Memorial woodlands and an online book of residents’ recollections are two of the ways Stafford Borough Council plans to mark the coronavirus pandemic.

The loss of the flagship Marks and Spencer store saw the value of a Walsall Council-owned shopping centre plummet, auditors have revealed.

Transport for disabled children in Sandwell can be ‘pretty awful’ and needs to be improved, a mother and councillor has said.

People in the Black Country have been called on to be vigilant over fake emails, texts and phone calls inviting them to apply for a Covid-19 pass.

A pedestrian needed his heart restarted after being hit by a car in Great Barr.

The fashion giant said the lorry driver crisis and warehousing staff shortages may affect its delivery service over the peak festive season.

Report urged officials to prioritise certain projects.

The group contains industry leaders including the bosses of Nando’s, Greene King and Starbucks.

A police chief has demanded more than £50 million in new funding to enable his force to boost officer numbers and stave off a budget crisis.

West Midlands Police is now dealing with more 999 calls than non-emergency calls as it continues to struggle with record levels of demand.

West Midlands Police is set to cut the number of emergency response hubs operating across the region under money-saving plans.

A key public meeting is set to take place next week over controversial plans to hand over green belt land for thousands of homes.

Doctor surgeries have faced pressure like never before because of the Covid pandemic.

Youth violence hit its highest level in the West Midlands for years after nearly 800 incidents were recorded in just one month.

Drivers were left facing rising prices as the fuel shortage crisis continued across the region, with some wholesalers criticised for "pure opportunist greed".

The Home Office has been urged to give police more control over firearms licensing amid claims forces were "subsidising gun ownership".

Dozens of angry residents vented their feelings against plans to build hundreds of homes on greenbelt land as part of the Black Country Plan.

A social group has brought a touch of colour to a shopping centre as it hosted its first face-to-face activity class since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.

Come on people of Cannock, when are you going to apologise to Sir Mick Jagger?

"I think about him all the time – we spent every day with each other, literally, we were inseparable. He was my best friend."

Poundland is closing its town centre store in Stourbridge after its lease came to an end, bosses have confirmed.

Unusual characters appeared in Coven during the weekend and took their place in the first ever Scarecrow Festival to be held in the village.

Big-hearted schoolchildren served up a cuppa and cake to a mayor and mayoress at their Macmillan coffee morning and afternoon tea, raising more than £400 for the cancer charity.

A school rated "good" across the board by Ofsted wants to provide "the very best education" for its children inspectors have found.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car at a junction.

A severely autistic teenager and his mum are celebrating being able to spend time outside safely on a brand new, specially adapted trike.

A judge said shop floor and warehouse positions should be considered similar as part of a case brought by staff for higher wages.

A police chief has insisted his force will "actively advance" equality and diversity under his watch after he was mocked for attending the Birmingham Pride celebrations.

A 'talented' apprentice electrician at Sandwell Council has been nominated for a prestigious national award.

The heartbroken daughter of a woman who died after waiting to talk to her GP surgery is determined to discover what caused her death.

Troops have been put on standby to drive petrol tankers as filling stations continue to run dry.

A man has died after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a park in Stourport, despite attempts to save him.

Running low? The fuel crisis has offered us all a reminder of just how we take filling up the car for granted.

Rural areas of the West Midlands are suffering a new wave of cases – while rates in more densely populated towns and cities appear to be falling away.

Police chiefs have apologised and admitted they "could have performed better" in the case of a woman who took her own life after a dispute with neighbours.

West Midlands Police is set to bring in 'gender-neutral' hats in the first major change to its uniform in decades.

Louis Watkiss, who was 12, died following an incident at the SnowDome on Friday.

A dad is taking on the Virgin London Marathon this Sunday to raise money in the name of his son's best friend who has battled leukaemia.

A motorcyclist has been killed after a crash that also involved two cars.

More details of a five-year improvement plan for the Merry Hill shopping centre have been revealed.

Police have named the teenage motorcyclist killed in a head-on crash on Monday evening.

A Staffordshire man has received a suspended sentence after admitting growing cannabis worth in the region of £10,000.

A man who brutally attacked another man before leaving him to die a in a bathtub has been convicted of murder.

Troops have been put on standby to drive tankers as filling stations in many parts of the country continue to run dry.

Military drivers will now get specialised training in preparation for their possible deployment, ministers announced.

Let's do the Time Warp again... it's time to throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator to reanimate that perennial favourite musical blending sex and drugs and rock and roll.

Heating and air conditioning group Andrews Sykes saw growth in both sales and profits for the first six months of 2021.

Ministers have been accused of being "asleep at the wheel" over the fuel supply crisis.

Bus users have hit out at "disgraceful" delays to services which have left people across the region stranded at bus stops for hours on end.

Innovative security specialist GMS Group has “returned to its roots” by moving its headquarters to the Black Country at a modernised site set up to benefit the wider community.

Pupils across the region are starting to be offered their Covid-19 vaccinations.

A ‘gagging’ email sent out to angry Dudley councillors over plans to build thousands of homes across the region has been leaked – with claims it is trying to ‘silence’ their objections.

A 12-year-old boy who died after being seriously injured at an indoor ski centre has been named.

The majority of staff at a new government office in the Black Country will be sourced locally with the assistance of a city university, a minister has said.

Worried patients fears they will have to catch two buses to see their GP when a purpose built medical centre replaces two Wolverhampton surgeries.

History fan and craftsman Fred Woods wants to bring the English Civil War back to life in classrooms of the West Midlands.

More than 30 of the region's biggest employers have signed up for a jobs fair later this year.

Hundreds of fancy dress fundraisers celebrated their heroes in style at St Giles Hospice’s colourful Hero Walk.

Youth workers will be appointed in Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital A&E unit in a bid to tackle violent crime.

A weekend protest took place in Stourbridge against the proposed development of green space which has been slammed as “absolutely appalling”.

A fifth gambling centre has been approved in Bearwood despite an objection from a resident who said there was already ‘noise, litter and people urinating in the street’.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with "potentially serious injuries" when he was in collision with a parked car.

Some NHS organisations have expressed concern that medical staff are unable to get into work due to the fuel crisis.

A teenage boy has been charged with racially abusing Tyreik Wright while the winger was on loan at Walsall.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire in Wolverhampton.

A man was injured after his car crashed into a wall in the Black Country.

Two people have been injured in a crash between a lorry and two cars that closed the M6 northbound.

It was a sea of pink and smiles as Cancer Research's Race for Life returned to Dudley.

A further 10 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals, in the latest figures released by NHS England.

A transgender woman who was stabbed on her own doorstep has seen her attacker detained indefinitely after she helped to bring him before the courts.

Shadow chancellor also said an industrial strategy would be created to help ‘British business lead the world in growing high-tech industries’.

Environment Secretary George Eustice said there is no reason for petrol shortages if motorists stop ‘panic buying’.

A butcher is celebrating after his special pork pies were "highly commended" at a prestigious national competition.

A planned emergency exercise will be taking place at a Black Country hospital this week – with healthcare staff and emergency services all taking part.

Refuse workers at Sandwell Council will take further strike action next month, warning they will not be “strung along” as the row over bullying, health and safety, and wage concerns continues.

An indoor skiing centre will remain closed while authorities investigate the death of a child.

Around 2,000 people flocked to the popular Ginger and Spice Festival in Market Drayton making the show the busiest since its launch five years ago.

The 2021 L2F Festival of folk music will kick off in great style with a fun-packed ceilidh from The Reel Hot Ceilidh Peppers.

A council leader has insisted that "every inch" of brownfield land has been included in a controversial plan that could see the region's green belt carved up for housing.

A running event from Lichfield to Tamworth, which attracted some 1,800 participants, was held on Sunday in "perfect" weather.

Train passengers faced delays in the region this morning after a tree fell on the line.