The headquarters for West Midlands Police have been lit up in blue to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A memorial bench to a much-loved former council leader has been unveiled on the site of a £3.2 million housing project in South Staffordshire.

Platinum Jubilee celebrations continue today as the UK marks the Queen's historic 70-year reign.

Aspiring drummer Roop Singh is all smiles after being awarded a set of Indian drums by trust set up in memory a music teacher who died from coronavirus.

A British Empire of 70 overseas territories. Roads with no speed limits. Mario Lanza topping the charts. And if you wanted to celebrate the accession of the new queen with a packet of wine gums, you would need to dig out your ration book.

Beacons burned bright across the skies as loyal subjects turned out in droves to beacon lighting ceremonies to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Celebrations kicked off in style across the region for the first day of the bumper Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.

Sixty-two homes will be built on part of an industrial site in Halesowen under new plans.

A Staffordshire town centre echoed to the sounds of an address honouring the Queen and kickstarting four days of Jubilee celebrations.

A sense of perspective is in order. As we celebrate the jubilee, we should also reflect on our democracy and our right to do and say what we like.

Bulldozing an historic Black Country pub and replacing it with homes will "put a stop" to anti-social behaviour at the site, according to West Midlands Police.

Students are set to rename a Rugeley road Equality Street for a day as part of a social action project to celebrate and raise awareness of minority groups.

A woman has been left with scratches to her upper body after being grabbed on a canal towpath.

People gathered from near and far at the Severn Valley Railway to enjoy the start of the four-day Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations – but there was no doubt what the star of the show was.

It's Platinum Jubilee weekend!

Crowds along The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace celebrated a “once in a lifetime” moment.

A Cradley Heath chippy has created "the biggest Union Flag in the Midlands" on the front of their restaurant.

There has been a public outcry after a royal-themed postbox topper was stolen just as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations were getting under way.

Police have arrested several protesters who entered the ceremonial route on The Mall before Trooping the Colour.

The Duke of York will miss from Friday’s Jubilee service of thanksgiving after testing positive for coronavirus.

Platinum Jubilee crowds were treated to the sight of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children taking part in their first carriage procession as historic celebrations marking the Queen’s 70-year reign began.

Creative children at a Stourport school have been busy making scores of imaginative dog kennels fit for the royal corgis, as part of their celebrations marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The ovarian cancer charity Ovacome has been shortlisted in the healthcare and medical research category of the 2022 Charity Awards.

Tens of thousands of people descended on the Staffordshire County Show.

Membership at Dudley Council leisure centres has soared to record levels following a multi-million-pound investment.

Holidaymakers jetting off for the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday enjoyed a much smoother arrival at Birmingham Airport on Thursday, after chaotic scenes earlier in the week.

Ceilings and bed heads have now been installed within the new Acute Medical Unit space within Walsall Manor Hospital’s multi-million pound Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.

A Wolverhampton school which has enjoyed ‘significant improvements’ has been rated Good by Ofsted.

Travellers have said they are being asked to check in their baggage the day before flying.

Holidaymakers are descending on Birmingham Airport today looking to make the most of the Queen's Jubilee weekend for an extended break.

Police officers jumped over hedges to capture two car thieves in Rowley Regis.

Beacons are set to be lit up across the Black Country and Staffordshire on Thursday night to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A city councillor who worked tirelessly to create a city's historic Saragarhi Monument has been announced as one of the community baton-bearers for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay.

Johnny Depp may appear on stage in Birmingham next week just days after a jury ruled against Amber Heard in their defamation trial.

A baby remains in hospital after two adults were arrested on suspicion of child neglect or cruelty.

Police are reminding all drivers and their passengers to wear a seatbelt after over 1,000 instances of people ignoring the law in Staffordshire..

A florist who has arranged flowers for the Queen’s Christmas Speech has created a Platinum Jubilee floral showstopper at a Kidderminster hotel.

Beverley Knight was delighted to see 50 children and staff from her old Wolverhampton school in the audience of her latest show.

Members of a boxing club have been helping to make music as part of the Commonwealth Games Festival.

A national programme which has seen social workers embedded in local secondary schools has been extended.

An Academy Award-winning filmmaker has brought a stirring short film to a city art gallery.

The number of councillors representing Cannock Chase residents on the district authority could be cut by seven as part of plans for a new pattern of wards.

Callous thieves are stealing cast iron drain covers from roads in Wolverhampton, putting the lives of motorists and pedestrians in serious danger.

The celebrations of the monarch’s long reign begin on Thursday with millions preparing to honour the Queen over the four-day bank holiday weekend.

Teenage comedian Eva Abley has stormed through to the Britain's Got Talent final and "is ready to go out there and smash it again", her proud mother has revealed.

Volunteer organisations across the West Midlands have been recognised in the Queen’s Honours for the Platinum Jubilee and received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).

Senses Web Solutions is working with The Development Manager, part of the Ladder for the Black Country campaign, to find a web developer apprentice for its team.

Firefighters say their rapid response managed to stop a fire in 20 tonnes of paper at a recycling plant.

A legend of broadcasting has spoken of the privilege and honour of being awarded Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Dozens of people from the West Midlands have been named in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Honours List.

A tank operator from Cannock has been on military operations in the Baltic state of Estonia for an exercise to test the security of NATO’s eastern flank.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List has given a host of Black Country and Staffordshire people a surprise they will never forget.

A woman who assaulted a taxi driver has been given a suspended jail term for her actions.

A patriotic pensioner who was ignored by the council when she asked permission for a street party to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is holding one anyway.

A 70-year-old woman discovered she had suffered from a stroke thanks to her routine eye test.

News of poor rankings for emergency call answering by police services has been met with mixed emotions by leading police figures.

You don’t have to be a royalist to celebrate over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the next four days.

The fourth volume of a six-part series of books chronicling the history of Bridgtown has been released.

The manager of a Wolverhampton community centre who has helped countless residents has said their appreciation is worth as much as her new MBE.

UCU general secretary calls on Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to stop the ‘bonfire’ of arts and humanities subjects.

A man has appeared before a judge charged with the murder of a woman found dead at a property near Cannock.

The weather should be staying dry with just a chance of small showers as people celebrate the Platinum Jubilee this weekend.

A once-popular bingo hall near Wolverhampton is facing demolition under new plans submitted to council bosses.

One of the locations participating in a Birmingham Festival exhibition is leaving the choice of music it plays up to the public.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "entirely out of touch with big issues" impacting people over current passport delays, a Black Country MP has said.

Alex Verdu Munoz was charged with killing 68-year-old Valerie Freer in Whittington, near Lichfield, in February.

People looking for help with finding work and gaining skills were given a boost through a special jobs fair.

Pupils at a Sutton Coldfield school enjoyed a Jubilee event to remember, with children showing their artistic skills by creating a gallery of work.

The work is underway to put on the best opening party ever seen in the region.

The limited edition treats on offer might earn you 'best neighbour'.

Pupils at a Sutton Coldfield school have been taking part in an arts project as part of celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A son who slashed his father in the belly resulting in surgery has been locked up for more than three years.

Crowds of people have flocked to see a popular show which has returned back with a bang after being impacted by Covid-19 last year.

Sandwell residents are being invited to join in and experience a traditional Czech folk tradition as part of a cultural programme.

The "confusing" new Lichfield District Council household recycling system is being "reviewed" by the authority.

Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust was joined by the local community to plant a Yew tree at Manorial Wood, as part of the Queen’s Canopy tree planting initiative to mark her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.

Holidaymakers have been left queuing in the cold, facing long delays and stuck without their luggage in another day of chaos at Birmingham Airport.

An energy solutions supplier has rewarded enterprising school children with Commonwealth Games tickets after a competition.

More than 300 Ukrainians have made Staffordshire their home as part of a government scheme to help people from the war-torn country.

The new Mayor of Wolverhampton has been celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee by dedicating and planting a tree.

The weekend begins with Trooping the Colour and beacon lighting on Thursday, and ends with the pageant on Sunday.

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Great ideas and inspiration can strike at any moment for author and illustrator Rebecca Tonks.

Right royal good fun was had by all at the official opening of Jubilee Park in the Staffordshire village of Loggerheads.

An NHS worker has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by writing her first book.

The greenkeeping team at a golf complex in Coven got the venue’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations under way this week with a special tribute to the Queen.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is giving the keynote speech at next week's UK Hospitality Summer Conference in London.

Walsall’s newly elected mayor has been suspended by her party for six months over a ‘racist’ post that appeared on her WhatsApp account.

Angry residents are calling for a ‘problem’ pub in Wolverhampton to be shut down and demolished.

A man has been jailed for drug offences after officers called his mobile phone in the middle of a drug deal.

The route of Birmingham 2022 The Queen’s Baton Relay has been announced in Bridgnorth.

An initiative to calm children's fears about taking their blood to hospital to be analysed has been launched by the Black Country Pathology Services.

It might be more recognisable as a sandwich filling or as part of a summertime salad selection, but Tipton’s favourite pie mavericks have given a famous royal dish a twist to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.

The Body Shop is launching a new 'activist workshop' concept store at the Merry Hill shopping centre.

Residents at a group of Staffordshire care homes were tasked with deciding the best biscuit for dunking in their tea.

A royal masterpiece created entirely out of chocolate is now on display at a Midlands attraction in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Firefighters have extinguished a shed fire at a residential park in Worcestershire which involved around 1,500 litres of used vegetable oil.

A company has been fined £120,000 at Kidderminster Magistrates Court for poisoning water which killed 320 fish.

Among the steady stream of Conservative MPs calling for Boris Johnson to step down, those from the West Midlands are notable by their absence.

Meet Mitch Lane, a father from Wolverhampton who started making TikTok videos of his cooking as a bit of fun, but now has a following of over 800,000 and provides tips for affordable cooking in times of crisis.