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A woman has been left "sick and appalled" after her father's grave at a cemetery in Walsall was run over by a vehicle.

Parents would be able to book cheaper summer holidays under plans for a major shake-up of the school calendar, the Education Secretary has said.

A further seven hospital patients have died from coronavirus in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Two brothers were attacked with weapons following an outbreak of disorder in a Walsall street.

A suspected bomb was removed from a garden at an address near Kidderminster.

An urgent appeal has been made to find two dogs that have been stolen from a Staffordshire town.

Sandwell Council has increased council tax by 2.99 per cent for the next financial year.

More than 200 fines have been issued to people breaking Covid-19 rules across the West Midlands in one week, with student parties blamed as part of the problem.

A great-grandmother rapidly deteriorated after delays in finding the right medical equipment to unblock her airway, a coroner has concluded.

A Wolverhampton drug dealer who ran from police and was caught throwing his drugs into a bush has been jailed.

A family has appealed for traffic-calming measures to be introduced after a car crashed into their house.

A developer has launched plans to build 65 homes in parts of a Staffordshire village.

A man has been jailed for causing the death of a woman in a hit and run in Birmingham as he was being chased by two cars after a drug deal turned nasty.

A shotgun was stolen from a pick-up truck on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

Two people have been arrested after a gun was found during a police raid in Cannock.

A rescue centre has saved a cat after it was caught by a metal snare around its neck.

Faith leaders have been thanked for pausing congregational worship in a bid to halt rising Covid-19 infection rates.

Blood donor John Tett has donated life-saving platelets at 20 centres across the country while raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Former world darts champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor went for his virus vaccine jab at a JCB factory and said the nurse had the perfect aim.

The number of civil service jobs in the West Midlands has fallen by more than 6,000 over the past decade, new figures show.

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A city arts venue has commissioned a brand new way for people to enjoy outdoor performances.

A group of park volunteers want to take over and convert a former Victorian’s keeper’s lodge into a bicycle hub and cafe.

A new art project aims to bring a community together to honour an historic area of canal in the Black Country.

A couple who met at an engineering factory in Wolverhampton celebrated their diamond wedding in style with a cream tea and a card from the Queen.

Mobile vaccination vans are being introduced across Birmingham and Solihull.

A further 14 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

More than £20,000 is set to be spent on cycle storage and CCTV in Hednesford town centre as the area gears up to welcome international athletes as part of next year’s Commonwealth Games.

A householder's bid to add an area of green space outside his home to his garden has been thrown out by Stafford councillors.

Three-thousand homes should be built on Shropshire green belt to help Black Country councils, according to the leader of Dudley Council.

A Willenhall school will press ahead with its expansion plans after a proposal to build four new classrooms was given the go-ahead.

A Walsall pub which has stood empty for almost two years will be converted into a day nursery despite concerns about traffic and noise problems.

The family of a young man stabbed to death in a Stourbridge nightclub will apply for a "default judgement" against the man who was cleared of killing him after they launched civil proceedings last year.

Work has completed on the construction of a new Greggs outlet at the multi-million pound Cannock Gateway Retail Park development.

Plans to transform an area of paved land at Wolverhampton Grammar School into a colourful playground for younger pupils have been given the go-ahead.

Three men are set to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court in connection with a fatal shooting in Dudley.

Health officials have pleaded with people not to ‘throw away’ all the hard work against the virus as it was revealed almost 800,000 people in the region have been vaccinated.

A new vaccination hub has opened up in the Black Country with the aim of vaccinating 1,500 people each day.

Three more men have been charged in connection with the murder of Mohammed Haroon Zeb in the Black Country.

Staffordshire County Council services are mapping a return to opening more facilities as lockdown restrictions ease.

A £1 billion investment programme for Dudley will "completely transform" the borough, council chiefs say.

Work has this week started on the multi-million pound revamp of Halesowen Leisure Centre.

One of the region's most important lifesaving charities has marked a major day in its history, starting work on a dedicated new base.

Ministers have been urged to scrap plans for a rail link between England and Northern Ireland over cost and feasibility concerns.

Four youths aged between 14 and 17, one of them from Walsall, have pleaded not guilty to murdering another teenager who died of gunshot and stab wounds.

A councillor and his wife are due to stand trial later this year after allegedly committing fraud to claim £10,000 from a Covid-19 grant scheme.

An intruder laughed after waking up a victim in their bedroom during a burglary.

An otter has been spotted swimming in a Wolverhampton canal for the first time in more than 60 years.

The 'Covid Arms pub' owner and a barber operating illegally have been given warnings after Covid breaches.