A healthcare worker who was paralysed after developing a rare disorder that left her unable to speak says she owes her recovery to the specialist care she received from her own colleagues at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

A Tipton company has sent two ambulances to the Ukraine a month after another British ambulance was blown up by Russian forces.

Lichfield District Council has signed an agreement with the new owners of the Three Spires Shopping Centre to develop options for a cinema within a former Debenhams store.

The BBC said responses from 19 forces suggested they were 44% slower to arrive at emergency incidents after 999 calls than in 2013.

Motorists are being advised to set off either before 6am or after 3pm to avoid the worst of the traffic.

More than 200 roads will be closed for parties as our region celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across South Staffordshire this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Tools and equipment hire services company Speedy saw pre-tax profits rise 250.6 per cent to £29.1 million for the year to the end of March.

Police are scouring a canal and searching social media for videos relating to the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in a Wolverhampton suburb.

A former council depot in Wolverhampton city centre is facing demolition under plans to build 599 new homes on the site.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Lichfield this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Stafford this weekend as the town celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody this morning as police continue to question him over the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old in a Wolverhampton suburb.

Excited locals turned out in their droves for the opening of Tettenhall Pool for the first time in two years.

Brierley Hill will be in full bloom this summer as volunteers help plant flowers to spruce up the town.

Great Wyrley is preparing for the return of its much-loved carnival as well its annual scarecrow walk.

West Midlands Police paid more than £1 million to snitches over the last six years, new figures have revealed.

Work on Dudley’s new £24 million transport interchange is expected to start later this year after plans to demolish the bus station were submitted.

Star readers have come forward to help Eddie McFerran identify this 1930s football team from the Wolverhampton area – but on one key point Eddie is still scratching his head.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Dudley this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The parent company of the Express & Star and Shropshire Star has held an event to thank long-serving staff.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Wolverhampton this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A table tennis club which started life in the 1970s is appealing for help to save its church base.

A new police 'super station' in the Black Country has been plunged into doubt after West Midlands Police was given an ultimatum over a land deal.

Several of roads will be closed across the borough of Sandwell this weekend as residents celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Tributes have flooded in following the death of veteran West Midlands and national television sports reporter Bob Hall.

A theatre company in Wolverhampton has produced a new play to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Red, white and blue street parties are being held this week at visitor attractions - alongside scores of community events to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

New footage of a robbery has emerged after a woman was threatened with a knife and punched as she was robbed of a scooter in Wolverhampton.

For more than 30 years Rachel Trevor-Morgan has reigned as one of Britain’s most sought-after hat makers.

Staff and patients at the MS Therapy Centre in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, gathered for a celebration of the Queen's Jubilee.

Two Stafford schoolchildren have raised £680 for Cancer Research UK in memory of their ‘brave’ dad who died of skin cancer while campaigning for more funding and awareness.

Wannabe ninjas young and old have been getting to grips with the obstacles of a popular TV show as a new attraction was given an 'unbelievable' opening by sports TV legend Chris Kamara.

The travel firm has cancelled three flights from Birmingham, two flights from Gatwick and one from Manchester in a blow to half-term travel plans.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old was killed in Wolverhampton - with police believing he was stabbed.

Residents of a leafy Wolverhampton suburb have spoken of their shock and fear after a 15-year-old boy was killed yards away from their home in a suspected murder.

With their delicate petals and evocative scents, sweet peas have long been one of the nation's favourite flowers.

New railway stations will open up train travel for thousands of people across the region and ease gridlocked roads, an MP has said.

Schools across the Black Country have celebrated the Platinum Jubilee before breaking up for half term this week, with royal parties galore.

Car manufacturers need to "get their act together" to bolster security on vehicles as thefts continue to soar across the region, a police chief has said.