Developers behind proposals to carry out a £300 million revamp of Wolverhampton's former eye infirmary site say the scheme has been welcomed by the community.

The West Midlands has some of the worst levels of fuel poverty in the country, according to new figures.

An RAF veteran who works for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has been chosen to represent her country in the Invictus Games.

It is a happy Easter for one Ukrainian family re-housed in Telford with a kind-hearted couple – but there are some mixed blessings.

The Forum for Global Challenges will see thinkers and doers from around the world gather in Birmingham for a major international meeting to showcase and generate solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by the planet.

Here are some headline-grabbing announcements from Boris Johnson that you may have missed this week.

An apprentice electrician has reached the national final of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition and is the running to win a prize package worth £10,000.

A school in Worcestershire has celebrated receiving record entries in a photographic competition based on the theme of the Colours of Nature.

She’s disarmingly pleasant. Lisa Forde is both charming and straight. She’s a lady with her eye on the prize who’s managed to live out her dreams.

A cosmetics shop in the Black Country has been selected as the winner of four different international aesthetics awards.

A project which will see the creation of a ‘Menopause Community Choir’ has been launched in Wolverhampton.

A bishop has taken on a huge walking challenge to raise funds to tackle global food poverty.

They pulled a face at first – but by the end they became masters of sushi.

A wellbeing centre in the Black Country is hosting a family fun day and football match to raise vital funds for much-needed roof repairs.

Hundreds of delighted Christians took part in the return of Walsall's popular Easter Walking the Way of the Cross street procession.

TV reality star Jordan Hames paid a flying visit to Wolverhampton to check out a disused Victorian factory which he hopes to invest in.

Furious residents are holding a protest in Cannock on Wednesday after developers resubmitted a plan to build an estate on green fields.

Approval has been given for a consultation which will see black cab fares in Sandwell rise for the first time since 2013.

A man who was stabbed in the leg in a Black Country street did not have life-threatening injuries, police have confirmed.

Plans to build six new apartments in Walsall town centre have been rejected by councillors.

Unstaffed libraries will be rolled out across Sandwell after the council received a cash boost to improve services and stay open for longer.

Plans to grant a premises licence for a hookah smoking cafe in Wolverhampton have been put on hold.

Motorway cops stopped a wanted man in Cannock after being greeted with a bizarre sight following a previous job.

Three Youtube football pundits have been invited for a round of golf on 2022 Betfred British Masters course at the Belfry.

A Black Country MP has accused the Prime Minister of ignoring advice over using the Royal Navy to patrol the English Channel for asylum seekers.

Travellers have reported huge queues at Birmingham Airport at the start of a busy Easter weekend where 150,000 customers are expected to fly out.

Police in Kidderminster will be making use of extra temporary powers in a bid to to tackle anti-social behaviour.

A self-styled "Lord" and convicted fraudster allowed to live a lavish lifestyle on the proceeds of crimes he was jailed for must pay £1.48m or return to prison.

An overheated pan of oil caused a kitchen fire at a Stafford property. Firefighters from the town and from Cannock were called to an address off Baswich Lane, where they found the pan ablaze on the cooker.

Council chiefs have been accused of letting a village down after approving plans to partly demolish a disused police station and convert it into flats.

Warwickshire Police said 12 arrests had been made on Friday morning, while officers were also at the scene in Essex.

Small organisations which can help victims of crimes could qualify for a £20,000 grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner.

A supermarket delivery driver saved the life of a man who had been stuck on the floor of his flat for nearly three days.

A home birth service in the Black Country has been re-introduced with community midwives helping to deliver three new arrivals within one week alone.

Good Friday will be the busiest travel day of the Easter weekend, with more delays predicted after a day of chaos on Thursday.

The Government is braced for its widely criticised plans to be challenged in the courts.

One person was reported to be left in the care of the ambulance service following blaze at a house near Wolverhampton on Thursday evening.

Sections of the M6 Junction 10 island near Walsall will be closed overnight for two weeks after the Easter weekend.

A terminally-ill man will appear in court after being charged with three different offences over allegedly mooning at a speed camera.

Some operations are being cancelled in Staffordshire after a critical incident was declared in the county's hospitals.

One in four patients attending A&E in the region were not seen inside the target time of four hours last month, new figures show.

Leaders mark Good Friday by reflecting on difficult times at home and war in Europe.

A new restaurant and bar on the site of a historic estate near Bridgnorth has opened.

Merry Hill is set to unveil a new and improved H&M store later this year aimed at providing a better experience for shoppers.

American jazz musician Trombone Shorty is to perform in the West Midlands next month.

Residents had to be evacuated from their homes after a gas cylinder caught fire.

About 13,200 have arrived under the Ukraine family scheme and 3,200 under the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme.

The former Conservative MP had been resisting calls to quit before backing down on Thursday following conviction.

Train passengers planning to travel over the Easter weekend are being warned of further disruption due to sickness.

An award-winning Cannock Chase holiday park has secured victory in its year-long bid to create new static caravan pitches.

Deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales are continuing to rise.

Residents rushed to the aid of two brothers who were left with stab wounds after violence broke out in a Black Country street.

Stafford's historic Sandonia cinema could be saved after a heritage enthusiast offered to move its frontage brick by brick.

Russia’s defence ministry confirmed the ship was damaged but not that it was hit by Ukraine.

Residents of a quiet street have been left bemused after finding their post box ripped off its base and tipped upside down.

Some people who attempt to enter the UK by routes deemed ‘illegal’ by the Government will be sent more than 4,000 miles to the African nation.

It is too soon to know if numbers are on a clear downwards trend, say experts.

The war has disrupted global trade in energy and grain and is threatening to cause food shortages in Africa and the Middle East.

Organisers have announced a host of events at the annual Staffordshire Day celebrations on Sunday, May 1

A man has been left with serious injuries and another man has been injured after a double stabbing on a Black Country estate.

A seriously injured 12-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a skip lorry on Thursday morning.

A dental nurse was treated to afternoon tea at Himley Hall 46 years to the day she started work at the Bilston dentist.

Government plans to send illegal migrants to Rwanda will see Britain finally regain control of its borders, a Black Country MP has said.

Nurses and midwives are being invited to a recruitment day where they could be given a job offer to work in Sandwell.

Flooding and water supply issues are just two of the climate change risks faced by Stafford borough residents in the coming years – and the borough council is now setting out plans to tackle future challenges.

Hope House is currently being used as accommodation for tourists.

A man has died after a medical emergency on a busy high street.

MPs will return to Westminster on Tuesday and Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to set out his position.

The fallout after the Prime Minister paid a fixed penalty notice for breaching coronavirus laws continued.

Canadian coffee and fast food chain Tim Hortons is to create 75 new jobs as it opens a drive-thru site at Merry Hill.

Passengers at Manchester and Birmingham airport shared pictures on social media of lines stretching far away from check-in desks.

Boris Johnson is set to argue that action is needed to combat the ‘vile people smugglers’ turning the ocean into a ‘watery graveyard’.

The superyacht Dilbar is flagged in the Cayman Islands and registered to a holding company in Malta.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have waved off their first flight to Athens from Birmingham Airport.

The family of a 32-year-old Cannock man who died after his car crashed into a lamppost in Penkridge have paid tribute to him.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has called for the six-and-a-half year jail sentence of Brownhills baby killer James Davis to be reviewed at the Court of Appeal for being too lenient.

The St Giles Hospice's much-loved Solstice Walk returns this June with a brand new 'enchanted' theme.

Children are jumping for joy after a playground facelift at their Wyre Forest village school, made possible after two years of fundraising.

A popular Dudley T-shirt business is relocating to Shell Corner in a boost to the local economy.

An iconic locomotive which will be taking part in Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala has been given a £1 million overhaul.

He must surely have been bursting with pride. The boy from the heart of the West Midlands was now about to entertain some of the world’s movers and shakers, the rich and the famous, aboard the ship everybody was talking about.