Highways bosses are to spend £1 million on a "pothole purge" and resurfacing residential roads across the Dudley borough.

Firefighters have been drafted in to help get thousands of people tested in a bid to stop the spread of the South African strain of Covid-19.

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A man accused of murdering his wife told police officers arriving at the scene that he was a family friend.

A school for more than 1,400 pupils proposed on the site of the former Rugeley Power Station has been handed Government funding.

British Gas engineers are continuing strike across the Black Country and Staffordshire over changes to their pay and working conditions.

About 300 jobs will be created at dozens of stores to open selling Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games merchandise.

The family of a young man stabbed to death in a Stourbridge nightclub have appealed for new information in a bid for a new trial.

West Midlands' main airport is preparing to set up a system for operating the Government’s new coronavirus quarantine rules for international arrivals.

A plan to convert a former Walsall care home into a HMO for asylum seekers in a crime-plagued area has been rejected.

“I want to do things everyone takes for granted – I want to open a door, or try to open a jar, pick up shopping and stuff like that.”

Eight new flats are to be built on a vacant stretch of land near Bilston town centre.

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Health chiefs have said "no-one will be forgotten" in the race to vaccinate people in Staffordshire from Covid-19.

From helping her grandfather with cattle as a 16-year-old to breeding the most expensive heifer ever sold, the owner of a world record-breaking Limousin from Shropshire has shed some light on how her cow came to sell for more than £260,000.

Toby Neal on clapping for a Captain, Labour nationalism and the worst time to catch Covid.

A fundraising drive led by a Shropshire Rotary club has meant children in Chernobyl have a new minibus.

A songwriter is hoping a major vocalist such as Michael Ball or a choir will step forward to record a tribute he has penned to the National Health Service.

Curry lovers in the region have been rated as “lightweights” by new research.

A course aimed at helping young people get into work will start at the end of the month.

A forensic pathologist told jurors that a five-month-old girl died as a result of a head injury.

A Cannock man has been jailed for 17 years after being convicted of a string of child sexual offences.

Council tax in Dudley is to go up by the maximum allowed by the government from April.

Local elections are set to go ahead in the Black Country and Staffordshire – but voters will have to bring their own pencil under Covid-19 rules.

Four men have been arrested over the death of a 39-year-old man shot in Dudley.

Eleven workers at a Black Country Asda which is being used as a vaccination hub have tested positive for Covid.

Detectives who caught a Black Country gang of ATM raiders have vowed to track down the rest of the stolen cash after the crooks were stripped of a fraction of the £1.2 million they made.

Hundreds of properties in Walsall were left without electricity following an underground cable fault.

Stone residents who rallied round to raise funds to buy their local green space have been outbid at auction – but they have vowed that the battle to protect it will continue.

Fire crews worked to stop a blaze at a former Black Country pub which is being treated as arson.

A man has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon after police were called to reports of an incident involving a kitchen knife in a Dudley street.

Sixty three more coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region as the UK death toll rose by more than 1,000.

Midwife has seen it all during her five decades of service.

A burglary at a Black Country church has left it unable to play recorded music at funerals after a computer tablet was stolen.

People currently eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine can now receive their jab at Walsall Manor Hospital without pre-booking, health chiefs have said.

Councillors have given the green light to detailed plans for 700 new homes on the edge of Stafford – just weeks after they sent the proposals back to the developer for a redesign.

Four men have appeared in court charged with killing a man who died 13 years after being attacked in Hednesford.

A police manhunt is underway to find three teenagers after a gun was brandished at a Wolverhampton home.

Police have welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal not to reduce the sentence of a man who shot another man in the face.

Residents of a village have complained about having to travel to a neighbouring area to receive their coronavirus injections.

A Midlands firm has been appointed to design, license and retail a comprehensive range of official Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport products, creating around 300 jobs.

More than 100 spaces for bikes will be created near to Wolverhampton railway station as part of a £525,000 cycle hub project.

A Rugeley social club’s tennis courts are set to make way for 14 new affordable homes.

A well-loved television presenter has joined the increasing number of people who have received a Covid-19 vaccination.

A bus driver has been attacked with a knife amid a surge of incidents - prompting a step-up in patrols across Smethwick.

A Covid survivor from Wolverhampton who spent 12 weeks in hospital is set to receive her vaccination today ahead of her 100th birthday celebrations on Monday.

A town on the River Severn is to be given relief from flooding that has breached temporary barriers two years on the trot.

Police are appealing for help to identify three burglars following an early hours break-in at a Dudley house.

A Staffordshire pharmacy has become one of the latest venues to carry out the coronavirus vaccinations.

Four men have been convicted for plotting to murder a gang rival in a drive-by shooting after being linked to the killing by CCTV footage.

Schools and parents will have two weeks notice before they reopen, a Wolverhampton councillor has said.

A cyclist has been left with a fractured jaw and several broken bones after being beaten by 10 young people in Walsall in broad daylight.

The fire service were called to deal with two separate lorry fires on the M54.

"As humans, it is our obligation to have this vaccination, not just to protect us, but protect our entire community."

A new secondary school is set to be built in the Black Country as part of £1 billion scheme to boost education.

The Army has been brought in to help on hospital wards across the Black Country and Staffordshire due to rising pressures.

A Black Country man charged with murdering his uncle and another man was “a model student” at university, the trial has heard.

A crackdown on 'buy now pay later' firms must start immediately to stop more people from getting into debt, a Shadow Minister has warned.

Health chiefs in the Black Country have urged people to be vigilant over the new South African variant of Covid-19 which is a "very serious threat".

A baby girl died after she suffered a “traumatic” injury which affected the brain, a murder trial heard.

From Professor Chris Gritty to a "stalwart" former gritting driver – the new names of lorries tackling ice and snow in Wolverhampton have been revealed.

A successful anti-hate crime campaign for bus passengers has been relaunched.

Police officers will take to roads in a lorry as part of a crackdown on people using mobile phones while driving.

National housebuilder Keepmoat Homes has completed the purchase of the former brickworks site on Stallings Lane in Kingswinford.

Ministers have been urged to speed up the awarding of aerospace contracts to help struggling firms recover from the pandemic.

A new collaboration has begun to help protect a large area of ancient land.

A woman who gave a false alibi for a man who attacked his heavily pregnant ex-partner with a hammer has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Work is set to begin to deliver an attractive green space in the heart of Longbridge town centre.

A man who launched his own football channel on YouTube during the first Covid lockdown says it has helped him maintain good mental health.

Four men have been charged with killing a man who died 13 years after being attacked in Hednesford.

The Bank decided to keep its base rate at 0.1% on Thursday, but told banks to be ready in case of a future cut

A Midlands college’s first-ever medical futures virtual conference will be marked with a keynote presentation on the world’s major topic – Covid-19.

A further 37 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Andy Street has announced that his mother has died of Covid-19.

Husband accused of strangling his wife to death.

A biker has been jailed after a reckless rampage through residential streets which was captured on camera.

Rotarians in Wolverhampton have donated £5,000 to local charities to help people in need during the pandemic.

A house and a car were hit when shots were fired at a house in the West Midlands.

The Ladder for the Black Country is aiming to raise awareness during National Apprenticeship Week.

The lights have gone on at a £160 million new designer outlet whch is set to become the region’s next big shopping attraction.

A volunteer at one of Wolverhampton’s coronavirus test centres has secured a new full-time job after impressing fellow workers with his enthusiasm for the role.

A man accused of murder following the shooting of two men with a crossbow outside an alleged cannabis factory in Brierley Hill tried to pull a bolt from his wounded uncle’s abdomen, the trial has heard.

Sales of new cars fell by 39.5 per cent last month compared with January 2020, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

A shooting victim feared he would die after being blasted by a shotgun at a barber shop, a trial heard.

Police have sent text messages more than 2,000 customers found on a county lines drug dealer's phone.

Water company Severn Trent says that new proposals to improve the environment, including tackling flooding, will create new jobs in the West Midlands.

An IT worker living in Walsall tested positive for the South African strain of Covid after travelling to take part in a vaccine trial.