Waste management company Biffa achieved record revenue of £1.44 billion in the year to March 25.

A Black Country science teacher from is aiming to climb a dormant volcano to raise funds for charity.

A four-year-old boy from Dudley has won a special friendship award for his unwavering loyalty to his best friend who has leukaemia.

Our love affair with Greggs shows no sign of ending.

A council leader has hailed the Government's Levelling Up department for "coming on board" with their vision of how Wolverhampton could be transformed.

The West Midlands has seen a 338 per cent increase in the number of homes selling for more than £1 million in the last 10 years.

A pair of childhood sweethearts from Wednesbury have celebrated their diamond anniversary after 60 years of marriage.

More than 72,000 people in the Black Country and parts of Staffordshire could be suffering with long Covid symptoms, according to estimates.

Community support is being sought to help make a charity appeal to create a garden for Walsall stroke rehabilitation patients take root and grow.

No funerals will take place at six of the seven cemetery sites in Wolverhampton as the cycling time-trials race through the Black Country.

A black cat who has spent 200 days in an RSPCA branch has not had a single rehoming enquiry, as volunteers believe it is due to the colour of her fur.

A brain tumour patient from Walsall is campaigning for better funding to help find a cure for the disease after receiving a shock diagnosis.

Temperature are likely to remain warm in northern parts of England and Scotland.

A West Midlands gymnast is competing in Tuesday's horizontal bar final at the Commonwealth Games.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has revealed he is backing Liz Truss in the Tory leadership contest.

Andy Street has revealed he will be joined by a Government Cabinet minister to watch the Commonwealth Games action unfold in Wolverhampton.

A strategic partnership – developed in the Black Country – has helped a gas distribution and reinstatement specialist secure a major £2 million contract to work on the UK’s premier rail project.

Sir Bill Cash is spearheading a parliamentary campaign to call off an inquiry and save Boris Johnson from facing further sanctions over 'partygate'.

Two Black Country MPs have been on the end of a backlash after pledging their support for "Judas" Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership election.

A Conservative councillor has resigned his seat - sparking a possible by-election.

Tenants and leaseholders in Wolverhampton are being invited to have their say on a new strategy to support their needs.

A rave-loving Dudley couple have renewed their vows in style at a major Wolverhampton music festival.

A key player in a £300,000 drugs network is behind bars today (Monday, August 1) for his role in a criminal network supplying crack cocaine and heroin in the Black Country.

The cheapest petrol station in Wolverhampton has seen manic queues in recent weeks, as drivers continue to flock to fill up on the cheapest prices on both petrol and diesel.

A police officer suffered a fractured ankle after being assaulted by a patient at Sandwell Hospital.

Roads across Wolverhampton will be closed this week when some of the world's top cyclists race along them in the Commonwealth Games Time Trials.

Police are hunting a man in connection with the theft of a silver Porsche Boxster.

There have been other topics of conversation at the Commonwealth Games apart from the action.

A new travellers’ site to cater for an “unmet need” could be created on a disused farm within green belt land in Willenhall.

Cannock Chase Forest will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games mountain biking event on Wednesday, and surrounding roads will be closed in preparation for the competition to take place.

A host of activities are on offer to entertain children at a special fun day in Lichfield’s Beacon Park on Wednesday.

The NSPCC has launched a campaign urging parents and carers to think carefully about leaving children home alone or unsupervised as the summer holidays start.

Some of the world's leading gymnasts are competing at the Birmingham Utilita Arena during the Commonwealth Games.

A jumble sale will be raising funds for Ukrainian refugees in Stafford on Saturday.

Lovers of classical music are being invited to enjoy a weekend at a place of peace and reflection.

A black cat called Boris who has been left with the battle scars of a life spent living rough is hoping he can find a new home.

A Covid survivor has made an emotional return to a hospital's intensive care unit to thank the “amazing” staff who looked after her.

A taste of the Caribbean will come to the Commonwealth Games for a five-day celebration.

An Aldridge businessman should get "the gold medal for construction" after building a McDonald's in Perry Barr in 57 days.

Overnight road closures will continue at the M6 Junction 10 roundabout until mid-August as resurfacing work continues.

The opening days of the Commonwealth Games have seen medals won and loud and vibrant crowds everywhere.

A second man has been charged in connection to a mass brawl which broke out in Wolverhampton.

An extra 100 booking slots for residents to access a tip in the Dudley borough have been added for weekends to meet demand, chiefs have said.

Councils in the Black Country will be getting a share of a £9 million funding pot to create new and improved parks in urban areas.

Hundreds of boat owners and waterways enthusiasts are set to arrive in Wolverhampton this month when the city stages a popular yearly canal festival.

A main road north of Stafford town centre will close overnight for one night next week as work continues on a major industrial development.

Thousands of people are set to gather in Queen Square this month as the UK’s biggest free-to-attend soapbox derby heads to Wolverhampton city centre.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after coming off his bike in Walsall.

The eyes of the world will be on the Black Country as the best road cyclists in the Commonwealth take to the streets.

Young people from Germany have travelled to Staffordshire to tend to war graves as part of an event which has been running for 60 years.

From September, the grocery giant will instead encourage consumers to use their own judgment about when food has gone off.

Drivers in Walsall are being warned to plan ahead and expect delays as emergency gas work is carried out.

Almost 3,000 animal cruelty calls have been made to RSPCA helplines over the last three years in the West Midlands and Staffordshire according to "shocking and deeply upsetting" new statistics.

A scheme to slash journey times on a rail line through the West Midlands and Shropshire today moved a stage closer after a £15 million plan was submitted to the Government.

Town centre drinkers in Wednesbury are saying 'Cheers' after a popular pub reopened following a makeover.

A West Bromwich church is set to close down after its congregation dwindled to single figures.

Plans are afoot to improve local railways. They cannot come a moment to soon.

Music lovers flocked to Himley Hall on Sunday for the first Black Country Folk Festival.

More than 10,000 people turned up to the last ever Trimpley Heavy Horse Show.

Deividas Skebas, of Thorold Street, Boston, will appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Monday, two days after his arrest.

Football clubs around the West Midlands and Shropshire have joined the chorus of delight as England's women beat Germany 2-1 in a thrilling Euro 2022 final at Wembley that went into extra time.

England fans flocked to Sandwell Valley to watch the Lionesses' historic European Championships win on a big screen.

The Government Legal Department has asked the High Court to delay the withdrawal of life support treatment from Archie Battersbee.

A brand new Peaky Blinders bar has opened in Birmingham for the duration of the Commonwealth Games.

England are in a football final - the Lionesses blew Sweden away 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semifinal this week to qualify for a first final in more than 10 years.

A Kidderminster man has been arrested after cannabis was found growing in pots in his back garden.

The former chancellor’s supporters seized on a poll of Tory councillors showing him as neck-and-neck with Ms Truss.

The Raging Bull which stole the show at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is already proving to be one of Birmingham's most popular tourist attractions - with calls to make it permanent.

A trainer cleaning firm to the stars has had 130 pairs of sneakers stolen from their Halesowen headquarters.

A missing Telford woman has been found safe and well following a police appeal.

A car fire on the M6 near junction 10 caused congestion on the motorway.

A thriving community garden in Walsall has been given a new lease of life with a deal securing its future for next five years.

Darlaston Olympic silver medalist Ben Whittaker won his first professional fight - with the backing of the Mayor of Wolverhampton.

Train company Avanti West Coast is warning about cancellations with little notice to its services next week, despite the drivers' union Aslef denying it will be taking industrial action.

As you get closer to its summit, the landscape becomes almost lunar-like and anxiety-inducing.

A Stafford teacher who was stranded in Moscow during the Ukrainian conflict has finally met the Black Country comedienne whose videos "saved his life".

The Culture Secretary has been told to ‘wind her neck in’ by Tory ministers after accusing Mr Sunak of planning a ‘Tudoresque’ coup.

A car flipped onto its roof after a crash near Bridgnorth.

Showers moving in from the Atlantic will affect parts of the country on Sunday.

The former chancellor alluded to the criticism he faced over the fallout from his wife’s tax status.

A Dudley pensioner has said that the town council should be ashamed of itself after putting up a flimsy plastic barrier to stop children and families seeing human bones.