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

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

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

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

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

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.

Discount retailer Poundland has announced that it will begin re-awakening its hibernating stores from 8am on Friday, February 26.

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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 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.

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."

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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Work to transform a derelict office site in Walsall into 12 new homes is underway.

A landmark 19th century building in a Black Country village is being demolished to make for five homes.

Ministers must urgently lay out a long term plan to help Jaguar Land Rover succeed into the future as it transition to an all-electric fleet, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Sir Keir Starmer insists Labour's message is getting through to voters in the West Midlands, as he vowed to "rebuild" the region with his flagship savings scheme.

Discount retail chain Heron Foods is opening a new store in Oldbury that has created a dozen new full and part-time jobs.

A study by Historic England has delved into the region’s past links to slavery. We find out more about the report.

People living near a Black Country pub have been enjoying a vivid tribute to a hero of the pandemic.

A Black Country biker has won a motorcycle manufacturer's competition with his custom artwork.

A man has been arrested after a series of indecent exposures in Solihull and Birmingham.

Flowers have been laid to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the death of Duncan Edwards.

A further 22 Covid deaths have been confirmed at hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Burger lovers have been queueing around a farm to visit a new drive-through takeaway and say hello to the farm animals.

A couple who have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together despite Covid restrictions believe the secret to a happy married life is tolerance.

New government headquarters will be set up in the Black Country as part of plans to move more civil servant roles out of London.

The attacker has been jailed for 42 months.

Cruise company marketer Robert Mann is putting his best foot forward on dry land to raise funds for the Stroke Association.

Pubs should reopen fully alongside non-essential retail as lockdown restrictions are eased, bosses have said.

Twenty six more Covid deaths have been confirmed at hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

More than £3,500 has been stolen from people across the West Midlands in Covid vaccine scams.

Wolverhampton and Wednesbury have one of the worst pass rates for driving tests in the country.

A village's police station has gone up for sale as part of cost-cutting plans by West Midlands Police.

Paramedics were called to a crash in Wednesbury after a car hit a lamp post.