We might have had a rain-soaked week, but Severn Trent is still asking for us to be careful when using water at home and in business.

Aspiring swimmers have been given a boost after a pool centre was awarded a £1,000 donation towards its facelift project.

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

Festive raffle prizes and World Cup fever helped to bring in the punters when a Black Country pub held a Christmas fair.

The diagnosis of a debilitating illness isn't usually a subject which can make a comedy set.

An angler caught fishing illegally near Lichfield with an unlicensed rod and line has been ordered to pay almost £800 for his actions.

A burglar has been jailed for almost five years for breaking into homes and stealing two cars in Staffordshire.

The future of a struggling pub which was heavily impacted by Covid-19 is expected to be decided by council chiefs in the new year.

Getting people back on their feet and back to enjoying the sport they love is the aim of Marcus Slade.

Malachi Nunes is on a mission to be the mentor to young people that he wishes he had while growing up.

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.

An orchestra-accompanied screening of the classic Christmas tale The Snowman is coming to the Black Country - complete with a live performance of Walking in the Air.

A Walsall man accused of causing the death of a 19-year-old cyclist is due in court on Monday.

Thieves have struck at businesses in a town fleeing with about £300 in cash and dumping electronic equipment in the street.

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.

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

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.