A generous family has made a donation to support medical researchers in their early careers at the University of Wolverhampton, in memory of their sister who died in childhood.

A bereaved woman whose father died in March two years ago, and whose funeral fell on the day lockdown was announced, has achieved an ambition to have a memorial bench installed at Bushbury Cemetery in Wolverhampton.

“Harris Hawks are bone idle by nature. He knows I’ve got the food. He knows I’ll reward him just for chasing them.”

A Cannock play area that hasn't been updated for more than two decades is set to be revamped to enable more youngsters to enjoy it.

A musician who has performed at the Olympics and Buckingham Palace visited a Great Wyrley School to help them celebrate diversity day.

The cost of living crisis is coming at all of us "like a speeding train from which we have no obvious means of escape" a supermarket boss has warned.

Playing fields in Bilston rescued from the clutches of developers are now to be given a new lease of life following a public consultation.

A major £20 million plan for Halesowen would see a new state-of-the-art college campus built to bring students into the town and improved public transport links.

Train services in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been decimated as the first day of the biggest rail strike in 30 years gets under way.

Self storage group Safestore, which has sites in Quarry Bank, Oldbury and Wednesbury, delivered a strong trading performance in the six months to the end of April.

Long queues are forming on the M54 this morning after a crash closed both lanes of the carriageway.

Packaging group DS Smith has reported strong growth in profits and sales for the year to the end of April.

A shop in Wolverhampton caught repeatedly selling alcohol to under 18s is to have its licence reviewed by council bosses.

A West Midlands restaurant has reached the final of the AA's national wine awards.

A stage used for outdoor concerts in a park near Wolverhampton has been torched by vandals – just days after it was refurbished especially for a large community fun day planned for this weekend.

More than 30 firefighters successfully extinguished a "severe blaze" at an old residential care home in Pleck, Walsall.

The Government is reportedly poised to ease rules to allow unaccompanied Ukrainians under-18s fleeing the Russian invasion to come to the UK.

Leftfield, represented jointly by Savills and Harris Lamb, has brought to market Leftfield Park, Walsall, a speculative industrial development.

Water safety specialist Nant is growing its team of engineers after a successful first year of its gas servicing department.

A bitter blame game continued today as Britain’s rail network was thrown into chaos by strike action.

Plans for a new railway station outside Wolverhampton city centre and works at the old Ironbridge Power Station have hit a setback after the schemes missed out on government funding.

Dudley Council leader Patrick Harley said he would continue to speak out for the borough’s electorate after the authority’s standards committee found he was disrespectful to a police chief.

A Staffordshire town centre pub has developed a weekly place for Ukrainians and their hosts to meet together.

The family of a former company director who died from an overdose of prescribed painkillers is suing the hospital where she was treated.

Ten years ago, the Express & Star embarked on a Black Country Census.

A further £1 million will been ploughed into the region's gigafactory project in a bid to attract global investors.

So who is to blame for today’s rail strike?

A sculptor and artist has spoken of his pride at his latest work taking pride of place outside a railway station.

A competition to find Staffordshire's best-kept village has a new sponsor.

A teacher from Stafford has written a children's book, dedicated to her late father, about the special bond between a daughter and her father.

A MP is calling on the Government to get to grips with backlogs after it emerged that barely half of constituencies have an active court in operation.

The industrial action, which will see tens of thousands of rail workers walking out from Tuesday, will clash with some A-level and GCSE exams.

A Kidderminster employment agency is finding Ukrainian refugees work.

Businesses across Dudley borough are being urged to ‘aim for gold’ and receive support to help grow their enterprise.

Young adults leaving care and refugees will be able to get a discount at Cannock Chase leisure centres are part of changes to the concession scheme.

Four neighbours in Dudley have got their week off to a winning start after netting £30,000 each thanks to their postcode.

A Sandwell author with autism has released his first book to coincide with a campaign to help businesses become more autism friendly.

Chief Treasury secretary Simon Clarke insisted the Government would not intervene in negotiations.

Local community leaders are being sought to be rewarded for their work with Commonwealth Games tickets.

With no cure for Alzheimer’s, an early diagnosis allows patients to access help and support.

As a week of commuting chaos looms over the country, train passengers in the Black Country are divided in opinion on whether the train strikes are justified.

A jury is deliberating whether brothers Connor and Michael Goodwin are guilty of murdering Anthony Sergeant.

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Cannock Chase Council is celebrating Armed Forces Day with a free community fun day.

Police are still working to identify human remains found in woodland in Walsall.

New companies and brands have continued to sign up as providers for the Commonwealth Games.

Britain’s train operators have released plans for their altered services in a week set to be marked by the largest industrial action in the rail sector for 30 years.

Two caffeine-lovers waited outside a new restaurant for sixteen hours in a bid to win a promotional prize - a year's supply of coffee.

Downing Street said the Prime Minister was resting at home after going under general anaesthetic at a London hospital.

Taxi drivers and company bosses are preparing for a deluge of calls to help people get to work because of rail strikes this week.

More than 1,000 staff, clients and family and friends enjoyed a free day out with all the fun of the fair, thanks to the generosity of Nick Horton, owner of Select Lifestyles, based in Oldbury.

Former Big Brother contestant Pauline Bennett has launched her own online radio station.

A man has been banned from a number of supermarkets, including every Tesco store in Worcestershire, after his behaviour caused "significant" distress.

A popular science festival is set to return for two days of activities for all ages.

The final part of the Queen's Baton Relay has begun as the baton makes its way towards the United Kingdom.

The biggest rail strike in 30 years will start tomorrow when more than 40,000 workers stage a walkout.

West Midlands Railway is one of more than a dozen train operators hit by striking staff this week.

Research was conducted among 510 SME business owners and decision makers in June.

A staff member at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton has won a national award for raising awareness of a rare heart condition.

Youngsters across a Black Country borough are getting ready to take over other schools in a major sporting competition.

Staffordshire Police has unveiled its new emergency response cars.

More than 10,000 people are set to attend Stafford’s 30th anniversary Shakespeare production of Romeo + Juliet starting later this week.

A vibrant new ‘Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield’ brand has been launched by local business leaders, with the ambition to encourage more people to choose the Royal Town’s centre as a destination to work, study, shop and enjoy.

HS2 Ltd has been granted planning permission by Birmingham City Council for two viaducts which will take the new high speed railway into Curzon Street Station in the city centre.

Plans to regenerate two historic buildings, creating more than 150 jobs, have been unlocked by fresh investment.

Patients at Wolverhampton's West Park Hospital can now benefit from new rehabilitation equipment thanks to a generous donation of more than £13,000.

More than a dozen new railway stations are being planned for the region under a £300 million scheme to improve transport links.

Teenage gang members blighting communities in the Black Country through murder, drug dealing and kidnapping are being brought to justice by a pioneering new unit in the Crown Prosecution Service.

Motorists were warned of delays on the M6 near Walsall this morning after a crash involving a HGV and a van.

The AA identified some of the roads it anticipates will be worst hit by queues this week.

Social media and drill music are two aspects of the changing face of crime.

Tyson Fury has a heart of gold and can't wait to get back to Wolverhampton – but his Black Country accent is terrible!

A Black Country town's bypass is to be made two-way for traffic in a bid to improve road safety under a planned £20 million scheme.

Dudley Council will have to borrow the cash to construct a new £15 million school for pupils with special learning needs.

Victoria Auty cannot remember a time when the Fairlawns Hotel was not part of her life.

Senior councillors will get an update on proposals for a £24 million public transport interchange when they meet next week.

Midlands-based unit is tackling the problem head on.

Residents young and old in South Staffordshire will be carrying out new projects in a bid to mitigate climate change thanks to more than £4,000 in funding from a Climate Prize scheme.

The West Midlands saw a 16 per cent rise in the level of home ownership between 2015 and 2020.

A medical centre group has dramatically reduced the amount of energy used in doctors' surgeries as part of a £1.2 million national pilot scheme.

Up to 50,000 railway workers are planning a mass walkout next week in a dispute over pay and job cuts.

Female sports students at two universities are set to lead the way thanks to a new international sports training programme funded by the British Council.

Train services will be severely reduced this week when more than railway workers walk out in what's been described as the "biggest rail strike in modern history".

Avanti West Coast will be running a severely reduced train service next week when workers walk out on strike.

There were classic cars, costumes and a touch of celebrity as a Stafford antique centre opened up its doors to the public.

A planned protest on the M6 against soaring fuel prices has failed to materialise.

Trade union chiefs have asked the independent regulator of higher education in England to investigate plans by a university to suspend recruitment to courses.

The NASUWT and the National Education Union have called for pay rises.

Staff at a Staffordshire zoo have been breathing a sigh of relief after a missing macaw was found safe and sound.

A dispersal order has been placed on a West Midlands town centre after reports of violence and gunshots being heard.

The spirit of a community was clear for all to see at a special lunch event.

A section of the M6 is set to be closed for nine nights to allow for repair work to be completed.

The MoD’s note said many Russian soldiers of all ranks “likely remain confused about the war’s objectives”.

Tens of thousands of staff are set to walk out in strikes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The magnificent men with their flying machines showed off their skills at the Weston Park Air Show this weekend.

It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned from Ukraine with a warning that ‘we need to steel ourselves for a long war’.

Police were called to tackle a slippery customer - after a snake slithered into a family's flat.

Today marks the launch of the inaugural Ladder for the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2022.