The Compass offers multiple powertrains and has more technology than before, but is it any good? Jack Williams has been driving it to find out.

A family from the Black Country who buckled up to tackle running challenges at the UK’s number one theme park resort have raised over a thrilling £1,700 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.

A road in Wolverhampton is due to close as crucial waterworks are completed.

Only a few weeks after being crowned Retailer of the Year by AutoTrader, ASK Motors, based in Walsall, has secured yet another major industry accolade, this time taking home the prestigious Dealer Website of the Year at the Motor Trader Industry Awar...

A spectacular Diwali Ball held at The Willows, Wilenhall, raised over £2,000 for two local charities: Well Wishers and Sanjhi Sewa.

Wyrley Rose care home, located in Great Wyrley, has announced the official opening of its newly completed first floor after officially opening the home doors in Summer 2025.

The Brewery Street Centre once again did us proud by welcoming the Rugeley & District Lions Club into Santa’s Grotto for the launch of our annual Toy Appeal.

Dudley and Halesowen Libraries are looking for volunteer Talk Club Captains to lead and support a talk club for men aged 18 and over.

The safety campaign was launched following the tragic e-bike fire death of a young couple in Coventry.

Parents affected by maternity failings in the NHS say they feel "sidelined, ignored and retraumatised" as national review of neonatal care is delayed

ONE Multi Academies Trust is delighted to announce that The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton (TKAW) has been selected by the Department for Education as 1 of 57 RISE Attendance and Behaviour Hub Lead Schools across the country. This appointment recognise...

Leading Midlands’ landlord whg has maintained its status as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO), recognising it’s continued commitment to tackling climate change.

Local friendly society, Mid Staffs Oddfellows says when it comes to meeting new people it’s important to embrace the unknown. To inspire others to give a new community group a go, its members have stepped forward to share that, while it’s normal ...

A man has died after being found unresponsive in a park in Sutton Coldfield.

A man has been arrested after another man was left seriously injured following an assault at a bus stop in Birmingham.

Britain's Got Talent magician Jack Rhodes helped to flip the switch on this year's Stafford Christmas lights switch-on event.

Wolverhampton Council has backed a national campaign to raise awareness over rogue waste traders.

Young Wolverhampton entrepreneurs with big ambitions are doing their bit help save the planet by creating pioneering sustainable solutions to tackle single-use plastics in healthcare.

Whitehall Junior School is a place where students are encouraged to learn through honesty, determination and passion.

A Bridgnorth woman left devastated by the suicide of her twin sister is urging people to seek help ahead of National Grief Awareness Week, after she said a mental health hub in the town saved her life.

Some Staffordshire farmers are being called “constantly” with requests to buy their land for renewable energy developments, a county councillor has revealed.

Another battery energy storage site has been given the green light for South Staffordshire – just 50 metres from land where a similar facility is set to be installed.

A move to build a state-of-the-art ‘robotic’ pharmacy as part of a major upgrade to a GP surgery in Wednesbury has been given the green light.

The West Midlands has been identified as the UK’s worst region for increasing roadside litter, according to a new AA survey that has prompted fresh calls to crack down on “car litter louts”.

In today's letters, a reader questions the mystery of missing timetables and services for planned new train stations, the Dad's Army theme tune reworked, and a poem about Christmas - yes, already.

Nine new faces of suspected criminals have been added to the West Midlands Police's Most Wanted list.

Supermarket chain Lidl has submitted plans to replace its ‘outdated’ Bilston store with a new building.

More than 250 applications for new houses of multiple occupancy have been lodged in the Black Country and surrounding areas over the past three years - a rate of seven every month.

Opponents of a controversial plan to build 166 houses south of Newport are vowing to “dig in and fight” the proposal.

Midlands-based Inspiring Group is lining up more senior leadership forums for 2026 to bring together seasoned and aspiring leaders for a “motivational” day of networking and learning.

The true scale of Amazon’s EMA4 fulfilment centre, just outside Sutton Coldfield, only hits you as you sweep past on the A38 and see it rising on the landscape. It’s not just a warehouse, it’s the warehouse of warehouses, the factory of factori...

It was once the place where a record-breaking car was built in the 1920s.

Bus services in Sandwell are due to be diverted to make way for overnight road works and resurfacing works.

Police are asking for help in identifying five men they wish to talk too after a man and woman were assaulted in Birmingham.

One man has been arrested by West Midlands Police's plain-clothed officers after they stopped a theft in progress.

Police have asked for help in locating two teenagers who have gone missing from their homes in Walsall.

Police have appealed for help in locating a 32-year-old man from Walsall who is wanted on recall to prison.

Staffordshire Police shared a witty response to an unlicensed driver caught in a vehicle with cloned plates on the M6 in Stafford.

Police have cracked down on fake and illegal taxis in Birmingham city centre.

West Midlands Police have spent the day delivering a series of virtual-reality (VR) education sessions to students across Wolverhampton.

Police have defended the decision to ban fans of an Israeli football team from attending an away game in Birmingham after the Dutch national force reportedly claimed the move was based on false intelligence.

Newport's Christmas lights switch-on event was "bigger and brighter" than ever before with the town hosting a full day of festivities throughout Saturday.

A wanted man who brazenly took his own carrier bag into shops in Sandwell to steal alcohol has been jailed following appeal to trace him.

Police have released a photo of a man they wish to speak to following reports of an indecent exposure on a Birmingham bus.

The countdown is on for one of the West Midlands' biggest beer festivals which opens its doors this week.

A year has passed since a man was shot dead inside a parked car on a Birmingham street - but appeals for witnesses continue.

Birmingham’s planning committee has voted to refuse proposals to build a student accommodation block on the former site of a city centre pub.

Here we revisit Bridgnorth across the decades, seen from the banks of the River Severn.

Three properties in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Smethwick — all empty for decades and never before placed on the market.

The Sandwell College Cradley Heath Skills Campus build is almost complete - with bosses saying that 'exciting' things are coming.

Shropshire Council has promised to replace an ancient street light in Bridgnorth after the authority removed the original as it was deemed unsafe.

The region's brightest and best apprentices and mentors were captured on camera as they celebrated at the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel, in the Dudley borough.

Council chiefs have welcomed the arrival of an innovative additives manufacturing plant to a business zone on the Wolverhampton-Staffordshire border.

It's a pub which has become the focal point for community activities within the Shropshire village it's based in, as well as being one of the jewels of the estate which owns the land.

A Staffordshire farm is to plant a quarter of a million tulips using an autonomous tractor.

Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the Government has announced.

“Birmingham is a city that at times is under-appreciated - not anymore,” Blues chairman Tom Wagner told the crowd at Digbeth Loc Studios.

A Black Country council has successfully stopped 10 fraudulent Right to Buy applications which has protected around £750,000 in public funds.

Kick-start your hair growth journey and combat winter with this simple routine.

A town's charity has joined forces with a high street building society to form a community partnership.

A convenience shop in Darlaston has applied for a licence to sell alcohol.

Three people were arrested and two motors were seized during a stop and check operation in Stafford.

Plans have been lodged for a new build on land near a conservation area near Stafford.

I’m getting into better fitness routines now so that I can relax over Christmas and not feel guilty about overindulging.

Panto stars joined thousands of families at the Wolverhampton Christmas lights switch on show.

Detectives hunting for the killer of a man have launched a fresh appeal for information on the first anniversary of the crime.

Police have launched an appeal for information after an indecent exposure incident on a bus.

A man has been charged after police recovered a shotgun from an address in the West Midlands.

Emergency crews have rushed to a main road in Walsall near the M6 motorway due to a collision.

A bus route in Smethwick is faced disruption this afternoon (November 22) following an 'incident.'

Households across Britain will see a small rise in their energy bills from January 1, 2026, after Ofgem confirmed its latest price cap will push costs slightly higher.

The run-up to Christmas is in full swing and thousands of people descended on Apley Farm Shop for the weekend's cosiest festive market.

The five men behind a daytime ram raid on a Birmingham jewellery shop have been ordered to pay back nearly £250,000 of their ill-gotten gains.

It’s started… Stepping into my local supermarket this Tuesday, I was greeted by the unmistakable brass tones of Jona Lewie’s ‘Stop The Cavalry’. Christmas tunes blaring on November 18. The world’s gone nuts…

A train worker was assaulted when he attempted to stop a fight on a train heading to Birmingham.

A woman and a man have been arrested after reports of an alleged theft from a vehicle in Birmingham.

An urgent warning has been issued after three Christmas food products were recalled due to an allergen concern.

Two men who killed an 83-year-old man in a failed bid to rob him of his watch outside a Birmingham rehabilitation centre are facing jail for his manslaughter.

A father and son have been sentenced for their roles after heroin worth over £20 million was seized in Birmingham.

A Staffordshire woman has been charged with multiple fraud offences in connection with the alleged sale of Oasis tickets earlier this year.

Officers who are investigating a disorder incident in Wolverhampton have appealed for the identities of two more men following six others being arrested and one charged.

Three men were arrested in Wednesfield yesterday for various separate offences - including robbery and sexual assault.

A Birmingham man has been banned from owning animals for 10 years after a Staffordshire bull terrier named Minnie was found in 'awful condition'.

The iconic refurbished 'Three Men and a Boat' automaton is to be unveiled in Walsall this December.

Black Friday is coming to Merry Hill and with it comes a rush of unmissable offers including many items on sale for half price - or even less!

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news

Stars from across the UK are set to travel to Wolverhampton to feature in the anticipated Grand Theatre's Sleeping Beauty pantomime this Christmas.

Born in '58, one reader fears everything they were taught at school is now being categorised as ‘wrong’, and getting lost thanks to misleading signs, your letters today.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has urged film-makers to “try us” following the launch of a West Midlands agency.

Let's step back half a century to 1975.

Dudley Building Society has announced it is to open its first branch in Worcestershire, with a new location in Bromsgrove set to launch in spring 2026.

The Ivy Collection has launched its Christmas menu for 2025 which features a smoking Santa on a cloud of cream and we tried it out at the Birmingham restaurant

Police have released a video of the moment officers investigating county lines drug dealing in Telford raided a dealer's home in Tipton.

36 establishments across the West Midlands have received new food hygiene ratings in the latest set of inspections.

A decision on plans to convert a shop into a HMO in a south Birmingham suburb has been pushed back.

Wavensmere Homes has sold 60 off-plan houses to Clique members - a club of existing customers who have already bought two or more of its homes.

The National Crime Agency have published their updated list of criminals who are subject to Ancillary Orders - including drug dealers and fraudsters from the West Midlands.

Whether it’s Let it Snow, Winter Wonderland or White Christmas, there’s nothing like hearing these much-loved classic songs to get you in the mood for the festive season.

The Sycamore Gap is to grow again – and Staffordshire is playing its part.

With freezing nights causing chaos across the UK, find out if you could get £25.