Refuse collections in Birmingham were suspended on Friday as a fresh union demonstration was held in support of bin workers involved in a long-running dispute over pay.

Drivers of petrol cars are benefiting from fuel prices at their lowest level since summer 2021, new analysis show, with a litre of petrol available at forecourts in some parts of the West Midlands for 126.6p.

Staffordshire Council's ruling Reform UK group has elected a new leader, after its previous leader was suspended from the party.

The next stage in the revamp of Wolverhampton city centre is set to get going.

Three motorists are facing enforcement action after being caught speeding along a 30mph road near Stafford.

You can go to Cordon Bleu restaurants, premium steakhouses and Michelin-rated restaurants, but there’s also nothing wrong with an all-you-can-eat feast.

Officers on patrol made an arrest for drugs after carrying out stop and searches in Stafford town centre.

Police seized about 100 cannabis plants at a property near Dudley.

An asylum seeker who stabbed a hotel worker to death after following her to a deserted Walsall railway station will be sentenced by a High Court Judge on today (January 30).

A man who launched two vicious assaults on a woman has been convicted in court.

Police are appealing for information after goods worth in the region of £50,000 were stolen from a property in Hednesford recently.

A man has appeared in court charged with drug dealing offences after police execute a warrant at an address in Birmingham.

Bish, bash, bosh - it was an inaugural event at Cradley Heath which provided "occasional thrills," according to our Star correspondent who witnessed that historic evening.

A Stafford man who had both legs amputated has published a book about his journey from the first diagnosis to where he is now.

A Shropshire MP has accused the Government of letting pubs down with its latest support package, which he says will make little difference to struggling businesses.

Take a trip back to college days across the Black Country and Staffordshire.

A bungalow can be built on a rural pub car park – despite concerns the land falls outside a village settlement boundary.

Police confirmed a man died after being hit by a bus on a road leading to a major Black Country hospital.

Strike action at hospitals in Birmingham and Solihull resulted in extra staff costs of around £6 million.

A council has rejected plans to re-open an off-licence after it was twice shut down over illicit alcohol sales.

West Bromwich based Weatherite Air Conditioning Ltd has appointed a new managing director.

A planning agent in Walsall has described new free school plans as a "money-grabbing exercise with no regard for huge levels of environmental damage".

Seven fire crews tackled a fire at a scrapyard in Kingswinford involving 100 tonnes of scrap material and domestic appliances - here's everything we know so far.

A GP told the trial of a man and a woman accused of murdering a baby in Staffordshire that he did not see any bruises on the newborn.

A Black Country shop that hosts a gents’ outfitters is listed for sale at auction next month.

Residents in Bridgnorth will be asked to pay 37 pence a week extra to pay for services, the town council has said, as it rules out taking over services from Shropshire Council.

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A Bridgnorth woman who turned 70 last year has played 70 members of her local golf club as part of a year-long challenge.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander hit out at the 'appalling' service offered by privately-owned train companies as she visited Wolverhampton to mark the transfer of West Midlands Trains into public ownership.

A man who attacked a brave Co-op worker after trying to rob a town store has been jailed.

A Black Country village will be one of the first areas of the West Midlands to get a futuristic electronic pillar box.

A West Midlands Fire Service incident commander has talked of the importance of leaving water access points clear following a fire in Kingswinford.

Knife crime in the West Midlands has fallen by nearly a fifth over the past year, according to new figures, even as the region recorded a rise in the number of homicides.

Councillors have given the green light for more than 70 new homes to be built on farmland on the edge of Brewood despite flooding concerns.

Nine jobs have been lost after an award-winning business consultancy firm appointed liquidators.

Dudley councillors are hitting the streets canvassing for local elections in May when voters will have their say on who runs the borough.

Housebuilder Cameron Homes has reported a threefold increase in enquiries for its new development of eight large executive homes in the East Staffordshire village of Yoxall since the start of the year.

An application for approval of a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Dudley has been thrown out.

Three people have been charged and released on bail in connection with an assault on two elderly Sikh taxi drivers in Wolverhampton.

Police have arrested six people following a disorder in the Coseley area of Dudley earlier this week.

A man has been charged with drink driving following an arrest on Tuesday evening (January 27).

Police have arrested three men as part of an ongoing investigation into more than 20 shop thefts in Bilston.

Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn in Staffordshire has been recognised among the UK’s best farm attractions.

Campaigners seeking to get The Crooked House rebuilt were dealt a surprise today (Thursday) when a radio presenter Vernon Kay asked whether the pub was still open.

Days of strike action has come to an end following in Staffordshire schools that affected thousands of pupils attending county academies as an agreement has been reached.

Police release footage of a body-worn video showing the teenage murderer of West Midlands schoolboy Leo Ross giving a false account of finding his victim injured after the killer pleaded guilty.

Staff at the University of Wolverhampton have gone above and beyond to help a nursing graduate share a once-in-a-lifetime moment with her terminally ill father during the final days of his life.

Four months in and 2,000 miles completed, is our Cupra Terramar enough to get Cameron Richards enthusiastic over the proliferation of SUVs in the UK?

A man from the West Midlands has attended Westminster Magistrates’ Court on terrorism charges over the distribution of alleged neo-Nazi literature

A man has been charged with drink driving after he was arrested on Tuesday evening.

The performance coupe could be the second Mercedes-AMG model to wear the ‘Mythos’ nameplate.

Families, staff members and children at Pegasus Primary School in Birmingham, part of the Summit Learning Trust, are celebrating after a recent Ofsted inspection found the school is meeting expected standards in all areas.

Watch West Midlands burglar filming himself in homes and stolen cars during £300k three-month crime spree.

A man has died after being hit by a bus in Dudley.

The jury in the case of a man accused of murdering a pensioner who died days after a house fire in Wednesbury has been sworn in.

Planning permission has been issued for a development of 41 new homes in Wombourne following the signing of a legal agreement between South Staffordshire Council and housebuilder Bellway.

A major road leading to Dudley's Russell Hall Hospital has been closed after a crash involving a person and a vehicle.

A major road leading to Dudley's Russell Hall Hospital has been closed after a crash involving a person and a vehicle.

The killer admitted killing Leo Ross in January last year.

Scouts (young people aged 10 to 14) from 1st Rowley Regis Scout Group had the privilege of spending some time with their local MP Sarah Coombes.

The Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Celebration of the Possible (COP) Festival 2026 returns this year, and will take place on Thursday, March 12 at King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, bringing together people from across the region for a free, interactive ...

Staff at Foley Grange Care Home in Kidderminster brought smiles, teamwork and plenty of laughter to the workplace as they celebrated National Fun at Work Day with a lively staff scavenger hunt.

It’s no hard-knock life for an ex Coronation Street star and Brookside legend who is heading to Wolverhampton to bring a classic show to life.

Forward-thinking PR and communications agency, Make More Noise, has celebrated its 10-year anniversary, marking a decade of success for the Birmingham-based business.

The Talking Therapies Employment Advice (EA) Service at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its second anniversary, marking two years of helping people improve their mental wellbeing while staying in, returning to, or moving ...

One of the first major recruitment companies to offer apprenticeships has urged careers officers in schools to push youngsters towards the industry.

Pictures captured at the scene of a huge blaze in Kingwinford this morning show emergency crews hard at work as plumes of smoke fill the air.

Two Sandwell councillors have been charged after an incident earlier this year in which a person was allegedly assaulted.

A volunteer's first attempt at organising a tractor run ended with more than £7,000 being raised for charity.

Video shows flames lighting the skies of Kingswinford as 100 tonnes of scrap goes up in smoke this morning (Thursday)

Black Country based Folkes Properties has completed the acquisition of a Birmingham industrial unit as part of the continued expansion of its Midlands industrial portfolio.

Unlabelled toys and about 2,000 illegal cigarettes were seized from a shop in Walsall town centre after a customer was taken ill.

The Beach Boys are getting around once more and marking more than half a century of feelgood songs with appearances which includes University of Wolverhampton at The Civic Hall.

A key rail operator which runs services across Shropshire, the Black Country and wider West Midlands will transfer to public ownership this weekend.

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Birmingham-based communications consultancy Whistle PR has announced the promotion of Amy Ahmed-Dolphin to Director, strengthening its senior leadership team as the agency targets ambitious growth over the coming years.

Team members from two locally owned and run opticians are raising their glasses to celebrate a host of long service milestones.

Q3 Academy Langley in Sandwell has been recognised by the Department for Education (DfE) for its outstanding practice.

The Countryman E also now receives a new and improved 65.2kWh battery pack with an electric motor, to deliver a claimed range of up to 307 miles.

Love is in the air at Dudley Zoo and Castle, which is getting set to celebrate its perfect animal pairs over half term.

Several fire crews are battling a blaze at a scrapyard in Kingswinford involving 100 tonnes of scrap material and domestic appliances

Midlands branches of Santander are among 44 set to close in the latest round of cuts imposed by the banking firm.

A respected solicitor has returned to a Midlands law firm to bolster its new tax and succession planning division.

Read the books? Watched the movies? The brand new, musical adaptation of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid is coming to Rugeley Rose Theatre.

National Motor Museum engineers have discovered cracks in all four engine blocks, drop damage and camshafts glued by oil in the restoration of the second engine of world land speed record-breaker Sunbeam 1000hp, which was built at the Wolverhampton w...

Crystal Academy: Aerial Arts & Dance CIC has once again achieved national recognition after being named a Finalist in two categories at the UK Small Business Awards 2026.

The chief executive of a charity dedicated to helping vulnerable and homeless people has detailed the devastating losses it has suffered following a factory fire.

Wolves’ opponents this weekend are Bournemouth, a team which carries particular significance for the talented former Molineux forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. A career which was nurtured and developed on the pitches at Compton Park, has not been wit...

For one night only Warwick Castle will be lit up with IWD colours in honour of the special evening organised by Balsall Common-based Ladies First Professional Development Network Group.

Seven fire crews have responded to a fire in Kingswinford.

Employers across the West Midlands and Shropshire are among companies and organisations that are urging the Government to maintain provision of management apprenticeships.

Here we take a look back at life in and around Cannock during 1980.

Water bills across Shropshire and the Black Country are set to rise by ten per cent from April - almost twice the national average.

"We have been overwhelmed and couldn't be happier," say two men who are driving the campaign to beat a world record and collect 8,000 birthday cards for poorly youngster Amelia Kolpa.

Step back in time and explore the rich heritage in and around Ironbridge over the decades.

Birmingham Council’s bins boss has survived calls of ‘no confidence’ from opposition councillors amid fury over the bins strike.

Properties across Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Wednesbury — with guide prices starting from £10,000 — will go under the hammer in the auctioneer’s next livestreamed sale.

Only 40 per cent of Wolverhampton's council homes have been inspected over the past five years, according to a government watchdog.

Dudley Council’s Dudley Business First team is hosting two flagship events at next month's West Midlands Business Festival.