A specialist castings and engineering group has suspended trading of its shares until it reports its annual results.

Grieving relatives visiting graves at a Wolverhampton cemetery are being warned to be on their guard following a spate of thefts from cars over the Christmas and New Year period.

Britain's oldest twins, who live in Tipton, have sent out a message to advise people about coronavirus after both tested positive.

Teachers and school staff are eligible for priority Covid-19 rapid testing in Wolverhampton, council chiefs have said.

New national lockdown restrictions have been brought in as Covid infections across parts of the region hit their highest ever levels.

The number of employees at a Rugeley business doubled in size in 2020 despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

The hospitality sector has majorly struggled during the coronavirus pandemic but one business has thrived as it serves customers at home.

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A Black Country prison worker has won £15,000 on the ITV game show Beat The Chasers.

A meat processing factory which closed with the loss of 650 jobs could reopen if planning bosses allow a Halal abattoir to be built on the site.

A brewery pub chain has completed work on its latest refurbishment in the Black Country . . . at a pub said to be Britain's most haunted.

A Black Country restaurant has launched plans to expand its premises.

A grandfather was repeatedly punched, kicked and cut with a saw after being attacked in his own bed by intruders.

A temporary drive-through coronavirus test site will reopen at Himley Hall and Park tomorrow.

A further 17 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after reports of disorder in a Black Country street.

A new £800,000 park and play area is being built on a large area of unused land in one of Wolverhampton’s most deprived neighbourhoods.

Police have ramped up patrols around a Staffordshire beauty spot in a bid to clampdown on anti-social behaviour.

A crumbling Black Country building which has been left without a roof and in a state of disrepair for two decades could become a new restaurant and shops.

A Black Country health chief has backed calls for teachers to be prioritised in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination.

Dozens of primary schools across the Black Country and Staffordshire are keeping their gates shut despite government advice to open classrooms again today.

A car was snatched by masked thieves who targeted a delivery driver in a carjacking in the Black Country.

A cannabis factory has been raided by police leading to the arrests of six people.

A housing scheme set to transform a vandal-plagued former Walsall copperworks is set to clear a final planning hurdle.

The percentage of coronavirus cases in the West Midlands caused by the new Covid strain has more than tripled in two weeks, analysis of official figures suggests.

When coronavirus first came to Russells Hall Hospital, nurse Beth Farney said the scene looked like something out of ET.

A man from Stone has been charged with two counts of making threats to kill, assault and possessing a bladed article.

Many schools schools will remain closed in Wolverhampton on Monday due to concerns over rising Covid rates.

The Black Country's Doreen Tipton has launched a one-off online pantomime to raise funds for Acorns Children's Hospice.

Some students will be able to study on campus at the University of Wolverhampton as part of a phased return plan.

A pensioner who was left unable to speak or swallow after a stroke was able to enjoy her Christmas dinner this year thanks to an innovative treatment.

A family was reunited with an 11-year-old boy after a search in the Stourbridge area which included the police helicopter.

Weather forecasters say the Black Country and Staffordshire is set to escape more snow and ice in the coming days - as people enjoyed the wintery conditions at beauty spots over the weekend.

Nearly 70,000 EU nationals have successfully applied to continue living in the Black Country after Brexit, according to official figures.

One in five drivers given speeding notices in the West Midlands in the space of a year ended up having them cancelled.

It will play a part in Black Country sporting history at the Commonwealth Games 2022 and work on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre is forging ahead in the new year.

More than 3,000 jobseekers in the West Midlands have been supported through the Government’s Sector-based Work Academy Programme.

A mental health support group is offering people a place to turn to as restrictions are tightened once again.

School lessons really had the X Factor for hundreds of Shropshire pupils as Wolverhampton reality show star Joseph Whelan dropped in for a fundraising gig as the new term got under way in January 2013.

A mother and daughter duo have been entertaining their street throughout the year to keep spirits up.

As it was for most industries, 2020 was a cruel and frustrating year for film.

Two sporty pupils have been called up to a newly created under-17 netball academy linked with Super League club, Severn Stars.

The generosity of a community has benefitted a charity helping children with two debilitating conditions.

Leaders in Wolverhampton have raised 'serious concerns' about schools returning tomorrow amid fears the new highly contagious variant of the virus could now be circulating in the city.

A further 35 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Police are investigating the circumstances into how a taxi became stuck on tram tracks in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Police is hiring a new diversity chief who will be paid £74,000-a-year to "improve inclusive culture" in England's second biggest police force.

A record number of students have accepted places to study on healthcare courses in 2020 – joining the front line of the NHS in the wake of the pandemic.