Police responding to a fire in a block of flats in the West Midlands found a cannabis farm with more than a dozen plants in the flat next to the one where the fire was found.

Lloyds Bank has issued a response after customers reported that a promised £200 switching bonus failed to appear in their accounts, despite believing they had met the qualifying criteria.

A charity providing vital transport services for Wyre Forest elderly and disabled people has received a £500 boost from Kidderminster and Stourport Rotary Club.

Police have asked for help in identifying two people after a teenager was robbed of her mobile phone.

Birmingham engineering firm adi Group has announced it exceeded its 2025 volunteering target, delivering 241 days of community support across the year, against an original goal of 200 days.

We Love Lichfield, the place-based community fund, part of the Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire has had a cash donation from and a commitment to continue fund-raising by local cutlery firm Arthur Price.

Rail services operating between Rugeley and Walsall have been stopped due to flooding issues.

Thanks to hundreds of generous donations and a substantial grant from Veolia Environmental Trust, later this year a family of beavers will be welcomed to Craddocks Moss, a degraded peat bog near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The public are being invited to have their say on plans to expand a Wolverhampton community school in order for it to host nearly 400 pupils by the next decade.

Libraries at two popular National Trust buildings in our region are to be opened up for public use as part of an expansion of activities by the charity.

November 27, 1990, was the date that I realised my home town may never be the same again.

A fire has broken out in a tall building in Hamstead and emergency services including ambulance personnel are in attendance.

40 years ago after the Merry Hill centre opened, Mark Andrews looks at the continued legacy it has had on Dudley.

A flats plan for a former care home has been redrawn after criticism from planners.

A Black Country borough has been congratulated by Labour after scoring among the best in the country in a new 'traffic light' national rating system.

Transport bosses have been warned they would lose ‘meaningful control’ over railway services in the West Midlands if a major deal isn’t renewed.

Dudley’s MP is demanding an investigation into whether the council intended to close a health centre despite denials by the borough’s leader.

Ormiston Forge Academy is a school that many members of the Cradley Heath community remember fondly.

A group of litter pickers have asked people responsible for putting up flags across their town to remove those which have torn and make the "town look uncared for".

A pub stripped of its licence after a ‘horrifying’ baton attack involving a bouncer has applied to re-open.

Readers weigh in: unfair animal welfare rules, concerns over city flats parking, and heartfelt thanks for Christmas charity collections that brought cheer and raised thousands for local causes.

A one bedroom flat close to Wolverhampton city centre has appeared on the market for a bargain price.

Walsall Council’s cabinet members will be questioned on seven topics to kick off the first meeting of full council for 2026.

Two thirds of UK adults believe the next generation will suffer poorer health due to ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and 39 per cent would like to see them banned, a survey suggests.

Flood alerts have been put in place for two rivers in the Black Country as the weather begins to change and snow from Storm Goretti begins to melt.

Drivers heading north on the M5 have been warned to expect significant delays after two lanes were closed following a collision.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car crash on a busy dual carriageway.

Officers working as part of a proactive crime team have been praised for another month of positive work.

Two brothers charged with murdering a man in Wolverhampton on Christmas Day are set to appear at the city's crown court on Monday.

Homes across the West Midlands have been affected by power cuts on Sunday.

There have been delays and disruption on a railway line towards Walsall due to a tree hanging over the line.

Rail passengers hoping to travel to or from Lichfield have faced disruption after an overhead line equipment failure blocked a main line.

Drivers across England are able to see how well their local authority is tackling potholes with the launch of a new traffic light rating system.

Police have stopped traffic at a crossing on a busy road in Great Barr, with ambulance personnel also in attendance.

A unit tackling serious crime across the West Midlands has put more than 100 criminals behind bars for more than 1,000 years total during the last 12 months.

Dog owners have been reminded to be careful around frozen bodies of water after a dog fell through ice in Stafford and had to be rescued by firefighters.

Two men are facing prison after admitting seriously injuring a man with glass bottles in a fight outside a pub.

Police have asked for public help finding a man they want to speak to over the theft of a bank card from a vehicle in Coseley.

Crisis-hit Birmingham Council has disposed of more than £250m worth of ‘assets’ amid its financial turmoil – and could still need to generate hundreds of millions more.

Breathing seems like something we do unconsciously - but paying attention to how we breathe can have many benefits.

It's a pub which holds a unique place in the West Midlands pub scene and which has become a popular place for great beer from local breweries and some famous visitors.

Newport Town Council has been given the go ahead to repair an historic canal building which holds strong links to the town's lost fishing past.

A £115,000 highways project in Cannock is due to begin on Monday.

Wolverhampton Council is set to go ahead with a project to install 50 barriers at a beauty spot despite objections from a community forum group.

Wolverhampton shoppers have said that "more must be done" to tackle alcohol misuse across the city .

Charity shop staff and volunteers in Bilston are celebrating the new year in a larger store at a new location.

A man who helped out a gunman by purchasing disinfectant used to clean a car that had been used in a West Bromwich shooting has been jailed for the crime.

A man accused of assaulting another man at a Wolverhampton gym has appeared before magistrates.

Our region has certainly seen its share of unusual and wonderful sights over the years.

A spacious four-bedroom detached family home in Wolverhampton has come to market with open-plan living and a private garden

Two roads in Willenhall will see overnight roadworks next week, with them being closed to motorists.

The pay packet of the top boss of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is set to be increased in a bid to find the ‘calibre of person needed’.

Crisis-hit Birmingham Council’s managing director has offered a hopeful message for residents amid an update on the authority’s ‘catastrophic issues’.

A Hartlebury church will be working to help those most in need in its community through the launch of a new food initiative.

A teaching union is calling for the Government to ban social media for under-16s to improve concentration at school and stem damage to mental health.

The director of a Sedgley animal sanctuary said they have been "overwhelmed" by the generous response of the public to devastation caused to its site during Storm Goretti.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving and drug driving after police chased a speeding car in Tipton.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car on a major Wolverhampton road.

It's been 10 years since David Bowie died and nearly 35 years since the rock legend played the Civic Hall - here we revisit the singer's performances in the West Midlands.

Staff at a Wolverhampton college will go on strike next week in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

Two brothers have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Trey Johnson in Wolverhampton on Christmas Day.

Participants on Wolves Foundation’s Premier League Inspires programme enjoyed a fantastic end to 2025 by taking part in a tournament at the club’s Compton Park training ground.

On a truly wintry day when schools across Kidderminster, and much of the country, were forced to close due to the heavy snowfall brought by Storm Goretti, the children at Little Trinity Nursery turned the chilly weather into a magical adventure!

Football fans travelling into Wolverhampton from Shropshire are facing travel problems this morning.

Police are at the scene of a serious crash which has closed one of the main routes into Wolverhampton.

West Midlands residents have been urged to be cautious with a yellow weather warning for ice covering the region following widespread snowfall from Storm Goretti.

Commissioners overseeing Birmingham Council’s financial recovery are ‘not ready to go’ just yet despite talk of an exit plan, a meeting has heard.

A stunning and secluded two-bedroom cottage near Wolverhampton with large front and rear gardens has appeared on the property market.

Birmingham Airport has revealed the most popular sunny destinations to escape to for anyone sick of the cold and dreaming of their next holiday.

Black Country rock band WEAK13 are aiming for Hollywood success with their award-winning music video inspired by Wallace & Gromit.

A Stourbridge youngster who has snookered Kyren Wilson and met the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry and Steve Davies is blazing a trail on the green baize.

Wolves' 3-0 victory over West Ham was their first in the Premier League since April - and it seemingly came with some divine intervention.

January doesn’t have to be bleak, thanks to a £20 meal-for-two pub deal that includes drinks and top-rated food.

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Walsall and Bloxwich MP Valerie Vaz has presented a special petition in the House of Commons against proposals to relocate the borough's Leather Museum.

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week that was

International supply chain management and e-commerce service provider Arvato has expanded its automated storage system in Birmingham in partnership with a global robot tech company.

Walsall Council has granted itself planning permission to convert a town centre hotel into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for the homeless.

A decision has been delayed over whether a block of flats can stay after a developer demolished a doctor’s surgery without permission.

A perfume shop and lab is moving to larger premises on the back of growth in the business later this month.

Closure dates have been confirmed for River Island’s stores in Sutton Coldfield and Hanley in Staffordshire.

As Storm Goretti closed in on the UK, Severn Valley Railway (SVR) was helping Network Rail clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line using one of its locomotives.

Birmingham City Council is selling off a plot of land across the main road from Birmingham Airport’s runway.

A social media influencer who spent two nights sleeping rough in Wolverhampton has spoken of his pride at raising 10 times his original target for charity.

A man confronted and then stabbed a lifelong friend in the neck inside a packed West Bromwich public house.

A video captured by Express & Star photographer Steve Leath shows the aftermath of a partial building collapse in Wolverhampton.

See 12 pictures showing the remains of a Wolverhampton building that partially collapsed this afternoon.

A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with a burglary and an attempted break-in at two pubs in Walsall town centre.

A 39-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with a series of offences including possession of a firearm and assault.

“The last 12 months have been our toughest” - the landlord of a village pub near Dudley has told as he cautiously welcomed the Government’s U-turn on business rate increases for pubs.

Police have revealed the faces of two thieves who stole a man's flat keys whilst he lay dying on the ground from a heart attack and then proceeded to take items from his Dudley home.

A man was helped to safety by firefighters after a building collapsed in Wolverhampton, prompting the evacuation of nearby properties as a precaution.

Wolves’ FA Cup clash with Shrewsbury Town has been given the go-ahead following a safety meeting amid snow and ice caused by Storm Goretti.

A driver who raced others along roads in Smethwick has become the 14th person prosecuted by Sandwell Council for breaching the Black Country-wide street racing injunction order.

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Cannock has been jailed for 15 years.

Emergency water and gas main work in two areas of Wolverhampton will see diversions in place for motorists this weekend.

It's a potential upset and seemingly one for 'magic of the cup' fans to have their eye on - but how excited are fans for this weekend's clash between Wolves and Shrewsbury?

A trial bus service linking four South Staffordshire villages with Wolverhampton city centre starts this month.

As fans of Game of Thrones will no doubt have been saying this week, winter has definitely come. I started Monday with a very grumpy rant about how ‘a bit of snow shouldn’t stop anything – we live in northern Europe, after all’.

Dudley Council has agreed a deal in principle for Ladies Walk in Sedgley, the leader of the authority has revealed.