The Ladder for the Black Country is once again partnering with The National Apprenticeship and Education Event.

Councils across the Black Country and Staffordshire have announced plans for bin collections on the day of the Queen's funeral.

He's the new King but also the king of clever responses to cheeky fans.

More than 90 firefighters were battling a huge blaze at a wedding venue on Wednesday evening.

An investigation into the cause of a huge blaze involving a wedding venue is under way.

The new Sainsbury's Restaurant Hub in Wolverhampton will be officially opening today.

The Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands has expressed his own sadness at the death of the Queen.

Overrunning roadworks on a busy Staffordshire A-road are complete, highways bosses say.

A former brewery in Dudley could soon be transformed into a huge food and drinks complex for 1,000 guests.

A large part of a popular country footpath is closed off for safety reasons after a landslip.

Hundreds of worshippers gathered to share their memories of the Queen during a special service at a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton.

Barriers will be installed at a Dudley nature reserve in a bid to prevent it from being wrecked by bikers.

A family-run microbrewery will celebrate its eighth anniversary with a special ale paying homage to its quirky roots.

More children are calling in at an expanding free meals project which is seeing a steady increase rise in the number of residents.

A night of glitz and glamour helped to raise funds for a Wolverhampton women and children's charity.

A Black Country MP has secured government backing in his campaign to open a family hub at a borough school.

A Bridgnorth man who suffered the loss of his mother as a child is campaigning to have bereavement awareness incorporated into the national curriculum for schools.

Words of comfort, of sorrow and of condolence have been added to books across Wolverhampton in memory of the Queen.

People from across Dudley borough will have the opportunity to give thanks to the Queen through a church service.

Officers investigating a street brawl between feuding families found blood on the pavement when they arrived at the scene.

An auction centre has announced its ‘largest ever’ specialist militaria sale, with two lifetime collections due to go under the hammer.

Cinema heritage campaigners have vowed to carry on fighting plans to save a former Walsall picture-house from being converted into flats.

Two men have pleaded guilty to having machetes near a Wolverhampton store when they were teenagers.

Hundreds of thousands of people will line the streets of London this week, waiting to pay their final respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall.

A colourful and moving tribute to the Queen has taken pride of place on top of a postbox.

West Mercia Police Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith is facing a re-trial accused of assaulting the ex-footballer on the night he was unlawfully killed.

St Matthew’s Church in Walsall will be holding a memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday.

Police are searching for a man after a woman was attacked on her walk to work in Tipton.

A Dudley councillor is set to open a craft beer bar in Stourbridge.

The fast-food giant, which has 1,300 sites across the UK, said it will reopen at 5pm.

Passengers trying to book off-site parking at Birmingham Airport later this week have been quoted more than £8,000

Shops and supermarkets across the region are set to close next week out of respect for the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

One of the UK's biggest pubs groups is planning to open all its sites on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley will remain open on Monday during the Queen's funeral, unlike swathes of businesses nationwide who are shutting up shop.

A school in Wolverhampton which was forced to close after asbestos was discovered has lost the entire contents of its hall.

The majority of official public events in Wolverhampton have been cancelled by council bosses following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Planners in Wolverhampton have given the final go-ahead for the demolition of 13 former industrial units at the city’s former Hickman Avenue wholesale market site.

A man was in the middle of a street brawl in Walsall where cricket bats, metal poles and a shovel were used as weapons, a jury heard.

The family of a Market Drayton man who died is planning a very special tribute at the next home fixture for his beloved Wolves this weekend.

Staffordshire County Council is undertaking a review to find out what involvement it has in more than 100 arms-length companies and other external organisations.

Funerals will go ahead in Walsall as the Queen is being laid to rest.

Queen's Bespoke state hearse was partly designed by Jaguar Land Rover

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 32-year-old man was found with stab wounds in Oldbury.

Residents on an estate in Dudley say they could soon be overrun with rats and toxic asbestos fumes.

Today's royal opening of the new Stourbridge Glass Museum has been postponed due to death of the Queen.

Shocking photos show how a crumbling historic old shop in Walsall town centre has fallen into disrepair.

Emergency crews rushed to the M6 after a crash closed a lane between Junction 10 and 10A.

Plans have been drawn up by health chiefs to reduce admissions to A&E departments and discharge patients quicker to help free up bed space this winter.

Vandals have been branded "vile" after damaging a mural to Queen Elizabeth II at a park in Dudley.

Staff at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Rugeley will be allowed the option to take the day of the Queen's funeral off – in order to pay their respects.

People expecting to receive benefits and credits on Monday will be paid early due to the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Many people across the West Midlands managed to capture the RAF aircraft carrying the Queen's coffin as Her Majesty was taken from Edinburgh to London.

There were long delays for nearly an hour on a section of motorway in Sandwell after an incident left a man injured.

A boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a vehicle in Cannock.

A Black Country pub has been giving its regulars and newcomers a new taste as part of a festival.

Book lovers are invited to meet some of the UK’s most popular authors at Chase BookFest.

A chief executive at a hospice in the Black Country is set to take on the London Marathon to raise vital funds and awareness for charity.

A classic bus ride into the past is set to provide a glimpse of town’s illustrious history.

Thousands of music lovers made history by getting into the groove at the annual Willenhall Lock Stock festival.

Deliveries group DX is to open a new depot in West Bromwich to support the continuing growth of its freight business.

Hundreds of police officers from the West Midlands are being sent to London while extra trains will run for people wanting to travel to pay their respects to the Queen.

TOBY PORTER writes an open letter as he steps down as chief executive of Acorns Children’s Hospice

A man has been arrested after drugs were found on him during a stop-and-search.

NHS England has urged hospitals to contact patients directly.

A major section of motorway in Sandwell was closed off for an hour due to a police-led incident.

Trains will run through the night to help mourners visiting London to pay their respects to the Queen.

The company will order holidaymakers to leave its UK sites for 24 hours from 10am on Monday.

Roadworks on a busy section of road in Sandwell have been causing delays to traffic.

A heritage railway is painting the nameplates of its purple locomotive black, as a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

Pubs in the Black Country Ales chain will be showing Her Majesty the Queen's funeral service.

The Severn Valley Railway is painting the nameplates of its purple locomotive, No. 70 ‘Elizabeth II’, black, as a mark of respect for Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

The managing director of a Black Country brewery and his daughter will be running the London Marathon next month.

Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith is facing a retrial accused of assaulting the ex-footballer, who died in 2016 after being kicked by another officer.

Government inspectors will decide on whether to build a brand new retirement complex in Aldridge.

A plan to transform an ‘iconic’ former centre for deaf people in Walsall into new apartments has been agreed despite heritage concerns.

People wishing to pay their final respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth may get a chance to see the plane carrying her coffin from Edinburgh to London.

Two aid workers have taken an emotional trip back to war-ravaged Ukraine, dedicating their latest journey to a British soldier killed in the conflict.

Motorists are facing delays on the M5 and M6 due to two crashes and a broken down vehicle.

A college animal care department has welcomed new arrivals from Chester Zoo.

The title of World Black Pudding Throwing Champion has been brought back to the West Midlands by a man from near Wolverhampton.

Britain's unemployment rate has hit its lowest level since 1974 but the number of workers dropping out of the jobs market also jumped higher, according to official figures.

YouTube star Randy Santel came to Wolverhampton to tackle a gut-busting food challenge.

A road near Molineux in Wolverhampton will remain closed in both directions for the second day due to damage caused by a burst water main.

It comes after a raft of supermarkets and high street chains already confirmed closure plans for the day.

Police have released another picture of a missing 15-year-old girl as concerns continue to grow.

A road near Molineux in Wolverhampton has been closed off due to a burst water main amid safety concerns for drivers.

Attractions across the West Midlands and Staffordshire will close as the nation comes to a standstill to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II next week.

As the nation mourns the death of the Queen, one family in Gornal are working to put a smile back on people's faces.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 'kind-hearted father' who was shot dead.

A massive Wolves fan was left "over the moon" after she made the winning bid to claim the shirt used by Steve Bull for the Queen's Baton Relay.