The former HM Revenue and Customs building in Wolverhampton city centre will be turned into 95 new flats, city council planners decided this week.

A leisure centre in Wolverhampton has begun to support local GPs to deliver the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

A group of creepy dolls that were mysteriously tied to trees in Cannock Chase were removed by police, it has been confirmed.

Delivery solutions group DX has reported a seven per cent rise in revenue to £182.7 million for the 27 weeks to January 2.

Truckman, the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of hardtops and 4x4 accessories, has invested in additional warehousing and distribution space at its headquarters in Dudley to meet growing customer demand.

A 31-year-old man was fatally stabbed by a teenager as he waited for pizza at a Black Country shopping parade, a trial heard.

Council bosses are drawing up plans to help Black Country pubs and restaurants partially reopen next month.

An urgent call has been issued for people to stop breaching coronavirus rules after police were called to groups congregating in the sun.

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A council is training up an "army of volunteers" to spread awareness of Covid vaccines - as the number of infections have dropped sharply since January.

A Walsall family mourning the loss of a 22-year-old woman are campaigning to get a law introduced in her name.

There are many challenges to come, but experts today explain why there is room for optimism as we look ahead.

A mother is appealing for help to fund potentially life-saving equipment for her three-year-old daughter who suffers from a very rare form of epilepsy.

Parish councils across the Midlands have been urged to join forces in a bid to reduce the damage caused by HS2.

Champagne, balloons, hot tub and a big cake marked the 21st birthday celebrations for leap year triplets India, Savannah and Alicia Bullock.

M3 is celebrating a high-profile account win after it was appointed as the creative agency for MG Motor UK Ltd, one of the UK’s best-known automotive brands.

Former teacher and pop art man Pete Mason has got Covid regulations licked and is determined to boost the take-up of vaccinations among people across the country.

A hospital worker who was drinking every day after getting "stuck in a rut" during lockdown has helped raise more than £4,000 with her friend after giving up the booze for January and February.

A further 13 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Emergency crews were called to a reservoir near Bridgnorth after reports that someone was in the water.

A man had his watch stolen on a train near Wolverhampton by a robber who he feared would shoot him.

Thousands of children across the region have been told which secondary school they will be attending.

An alleged murderer will stand trial next month accused of stabbing a man to death in the Black Country two years ago.

The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Black Country have made a heartfelt plea for witnesses to come forward.

A new mobile coronavirus testing unit has hit the road in Wolverhampton.

CCTV pictures have been released of youths wanted over an attack which left a man needing surgery.

Boris Johnson visited one of the three large coronavirus vaccination centres in Staffordshire today.

Bridgnorth has been chosen as a focal point for a government-funded research project into living and working in a rural community.

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

New aerial photos show building work continuing on a £34 million housing estate in Wolverhampton.

Major improvements to busy roads in the Black Country have moved a step closer after the projects secured funding to allow leaders to make the case to Government for full approval.

Lottery bosses are hoping a new beer will be just the tipple to help track down the missing West Midland winner of a unclaimed £1 million prize.

Hundreds of furious residents have signed a petition demanding a decision to place a travellers transit site in their area be reversed.

Becoming ‘fit to do the job’ to meet workplace demands, thinking about how to cope with busy places and being hyper-vigilant about germs will help in adapting to life post-lockdown, an occupational psychology expert has said.

A date has been set for the trial of a woman accused of killing her mother.

The boss of the Marston's brewing arm says the beer industry needs urgent Budget support or pubs will simply not reopen.

A fundraising initiative is working to help support cultural institutions during the coronavirus pandemic.

A spiralling crisis of paranoid delusions and misplaced fury at a world he believed was set against him led a mentally ill 22-year-old man to stab a complete stranger to death in the Shropshire countryside last year, a court heard.

A new school holiday activity programme in Walsall has been set up following government funding.

Theatres today said they were ready to emerge from their coronavirus nightmare – but demanded more guidance on the roadmap.

Hundreds of patients with suspected breast cancer were not seen on time at hospital trusts in the Black Country and Staffordshire according to the latest figures.

A group’s bid to install a permanent reminder of the country’s mining industry in the West Midlands has received a celebrity endorsement – from coalworker’s son and TV chat show host Sir Michael Parkinson.

It has been a workhouse and a place of law. And now this historic building is ready for its next chapter.

Volunteers who care for a park are celebrating after gaining Arboretum Status.

An artist has donated an original painting to a city’s canal trust to raise funds for its restoration work.

One of the West Midlands' top pub-restaurants is already fully booked for its first weekend after announcing it will reopen in the spring.

Detectives investigating whether two incidents are linked.

Councillors in Walsall are in line for an increase in allowances while staff will get a bonus in recognition of their work fighting Covid.

Council tax is set to rise for residents in Stafford for the next financial year, it has been confirmed.

A councillor who was unable to don the Mayoral chain last year because of the coronavirus pandemic will get a second chance in the coming months.

Senior councillors have said plans to plant new trees in Stafford are progressing.

Councillors in Cannock Chase have agreed a budget for the next financial year after alternative proposals were put forward by opposition members.

Opposition councillors in Walsall slammed years of Government cuts as a near five per cent rise in tax was confirmed.

Councillors have voted for a £1 million bailout of a Government fund to help families pay food and fuel bills after costs almost doubled.

A further 23 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A further 17 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Police have launched an investigation after 10 shots were fired at a house with children inside in the West Midlands.

A fatal hit-and-run and a stabbing in a shop on the same road in the Black Country within half an hour are not believed to be linked, police have said.

Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs has died aged 85, his family have announced.

Police are appealing help in tracing a missing Wolverhampton man.

A stretch of the busy M6 motorway in Staffordshire was closed after a lorry fire sparked fears of cans of fruit exploding.

Three men were fined under Covid-19 rules after police caught them watching rugby together – despite being from separate households.

Police caught 115 motorists using their mobile phones behind the wheel during a two-week operation.