American investors have pulled out of attempts to takeover Wolverhampton-based pubs and restaurants group Marston's.

Historic department store was sold for £3 million last year.

A Wolverhampton neighbourhood highlighted as being one of the ‘worst hit’ by Covid-19 in the whole of the city, has tested more than 1,600 of its residents negative for the virus.

Stafford’s Market Square could be re-surfaced as part of town centre improvements to be funded using a £14.3m Government windfall.

Five new lateral flow testing centres are opening in the Dudley borough, council bosses have confirmed.

Patient numbers still high but coming down week on week.

A new multi-million pound 'Boris bike' scheme is set to be rolled out in parts of the Black Country later this year.

Children in the Black Country and Staffordshire had tens of thousands fewer dental treatments last year, figures reveal.

A schoolboy is using pedal power to raise funds for his favourite zoo in a challenge inspired by the late Captain Tom.

HGVs using a country lane have contributed towards the deterioration of a road in Bridgnorth that a councillor has labelled “potholes galore”.

A school is reaching out to its students confined to home learning by taking resources to stop off points across the town.

A bereaved family has handed over a donation of much-need toiletries to support staff and patients at New Cross Hospital.

Teenager Louis Johnson is preparing to take on a 17-mile walking challenge to raise funds for Birmingham Children’s Hospital once lockdown is over.

A glimpse of how parts of a Staffordshire town could look with new investment has been revealed.

Hardworking district nurses have been given some treats after calls for help from the Union of Muslim Organisations.

Results from the first major business survey for 2021 by the British Chambers of Commerce on Brexit found that half of exporters are facing difficulties in adapting to new trade regulations.

Police made two arrests and seized 75 litres of suspected stolen fuel after stopping a cloned vehicle in the Black Country.

Firefighters have paid tribute to their 'much loved' colleague who died last month from coronavirus.

New homes are starting to take shape on a council depot site.

Jurors in a murder trial were shown CCTV of the defendant going to and from a building multiple times.

Jurors in a murder trial were shown a second day of CCTV of the defendant going to and from a building.

Snow and ice is continuing to bring travel disruption to the region as the lowest temperatures for 10 years were reached elsewhere in the UK.

A further 58 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.

A Shropshire-based jockey who stunned the world to win the 2009 Grand National at 100/1 odds died after taking drugs, an inquest heard.

A man has been jailed after seriously assaulting a young child – leaving them with head and facial injuries.

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A car allegedly used in the shooting of a man at a Walsall barber shop was found burnt out later that day, a court has heard.

The owner of a Sandwell carpet and furniture store has been fined £4,000 after failing to comply with Covid-19 restrictions by allowing people into the store.

Work to refurbish two swimming pools is being brought forward after it was discovered that the move would reduce costs.

Health bosses have asked for mass testing to be expanded to Sandwell after cases of the more contagious South African variant were found in neighbouring Walsall and Birmingham.

Council highways chiefs are calling for an end of abuse towards road workers after hundreds of incidents were reported.

Birmingham Airport will receive an emergency loan of up to £18.5 million from the city council amid fears more may be required further down the line.

An outdoor cinema is being planned for Hednesford this July.

The new £73 million Sandwell Aquatics Centre is on track for completion next year – as it passed another milestone with the completion of the 12 metre dive tower.

A paw-some new colleague has been welcomed to West Midlands Fire Service's technical rescue unit.

A man has died after being hit by a lorry in Kidderminster today.

Parents have been hit with a £200 fine each after their children held a party at GoApe Cannock in breach of Covid-19 rules.

More than 70 people have been arrested as part of a crackdown by police on County Lines drug networks in the West Midlands.

A teenager has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in Birmingham.

A Black Country shop owner has been banned from selling alcohol after repeatedly being caught selling fake cigarettes.

A horrified Walsall family living in a hotspot for the South African Covid variant were sent used kits as part of the mass testing of residents.

A car was seized as armed police descended on a Dudley street as part of an ongoing investigation.

Plans to shut some car parks around Cannock Chase are set to go ahead, despite questions over the decision making process and concerns the proposals do not cater for all disabled people.

Businesses in the West Midlands received just two per cent of a national fund aimed at boosting start-ups during the Covid crisis, new figures show.

Police have launched a crackdown on drug dealing in Stone after concerns were raised over the issue.

A family near Lichfield is appealing to the community for help in funding life-saving treatment for their beloved dog.

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the murder following the death of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln in Birmingham.

Severn Valley Railway is preparing to go full throttle for its first diesel event of the year.

Two new primary schools are set to open in the Black Country, it has been announced.

Two people were treated for their injuries after emergency services attended a two-car crash near Bridgnorth.

Residents in Sandwell have been warned their recycling bin collections could be delayed this week due to a shortage of crews.

People in Rugeley are being urged to make sure their vehicles are left safe and secure after a number of thefts in the area.

A dance teacher has launched an appeal for funds to provide a free online library of tuition videos for children with special educational needs.

More than four million items of personal protective equipment have now been distributed to frontline staff in Wolverhampton.

Concerns motorists may not be getting vehicles checked during pandemic.

Four men will enter pleas next month over the killing of a man who died 13 years after being attacked in Hednesford.

A man who walked his dog despite testing positive for Covid-19 is among 15 people fined for lockdown breaches in one week across the Cannock Chase district.

A defendant accused of shooting a barbershop customer was at home when a car linked to the incident was found, a court was told.

A consultation into HS2 has been branded "a total sham" after it emerged Ministers plan to ignore any suggestions coming from it.

Western Power Distribution (WPD) will be investing up to £20 million in the electricity grid to boost green growth and jobs across the West Midlands between now and 2023.

A Wolverhampton councillor has forfeited her seat after failing to attend a meeting for six months.

A celebrated son of Wolverhampton will be presenting his thoughts about his home when he becomes part of the city’s literature festival.

Consultants at a Black Country hospital are getting a flowery makeover by wearing bright scrubs to raise funds for charity.

New aerial photos show work continuing on a housing development on the outskirts of Wolverhampton.

Banners promoting Bridgnorth's independent and usually bustling high street shops have been stolen.

Aldi is looking to recruit 160 apprentices across the Midlands this year.

Two YouTubers have appeared at crown court to deny dangerous driving over a video posted online.

Trains have been disrupted due to damage to overheard electric wires between Stafford and Wolverhampton

Housing association tenants have been warned they could face eviction or even jail if they break Covid rules - after court action was taken against a Wolverhampton man for repeatedly holding parties at his home.

A Black Country football and social club could lose its licence to sell alcohol after alleged "repeated failures" to follow Covid rules.

Another 128 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region as the UK death toll increased by more than 1,000.

The mother of a Black Country man accused of killing his baby daughter has defended him in court, telling jurors: "He was a brilliant dad."

The stories of love in all forms by all people will be showcased by a film screen and discussion as part of the online Wolverhampton Literature Festival.

Jury deliberations in the trial of three men accused of a double murder outside a Dudley cannabis farms have started today.

A derelict vandal-hit pub building in Aldridge is to be converted into new apartments after planners gave the thumbs up to a scheme.

An accountant pointed a crossbow at a large group of “raiders” to protect his family, a murder trial heard.

The West Midlands and Staffordshire woke up to a covering of the white stuff on Tuesday morning, after flurries were seen across the region.

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body in a bath at a house in Birmingham.

About 3,000 households have been tested for Covid in Walsall after a case of the more contagious South African variant was confirmed in the area.

Three men arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in relation to a fatal shooting in the Black Country have been released.

A man has been charged with assaulting emergency workers after a fire at a block of flats in Wolverhampton.

A swan and five ducks have been released back to a Black Country lake – after they were rescued following an oil spill.

A 42-year-old man accused of murder has denied shaking his baby daughter before she died.

Plans for a new Black Country railway station moved a stage closer after £400,000 was secured to buy land for the project.

A road rage driver from Wolverhampton has been ordered to pay compensation to a cyclist who he punched in the face and left with a broken eye socket.

A further £3.37 million of funding has been allocated to continue the work of the West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) for another year.

Two men have been jailed for trying to pay for sex with a child.

Staffordshire's Katharine House Hospice is able to continue to offer services thanks to the generosity of local people who have supported its emergency appeal.

Controversial plans for a children’s home in a remote Staffordshire hamlet have been withdrawn after villagers objected and the area’s MP raised concerns.

Police have called for managers of a Sutton Coldfield shop to be stripped of their alcohol licence after allegedly being caught selling fake wine.

A speeding driver who mowed down a man then fled the scene as he lay dying in the road has been locked up for four years.

A boisterous puppy named after a wrestling star was floored — when he swallowed a scottie dog soft toy whole.

One person was evacuated as firefighters tackled an electrical fire in Tipton.

A controversial proposed Walsall housing development has been delayed again as a planning wrangle over traffic access rumbles on.

Seven vehicles were on fire at the MOD Stafford base.

Controversial plans for 600 new homes on greenbelt land in Wolverhampton have provoked opposition from thousands of residents.

Staffordshire Police say they are investigating an incident where a sheep was killed on a farm.