A £1.8m restoration project is under way at Stevens Park, following a successful lottery funding application from Dudley Council and partners.

Snowfall has once again blanketed much of the region in white, with weather warnings in place for all of the West Midlands, Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Non-urgent outpatient work and day case activity has been rearranged at a Black Country hospital to help cope with the increasing number of Covid-19 patients being admitted.

The opening of Cannock's new £160 million designer outlet is being planned for this spring - as new brands including Dune, Police, Lindt and Hobbs have been announced for the shopping destination.

A charity has launched a fundraising campaign after taking eight horses into its care.

A young singer has refused to let lockdown stop her from following her dream of become a pop star.

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The team at Kingsmill’s West Bromwich bakery has donated an average of 10,000 loaves per month to the community since March 2020.

An NHS paramedic has called on people to follow lockdown regulations to help reduce mounting pressure on the NHS.

Plans to develop 61 new apartments at a canalside site have been given the green light by Birmingham City Council.

More women in the Black Country and Staffordshire have found themselves formally in debt than men, figures reveal.

Council bosses have pledged investment to support businesses and communities during the Covid pandemic.

Jurors were told that there is “no direct evidence” linking an alleged gang member to the murder of a 15-year-old boy.

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A brewery has launched its first gin with the aim of lifting spirits at the start of the new year.

A £3,800 lawnmower has been stolen from a Black Country football club.

Almost 22,000 new Covid cases were recorded in one week the Black Country, Birmingham and parts of Staffordshire, figures show.

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A town's rail station and car park are getting a makeover in time for the £160 million designer outlet opening nearby.

Police are looking for this man in connection with a burglary.

A further 33 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Health bosses are hoping the mass vaccination centre at the Black Country Living Museum will be up and running within two weeks.

Coronavirus vaccine clinics are due to start at Lichfield Cathedral from next week, it has been announced.

Plans to open a children’s home in a residential Wolverhampton street have sparked a wave of protest from concerned neighbours.

New canal-side homes and public open spaces are expected to create a much-needed boost to Walsall town centre.

A “long-awaited” housing scheme to transform a derelict old copperworks site has been given the green light by planning chiefs.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a severe fire at a petrol station shop in the Black Country.

Four people have been charged after quantities of drugs and cash were recovered in a raid on a property in Birmingham.

Forty-five canal-side apartments opposite Birmingham's former iconic Flapper venue have been approved despite concerns around noise should the venue ever reopen.

The number of people hospitalised by Covid in Sandwell and West Birmingham has jumped 47 per cent in just eight days.

The Poundland store at the Merry Hill shopping centre is being put into temporary hibernation.

Daredevils with a head for heights can now take on the ultimate aerial challenge by wing walking on a plane in aid of St Giles Hospice.

A driver suffered head trauma in a crash involving a car and a skip wagon.

A Walsall school’s bid to replace its “inadequate” PE facilities with a new sports hall have been given the green light by planners.

Twelve new apartments are set to be built on the forecourt of a former used car dealership in Wolverhampton.

The leader of Worcestershire County Council has said a council tax rise is essential to fund social care in the county, but says the increase will still be “one of the lowest in the country.”

The operator of a Stafford park’s new café has been given the go-ahead to serve alcohol to customers and stage events such as live performances and cinema screenings.

Rollout of the new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is underway from today across the Black Country and West Birmingham.

Banks view people living in Shrewsbury as the safest in the West Midlands to lend money to, while those in Wolverhampton are viewed the least favourably, according to new credit-score data.

The Covid pandemic has inspired a special drawing by world-renowned Walsall portrait artist Andrew Tift.

National Express has announced it is suspending its entire national network of coach services from midnight on Sunday.

The mayor of Bridgnorth has been stricken with Covid-19 and has issued a plea for residents to follow restrictions, saying it's "worse than I could ever imagine".

Pub operator Marston’s said trading continued to take a hit during the final quarter of the year due to Covid-related restrictions.

A temporary waste treatment plant that handles tonnes of contaminated and hazardous soil products has asked to extend the terms of its operation, sparking a raft of protests.

Disused offices in a Black Country town centre could be converted into more than 30 new bedsits if a proposal gets the green light.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing Sandwell teenager.

A dog that had its rescue mission abandoned when firefighters discovered the hole it had become stuck down near Bridgnorth was a protected badger sett made it out alive, the RSPCA has confirmed.

Tories in the West Midlands have vowed to bolster frontline policing using cash saved by scrapping "unnecessary" administrative roles in the force.

Nearly 14,000 care home residents in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been prioritised to receive the coronavirus vaccine before the end of January.

A defendant's fingerprints were on the taxi Keelan Wilson was in when he was killed as he used taxis regularly, his defence said.

Labour’s candidate for West Midlands Mayor has called for people to be issued with ‘Covid passports’ to prove they have been vaccinated.

A couple are getting used to life as new parents after their first child arrived just in time for the new year.

People are being advised to watch out for text messages being sent out by conmen pretending to be about the Covid-19 vaccine with the vulnerable at risk of falling victim.

At the start of 1986, Margaret Thatcher was at the height of her power. Commanding a majority of more than 140 in the Commons, she had built up a reputation as somebody you messed with at your peril.

A Black Country couple are celebrating their Diamond Wedding anniversary together.

Police have bought a new laser gun to tackle speeding motorists in areas near the Black Country.

A 38-year-old man who sustained a serious head injury in an assault in Stone has been discharged from hospital.

Three drug couriers who attempted to smuggle cocaine worth around £50,000 into the UK on the same flight into Gatwick have been jailed.

Patients calling at the home of Staffordshire's yellow diggers will be among the first to receive the new Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccination at GP-led clinics.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has accused local politicians of "misleading the public" over vaccine shortage claims.

A gang that stole lead from churches leaving a £2 million repair bill have been jailed for a total of 22 years.

A Birmingham man is wanted by police for alleged coercive control and wounding.

People across the Black Country are being encouraged to look beyond lockdown and join Cancer Research UK's Race for Life events this year.

A further 47 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Snow and ice warnings will remain in place across the West Midlands, Shropshire and Mid Wales until at least the end of tomorrow.

Thirty-eight new recruits were sworn into their roles at Staffordshire Police at a virtual attestation ceremony.

A driver speeding at more than 100mph, two wanted men and vehicles with no insurance were all dealt with during one police unit's shift.

Home repairs and improvements company HomeServe has bought a heating firm in Hampshire.

A Black Country teenager has been jailed for more than three years after she injured four people in a deliberate act of reckless driving.

Black Country health bosses have been told patients may have to be transferred ‘out’ of local hospitals to free up beds if coronavirus infection rates continue to climb.

Two Wolverhampton men have been arrested after sheep were stolen from a farm.

Health bosses are sending a clear message – people should “act like they’ve got it” and stay at home to help protect the NHS and save lives.

A doctor has urged people to ignore "misinformation" around Covid jabs – as a new vaccination hub opened in the Black Country.

A new chapter is beginning for an independent opticians in the Black Country who are still on hand to help patients.

Residents in South Staffordshire could see a £5 increase in the tax they pay for district council services this year.

Residents opposed to the building of major industrial development in the Black Country are launching a last ditch attempt to prevent it being built.

Twenty eight poplars bordering a Black Country primary school are facing the axe after a diseased tree collapsed into its grounds – sparking significant safety fears for pupils.

According to the British Ministry of Defence, it was a "deliberate attack" on a British warship, "without regard for life". The Icelandic coastguard claimed its gunboat had been rammed by a British frigate.

More than half of bus users in the region are ‘not satisfied’ with the behaviour of their fellow travellers when it comes to social distancing, it has been revealed.

A Black Country care home has been blasted as ‘inadequate’ after health inspectors found people being physically restrained without sufficient care plans – and including a lack of awareness in safeguarding children.