Thousands of safeguarding concerns were raised about vulnerable adults across the West Midlands last year, figures show.

Thousands of people flocked to Wolverhampton's Bantock Park Gardens for an Ibiza Proms event.

He's supposed to live in a pineapple under the sea, but this SpongeBob SquarePants toy was found quite a way from home clogging a sewer in the West Midlands.

Thousands of people turned out this weekend to make the first ever Chase Pride festival for a star-studded day of celebration and entertainment.

Residents across the region are being encouraged to reach out for support in helping to cut their fuel bills.

Boris Johnson is due to hand over the keys to No 10 to either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak next week.

A consultation has been launched into proposed changes to car parking charges across Sandwell.

Emergency water works have forced the closure of a busy road leaving Wolverhampton city centre.

A tough line-up will await a Stafford ski squad as they bid to defend their British schoolgirls’ indoor title in Milton Keynes.

Rishi Sunak is now preparing for a moment of political reckoning as polls point towards a likely defeat in the contest to become prime minister.

The Foreign Secretary has charmed Conservative Party members with promises of tax cuts and attacks on ‘Treasury orthodoxy’.

Thousands of University of Wolverhampton students are set to celebrate the end of a long journey as they attend graduation next week.

The vaccine targets both the original strain of coronavirus and the Omicron variant.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned about the whereabouts of a missing 14-year-old girl.

Conservationists are being urged to make their voices heard during the consultation for the massive new Stafford Station Gateway development.

Major plans to demolish a bus station in the Black Country and build a £24 million transport interchange in its place look set to be rubber-stamped by chiefs.

Numbers of families going hungry and demand for help paying gas bills are expected to rise to levels seen during the height of the Covid pandemic crisis.

Priti Patel has told the new West Midlands Police Chief Constable to "get the basics right" in the battle to reduce crime.

In 48 hours the identity of Britain's next Prime Minister will be known – and whoever moves in at Number 10 faces a series of monumental challenges.

Patients and visitors attending appointments at New Cross Hospital will no longer be required to wear a face mask unless they have respiratory symptoms.

Free physical and mental health sessions are set to return to the Black Country.

Bilston Town FC have submitted plans for a new car park at their Queen Street ground.

A new batch of hygiene ratings for businesses across the Black Country and Staffordshire has been released by the Food Standards Agency.

Part of a mansion between Bridgnorth and Ironbridge that resembles a castle - and comes with its own private vineyard - is up for sale for a seven-figure sum.

Digbeth Dining Club is repeating its takeover of Himley Hall next weekend.

One of Wolverhampton’s best-known and most prolific senior councillors has revealed she will be standing down next May, after spending the last five years transforming the lives of children in the city.

A new “virtual ward” approach pioneered by the NHS in the Black Country is helping children spend less time in hospital.

Reepa, the artist of Wolves Records first official release is performing at HMV stores on Saturday.

A suspected grass fire has broken out near Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley.

Emergency water works have forced the closure of a busy road leaving Wolverhampton city centre.

A full report has been issued for a Wolverhampton restaurant that received a zero hygiene rating in its latest inspection, with one point stating that food handlers had little or no training in food hygiene

A community is divided after an iconic ‘Peaky Blinders’ style pub in Birmingham now covered in graffiti is set to be transformed into a mosque.

Worried residents living near an old Aldridge off licence where a ‘Rambo-style’ knife was found fear trouble could return if it’s allowed to reopen.

Rail travellers travelling through Sandwell and the Black Country were met with delays after issues with signals.

Bewdley Museum is set to host an autumn art exhibition by award-winning and local artists.

Steam services will be returning to Severn Valley Railway for its 'Purple Weekend' – where all shades of violet, plum, fuchsia, lavender and grape are welcome.

One of the most historic parts of Kiderminster will find itself in the spotlight this month as part of heritage week in the town.

Dramatic dashcam footage shows the moment the driver of a suspected stolen car rammed police officers trying to box them in before making their escape.

A 35-year-old man spat at a police officer and shouted racial abuse at train station staff has been locked up for three months.

Cannock's Briggs Equipment has completed the acquisition of Galway Plant and Tool Hire, one of Ireland’s largest and most successful plant, commercial vehicle and tool hire specialists.

Some of the biggest names in British comedy are set to appear at a Black Country comedy club.

Thieves who stole speedway cycles from a Southampton racing team competing in Wednesfield have been warned the bikes "have no brakes".

As the nights start to get longer, the countdown is on until the Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Birmingham - a highlight in the festive season for all Brummies.

Two men from Wolverhampton have been charged following a burglary in Lichfield yesterday.

The campaign group said it wants a ‘Citizens’ Assembly’.

Waitrose admits to land deals blocking rivals opening nearby shops

Wolverhampton Council has announced the details of temporary road closures due to the Wolverhampton Half Marathon and 10km races on Sunday.

A man has pleaded guilty to carrying out an armed robbery at a Walsall betting shop where almost £3,000 was snatched.

Downing Street will reportedly publish legal advice on the Commons inquiry into whether the PM misled MPs, a move branded ‘very odd’ by critics.

A plan to convert a historic former First World War hospital into new apartments in Aldridge will be decided by Government inspectors.

Nurses will be swapping their uniforms for football strips as part of a £20,000 community garden project appeal.

Police are hunting two men in connection with a theft that saw two TV sets and bottles of alcohol stolen.

A man has been arrested after two people were attacked near a nightclub in the centre of Kidderminster.

A recently-elected Cannock Chase councillor is calling on the authority to create a new role to help make the district more tolerant and inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Major projects across the Cannock Chase district will be reviewed and scrutinised to identify what needs to be prioritised, the authority's leader has said.