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.

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 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.

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

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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.

This is the moment two officers were attacked by an armed robber on the run from prison.

A St John Ambulance volunteer and councillor has called for a change in the law after a spate of thefts of life-saving defibrillators across a borough.

A specialist stamp collection documenting rare errors will go under the hammer with Lichfield’s auctioneer on March 15.

Thousands more people in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been told to shield after experts identified additional adults at serious risk of Covid-19.

A Tory MP has slammed council chiefs for a “miserable, mealy-mouthed response” to receiving millions of pounds in Government funding.

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

The West Midlands is in danger of missing out on a gigafactory that would see it become the "epicentre" of the UK's electric vehicles industry, an MP has said.

Medics operated in an “emotionally charged scene” as they battled to save the life of a great-grandmother who was admitted to Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital with a swollen tongue, an inquest has heard.

A charity has been awarded £48,000 to carry out detailed scans of the historic canal network it manages.

A mobile breast screening unit in the Black Country has parked up at a supermarket so women can shop and have a potentially life-saving appointment in one convenient visit.

A rotary club club has donated £800 to a foodbank after raising money through an online raffle.

Hardworking school staff and pupils were able to let their creative juices flow thanks a partnership with their local police team.

Egg-cited children returning to a Stourport school have an extra special treat in store following the arrival of 20 chicken eggs.

For three decades Bob Preston has worked tirelessly to keep the people of Staffordshire safe – after making a career change he never dreamed would take him to even greater heights.

An MP read The Gruffalo to pupils at a Black Country school as part of World Book Day celebrations

Wolverhampton North East MP Jane Stevenson says the city can become the "home to homebuilding" after the announcement in the Budget of a new construction taskforce.

A test blast using explosives has been carried out on one of the cooling towers at Rugeley Power Station in preparation for their demolition.

Council tax bills in Wolverhampton will rise by almost five per cent from April after the proposal was backed by chiefs in the city.

More than 30 new apartments could be built if plans to convert an empty Walsall office block is given the go-ahead.

A further 18 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

An electric scooter was stolen by three teenagers, one armed with a machete, in Cannock.

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Police have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed and seriously injured during disorder in the Black Country.

The Ladder for the Black Country says that the Government's recognition of the importance of helping employers to support young people into employment is a great boost to its work.

A man accused of murdering a pedestrian who was hit by a car on Boxing Day has been remanded in custody until his trial in July.

A new art project by a Black Country migrant group will see six bird boxes created with images from different Eastern European countries.

A charity has been awarded £48,000 to carry out detailed scans of the historic canal network it manages.

More than £8,000 has now been raised for a charity in memory of Doris Hobday, one of the beloved ‘Tipton Twins’, who died after contracting coronavirus.

West Midland Safari Park has unveiled new plans for the next stage in its ambitious long-term development strategy – including introducing red pandas to the site for the first time.

Gurdeep Pandher went viral after he shared his joy at receiving his coronavirus jab.

A Porsche thief has been jailed for more than a year after a dramatic police pursuit in the West Midlands which saw him tasered at the wheel.

Highways chiefs have been gearing up efforts to rid Shropshire's roads of potholes with the launch of a new road machine which can carry out repairs within eight minutes.

More than 200 kits designed to control bleeding after someone is stabbed have been rolled out amid rising knife crime in the West Midlands.

Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic the Tipton and Coseley Building Society has reported another set of strong results for 2020.

The social services team tasked with helping four neglected children killed in a house fire was short-staffed and under pressure in the run up to the siblings' deaths, council bosses have said.