop loses licence after illegal goods found and knife sold to teenager

10 of the best snowdrop walks in the West Midlands and Shropshire

'If Sir Keir was a backslapper he could give himself a good congratulatory backslapping' - Toby Neal's assessment of that meeting

Birmingham bin strike spills over to the Black Country as street divided by waste collections

'We are all empowered today and he is in jail' - Brave victims of rapist actor Alexander Westwood celebrate sordid tormentor's comeuppance

Celebrating good deeds and kindness- how you can nominate for Wolverhampton's Young Citizen Awards

'It's the principle!' Defiant Wolverhampton grandmother faces TV bailiffs after refusing to pay lockdown parking fine

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