People who live in Sandwell are being invited to take a Covid-19 test if they are felling unwell – even if they are not displaying the three key symptoms of coronavirus.

A crossing for cyclists and pedestrians could be introduced on a busy road in Halesowen after years of campaigning, under new plans.

Volunteers have been left devastated after the recent theft of vital lifesaving equipment from a Upper Gornal church.

Take-up of the vaccine in the West Midlands was today hailed as “incredible”.

A bid is set to be submitted for £16 million of government funding to extend rail services in the Black Country.

A father is taking on a 1,000-mile cycling challenge in memory of the mother of his young son and to raise money for charity.

A councillor is calling for a stretch of one of the county's busiest main roads to be resurfaced.

A redistribution supermarket will be creating 47 new jobs when it opens next month.

A schoolboy is preparing to take on a marathon challenge in aid of cancer patients – including his father.

A former magistrate celebrated her centenary in style at a care home with a card from the Queen and a special cake.

A Wolverhampton volunteer has raised more than £4,000 for a local charity – by growing her hair.

A man was injured in a crash between a lorry and a car on the M6.

A man has been charged in relation to attacks on pensioners in Birmingham in January and February.

A petition calling for a boycott of India at Birmingham 2022 over its human rights record finally received a response – one year after it was first submitted.

Two aspirational homes with a “sense of grandeur” could be built in a huge garden of a listed Walsall property.

Covid rule breakers in Walsall are being warned to stop ignoring regulations to ensure the roadmap out of lockdown can be a success.

Introducing vaccine passports to gain entry to pubs and sports events will speed up the reopening of Britain's economy, an MP has said.

A Stourbridge man stabbed a pensioner in a random attack "just for the sake of killing somebody" as they crossed paths at a remote beauty spot, a jury has heard.

A collection of instruments to make musicians’ hearts sing is coming up for auction in Lichfield.

The owner of a Walsall butcher's has pleaded guilty to cheating customers with short weight sales from his shop.

A prestigious art exhibition which tours the UK is set to arrive in Wolverhampton next year after it was delayed due to Covid-19.

A further 34 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire, along with 38 in care homes.

A homeless man has been jailed after killing another rough sleeper whom he kicked, causing serious brain injuries when his head hit the ground.

A video captures the moment two West Midlands drug dealers opened their front door - only to find armed officers pointing guns at them during a raid.

A rare 18th century button made to commemorate George III's recovery from illness is going under the hammer at a Midlands auction house after being dug up in Shropshire.

Deaths during the current wave of the virus peaked on January 19.

A Shropshire man who severed his left hand in an industrial accident has thanked the NHS staff who save it and successfully re-attached it to his forearm.

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

A man has died following a crash between a van and a car near Lichfield.

Facebook has told an 81-year-old Shropshire widow that there's snout wrong with her piggy posts – after she says she was threatened with being banned for "hate speech."

Discount retailer Poundland has announced that it will begin re-awakening its hibernating stores from 8am this Friday, .

Residents were evacuated after a military device was found at a South Staffordshire allotment.

An historic Walsall pub is set to get a new covered courtyard for customers after plans for a refurbishment were given the go-ahead.

A proposed Sandwell Council tax rise of 2.99 per cent has been criticised as too high by a Labour councillor while services are cut back due to Covid.

A resource centre for children with special educational and emotional needs is to be built at a Wolverhampton primary school.

Staffordshire County Council has pledged to work with communities to site roadside memorials safely – after its policies were questioned by a community leader.

More than 50 Easter eggs will be handed out to families after councillors and a supermarket joined forces.

A new nature reserve is set to be created as part of an extension to a Staffordshire village's open space – but residents living nearby have said existing parking problems need to be resolved first.

Film buffs are being sought to solve an intriguing puzzle involving an old cinema programme.

The chief executive of pubs group Marston’s says the severity of lockdown means “sadly it’s inevitable” that some pubs will not be able to reopen.

Headteachers have said any return of pupils to school must be done with a “measured and cautious approach”.

A murder suspect carried out on CPR on his wife after finding her lying unresponsive at home in what he labelled a "crime scene", a trial heard.

MPs in the region have welcomed a "phased return" to normality after Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled his "road map" to ease current lockdown restrictions.

Numbers claiming unemployment benefits were mainly down across the West Midlands last month despite an increase in the latest quarterly numbers out of work in the region.

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Delivery solutions group DX, which offers parcel freight, secure, courier, two-man and logistics services, has invested in a new security control room in Tipton.

There is to be a changing of the guard at one of the UK’s leading pallet networks which is based in Wolverhampton.

A much-loved newsagents has reopened after being forced to close following a ram-raid.

Hundreds of civil servants are set to be stationed in a new purpose-built office when a government department opens up in the Black Country.

A community campaigner has called for action over large potholes along a Black Country road.

New technology being trialled at Staffordshire hospitals.

A DJ will be spinning discs and wheels as he gets on his bike to help keep people’s spirits up.

A mother and daughter have set up a business to help home-schooling families find tutors.

A new food bank has been set up to help people struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

Three sisters are going the extra mile to help the cancer charity which looked after their mother.

A super slimmer from Wolverhampton has inspired many members after losing five-and-a-half stone last year over lockdown.

A highways network inspector is clocking up the miles in training before taking on five marathons in as many days.

A community of Staffordshire-based antique dealers has embraced the social media world to promote their wares.

A man who worked with the office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has been jailed for two years and eight months over child sexual offences.

Wildflower meadows, tree planting and bat and bird boxes will be introduced in parts of Wolverhampton after £600,000 funding was secured.

Police chiefs in Staffordshire have revealed pet thefts across the county are low amid growing concerns over dogs being stolen.

Black Country MPs have backed a cautious easing of restrictions as the Government prepares to announce its long-awaited road map detailing the UK’s path out of lockdown.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce want to see a cautious approach taken to the implementation of the Prime Minister's road map.

A vaccination centre has opened at Tipton Sports Academy as the rollout of the coronavirus vaccination programme ramps up speed in the region.

Two teenagers have been charged with kidnap after a car was stolen with the owner's young children still inside.

A further 21 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed at hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A teenager was arrested after a woman was followed home from work late at night in Staffordshire.

Two men have been arrested for failing to stop for police and causing damage to several vehicles in the West Midlands.

Emergency patients are set to benefit from a new purpose built unit aimed to reduce unnecessary admissions to hospital and provider better patient experience.

A DJ from Wolverhampton has hit the right note with social media followers and raised money for charity with a 12-hour live session.

A cinema boss says every penny of a £115,000 grant will help towards survival as he hopes for a return to showtime.

An amateur artist is putting himself in the fame and selling prints to help keep his home village tidy.

Government Communities Minister Robert Jenrick reveals why he is moving out of London.

When 12-year-old Dani Mahmood finished treatment for cancer two years ago, he struggled to walk. But the way he’s dealt with his illness and its side-effects has inspired his big sister to walk 10,000 steps every day in March to help raise funds fo...

A Black Country specialist social care service has been recognised for its approach to the first national Covid-19 lockdown.

A watchdog has ordered Worcestershire’s short-staffed maternity service to improve after several whistleblowers raised concerns.

Frontline officers should be “prioritised for the Covid jab” a police chief has said – after West Midlands Police broke up an “illegal bar” attended by 150 people in Birmingham.

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