A woman who had been predicted to die by the age of 30, before having a heart transplant at the age of 27, is celebrating 40 years since her life-saving surgery.

The Shakespeare Festival in Stafford could be moved to the town’s Gatehouse Theatre next year to ensure it goes ahead.

The promoter of popular children's raves "was almost in tears" after West Midlands Police claimed his events "caused chaos and crime".

Boris Johnson has revealed his biggest regret from his time in Number 10 – the lack of bonding sessions with Tory MPs.

As pubs continue to battle the cost of living crisis, the Express & Star continues its new series, Love Your Local, which celebrates our local inns.

A long-standing Tipton publican has died just three months after he stopped serving behind the bar.

Clothing chain H&M has reopened in the Merry Hill shopping centre after its store closed to undergo a refurbishment over six months ago to make it larger.

A man from Bridgnorth has set up his own pub in his back garden and now thinks of the pub as "his baby".

Like many elite athletes, Denise Lewis admits to feeling adrift when her career as a professional athlete came to an end.

England football fans say they remain optimistic that the team will bring home the World Cup despite failing to score against the United States.

A police officer was fortunate to escape injury after a brick was dropped onto their patrol car from a bridge over the M6, smashing the windscreen.

The Inner Wheel Club of Tettenhall celebrated their 40th Birthday Fellowship with a lunch at the Moat House Hotel, Acton Trussel.

A man has suffered a broken jaw during an attack by a group of men on a night out near a chicken takeaway in Wolverhampton.

A space where residents will be able to buy discounted food and hygiene products will open its doors in Walsall next week.

A tip in Staffordshire has reopened after being closed for two months whilst undergoing a £50,000 revamp to make the site easier for people to use.

An off-duty police officer accused of fighting in Walsall town centre has been cleared of any wrongdoing and said he was relieved the case was over.

The construction of the Metro extension to Digbeth has passed a milestone.

Stafford residents concerned about a potential new housing development on the town border are being called to an urgent meeting this month.

A Stafford community leader has called on the Government for more support to help residents struggling to heat their homes – but he failed to gain enough support from fellow councillors to send a letter to the Prime Minister.

People living in one of the most deprived wards in Wolverhampton are being invited to voice their concerns about local crime at a meeting with the West Midlands Police Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Plans to transform Wolverhampton’s derelict Heath Town Baths and Library into a banqueting hall, day nursery and conference centre are to be reviewed by city council bosses.

An off-duty police officer accused of fighting in Walsall town centre told a jury he was trying to protect his family.

Illegal cigarettes, vapes and pouches of hand-rolling tobacco worth over £46,000 has been seized by officials across Sandwell.

Nurses are to hold two days of strike action next month in a dramatic escalation of the pay row raging across the NHS.

Nurses have been left with "no choice" but to strike because of the Government's "indifference" to the workforce crisis and pay levels, a union chief has said.

A children’s Christmas rave has been refused permission to go ahead in Sandwell due to fears of crime and of kids running through the streets causing chaos.

A council says an independent safety review has rejected calls for two of a town's new zebra crossings to be replaced with pelican crossings.

Around 50 people at a gaming firm in the Black Country have been sacked just weeks before Christmas as the company moved to Birmingham, it is understood.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary following a search including a police dog and a helicopter.

A Festival of Memories at a Wyre Forest school marked the opening of a special area created in honour of their much-loved headteacher who died two years ago.

These photos show the rundown interior of a pub that's set to soon be given a makeover and reopened to customers.

He is the pawsome police dog named after England’s football captain Harry Kane.

Bargain-hunters have been given safety advice in case they are buying second-hand electrical goods this Christmas.

A police appeal has been launched to track down a man with links to Dudley who is wanted on suspicion of burglary.

Outside learning centre the Kingswood Trust has been awarded an award recognising its quality of teaching.

A former Wolves star who overcame prostate cancer will return to Molineux next week to warn men of the dangers it poses alongside healthcare professionals.

A walk-in health centre in Wolverhampton will be closed on Friday.

An appeal has been launched to track down four men who broke into a Walsall food business and stole cash.

Train drivers belonging to the Aslef union will walk out in a long-running dispute over pay on Saturday.

A Black Country post office is set to re-open in January – boasting new opening times and a new location.

A breast cancer patient has raised almost £3,500 for two wards at a hospital in the Black Country after climbing up Shropshire's most famous hill with help from friends.

West Mercia Police’s Steer Clear programme has received national recognition, winning a Howard League Community Award 2022.

The Government has refused to confirm vital funding that will "safeguard the future" of Britain's waterways and canals.

Security guards with no medical training have been left in charge of mentally ill patients in Walsall for thousands of hours a year.

Two brothers who ran a county lines cocaine network from their home in Smethwick have been jailed for a total of more than 18 years.

Plans to open a new burger restaurant and takeaway in Wolverhampton city centre have been given the go-ahead.

A group of Wolves fans at the World Cup were invited to lunch with a Qatari millionaire.

Birmingham New Street, Coventry, and Birmingham Moor Street are the region's busiest railway stations, closely followed by Wolverhampton.

A deputy headteacher has vowed to be a "strong voice" for Wolverhampton in Westminster after she was named Labour's parliamentary candidate for a key target seat.

Students in Staffordshire have traded in their school ties for football shirts as they prepared to cheer on England in the Qatar World Cup.

A plant sale will be turning festive this weekend while raising money for a stroke charity.

Some of the most magical train journeys of the year are given the right this weekend when the first Polar Express trips of 2022 begin.

A crash on the M6 in Staffordshire led to long delays for motorists.

Extra trams will be running in the region at peak times leading up to Christmas following the end of long-running strike action.

Over £4 million is being spent on a crucial revamp of Dudley Council House which councillors say will improve disabled access.

Cinema heritage campaigners have ‘warmly welcomed’ a decision not to allow an historic former Walsall cinema and theatre to be turned into flats.

Proposals to build 10 much-needed new homes on a stretch of disused land in a Wolverhampton suburb have been given the go-ahead.

Wolverhampton University workers braved downpours to join the picket line at University of Wolverhampton's City Campus as they began the first day of strike action.

Hednesford's new Poundstretcher store is opening on Friday, December 2, at 9am.

A man has been arrested after police discovered a suspected 'chop shop' in Great Barr.

A drunken son who murdered his own father after a family row in Wolverhampton has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 15 years.

More than £100,000 could be spent on a new scheme to tackle traffic outside three primary schools during drop off and pick up times.

A driver escaped serious injury in a crash near Bridgnorth.

Fire crews remained at the scene of a severe blaze at a former nursing home in Walsall on Thursday evening, 17 hours after first being called.

Dramatic images show crews battling the third severe blaze in just three months at a former nursing home in Walsall.

Thousands of people are expected to attend Wednesbury’s Christmas Lights switch-on event on Saturday.

Walsall Council has approved the construction of 51 affordable homes on Willenhall's former Eagle Works.

A surge in sales and the completion of a £7m investment drive has helped a Staffordshire large packaging specialist land one of the sector’s biggest awards.

Severn Trent Water has donated £67,000 to Staffordshire charity AEDdonate as part of its Community Fund programme.

Black Friday offers are available from retailers across the country and online, and businesses across the Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire also have special offers on.

Five people have been charged after multiple vehicles thefts in the region.

More than £8,000 has been raised for the families of two teenagers who were killed when a car crashed off the road and into pedestrians in the Black Country.

A dedicated training programme has been rolled out across the Black Country to help GPs and health workers recognise and support domestic abuse victims.

A survey asking women and girls how safe they feel in Wolverhampton has been completed by more than 700 respondents.

Councils in the Black Country spent more than £2 million on a major housing masterplan before it was controversially scrapped, it has emerged.

Aldi and Lidl have issued an urgent warning over two of their dairy products amid health concerns.

Picket lines have been started outside postal delivery and sorting offices as well as universities in the region as the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continue.

A man from Walsall who carried out a string of sexual offences including rape and possessing child pornography has been locked up for almost 22 years.

Most people have a second team when it comes to major tournaments and England are playing.

The first charity shop has opened up at the Merry Hill shopping centre.

An application to demolish a parade of empty former shops in Wolverhampton city centre has been made to the council.

Swimming pool temperatures are being reduced by the trust running leisure services in Stafford Borough to help cut energy costs.

The derelict Foresters Arms is a familiar sight for those who live in and near to Wolverhampton.

A mental health trust has admitted that a call handler wasn’t trained to be able to deal with the desperate pleas for help from the family of a brilliant and sensitive young finance graduate who later took his own life.

Plans to build two new homes on the site of former residential garages in a leafy suburb of Wolverhampton near the city centre have been given the go-ahead.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car at a junction in Dudley.

Football and bowls players will pay more for hiring pitches and greens in Stafford Borough next year after inflation-busting fee increases were agreed by councillors.

Cannock Chase District Council have approved the recommendation to spend £70,000 on a new website.