Two of the region's police forces have been ranked among the worst for answering emergency calls.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Dudley this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Worried residents have repeated a plea to stop their “quiet little oasis” in Walsall being destroyed by a planned new housing development.

Protest camps set up to fight the construction of a high speed rail line through Staffordshire have been deemed a risk for emergency services by the county's Chief Fire Officer.

A unique recipe book of Walsall-inspired dishes has been created by members of the community to commemorate the launch of housing development Lockside.

Scouts are set to come together to say ‘thank you’ as part of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations

A group of Staffordshire residents sharing the same birth year as the Queen were given VIP treatment at a special tea event.

A&T Enclosures in Brierley Hill is marking 30 years in business on June 1.

Commercial property agents Bond Wolfe have sold a Stourbridge industrial estate that has been in the same family hands for 30 years.

Police have charged a teenage boy with the murder of a 15-year-old, officially named as Zane Smart.

Planned upgrades to a main road through Staffordshire have will make a "major contribution" to economic growth across the Midlands, a council chief has said.

A campaign has been launched for a new pedestrian crossing amid claims speeding cars were putting children "at risk" outside a school for special educational needs.

Farmers are continuing to struggle with surging prices for fertiliser as the war in Ukraine disrupts exports from Russia and ramps up production costs.

Residents on a Sandwell estate are being left isolated due to the infrequency of local bus services.

A revamped Channel 4 must be subject to a "minimum British content" of programming, an MP has said.

The deadline for nominating people for the Wolverhampton Young Citizen of the year awards has been extended until the end of July.

The themes of exploration and discovery are at the heart of a new Commonwealth Festival exhibition.

Farmers are among those counting the cost of rising prices. Fertiliser is among products that are more expensive as the war in Ukraine ramps up costs.

A scheme to replace pipework in council properties in Sandwell has been slammed over poor consultation and "a lack of accountability".

A new community-focused market designed to bring neighbours together after the pandemic is ready to launch.

The earthquake which shook Shropshire and the Black Country has been declared as 'once in two years' event which could have been felt up to 60 miles away.

There were winners from Walsall, Telford and as far as Greece at this year University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union Awards.

Flowers have been laid at the scene of where a 15-year-old schoolboy was fatally stabbed in Wolverhampton as police were granted more time for questioning.

More than 200 roads will be closed for parties as our region celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Relatives of a pensioner who was killed in a crash involving two cars and a lorry have paid tribute to a "great family man".

Emergency services have rushed to a road between Shropshire and Staffordshire after concerns were sparked over the welfare of a man.

Police have released shocking CCTV footage after a pensioner was involved in a hit-and-run.

Police are scouring a canal and searching social media for videos relating to the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in a Wolverhampton suburb.

Two men and one woman have been charged with drink driving offences after officers conducted separate roadside breath tests in Stafford.

A care home has been targeted by thieves who have stolen Platinum Jubilee decorations just hours after they were set up.

A new business has rejuvenated the former HSBC bank building in the heart of Mere Green with the move being described as ‘another step in the resurgence of the area’.

Earth tremors have rocked parts of the Black Country and Staffordshire this afternoon.

A Stourport teacher training provider is one of only a third nationally to have earned government reaccreditation.

A council has been successful in purchasing the former Saltwells House site which sits on the edge of the popular Saltwells National Nature Reserve.

Pub retailer Greene King is offering customers who enter their pubs today Monday a free pint.

Travellers have reported more travel misery at Birmingham airport with baggage collection causing issues.

Almost 300 knives have been handed in across Staffordshire in just one week.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Walsall this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The special commemorations include an open air pop concert at the Palace and a carnival pageant through the streets of central London.

All eyes are on the weather forecast for the bank holiday weekend – and there are high hopes for sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Hundreds of rubber ducks raced to raise funds for The Mary Stevens Hospice in The Black Country Duck Race this weekend.

A village is getting ready to come together and celebrate its annual carnival after two years away.

The centre manager at Merry Hill has welcomed the opening of HMV's new shop.

The kitchen manager at a care home in Dudley has won a care provider's cooking competition - which was launched by celebrity chef, Ainsley Harriott.

A Staffordshire leisure and retail arcade which is fast becoming a foodie destination, is fully let after welcoming a street food burger brand’s first ever restaurant.

Drivers are being warned that “worse is sadly yet to come” on fuel prices after the average cost of filling a typical family diesel car hit £100 for the first time.

More residents are being urged to call into a community walk-in vaccine clinic set up to make services easier to access.

A care home in Sandwell will close its doors later this year due it being "no longer viable" to keep up with repairs to the building.

Residents who need to catch up on coronavirus jabs are being urged to pop into clinics in the region throughout this week.

A healthcare worker who was paralysed after developing a rare disorder that left her unable to speak says she owes her recovery to the specialist care she received from her own colleagues at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

A former council depot in Wolverhampton city centre is facing demolition under plans to build 599 new homes on the site.

A Tipton company has sent two ambulances to the Ukraine a month after another British ambulance was blown up by Russian forces.

Lichfield District Council has signed an agreement with the new owners of the Three Spires Shopping Centre to develop options for a cinema within a former Debenhams store.

Work on Dudley’s new £24 million transport interchange is expected to start later this year after plans to demolish the bus station were submitted.

A new police 'super station' in the Black Country has been plunged into doubt after West Midlands Police was given an ultimatum over a land deal.

A clutch of voluntary organisations will share almost £200,000 in to help improve the health outcomes for communities.

Red, white and blue street parties are being held this week at visitor attractions - alongside scores of community events to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Motorists are being advised to set off either before 6am or after 3pm to avoid the worst of the traffic.

The BBC said responses from 19 forces suggested they were 44% slower to arrive at emergency incidents after 999 calls than in 2013.

Dozens of roads will be closed across South Staffordshire this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Tools and equipment hire services company Speedy saw pre-tax profits rise 250.6 per cent to £29.1 million for the year to the end of March.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Lichfield this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Stafford this weekend as the town celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody this morning as police continue to question him over the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old in a Wolverhampton suburb.

Excited locals turned out in their droves for the opening of Tettenhall Pool for the first time in two years.

Brierley Hill will be in full bloom this summer as volunteers help plant flowers to spruce up the town.

West Midlands Police paid more than £1 million to snitches over the last six years, new figures have revealed.

Star readers have come forward to help Eddie McFerran identify this 1930s football team from the Wolverhampton area – but on one key point Eddie is still scratching his head.

The parent company of the Express & Star and Shropshire Star has held an event to thank long-serving staff.

A table tennis club which started life in the 1970s is appealing for help to save its church base.

Several of roads will be closed across the borough of Sandwell this weekend as residents celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Wolverhampton this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Tributes have flooded in following the death of veteran West Midlands and national television sports reporter Bob Hall.

A theatre company in Wolverhampton has produced a new play to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

New footage of a robbery has emerged after a woman was threatened with a knife and punched as she was robbed of a scooter in Wolverhampton.

For more than 30 years Rachel Trevor-Morgan has reigned as one of Britain’s most sought-after hat makers.

Staff and patients at the MS Therapy Centre in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, gathered for a celebration of the Queen's Jubilee.

Two Stafford schoolchildren have raised £680 for Cancer Research UK in memory of their ‘brave’ dad who died of skin cancer while campaigning for more funding and awareness.