A Brierley Hill businessman is donating £100,000 to ensure a hilltop church which has been used by his family over two centuries continues to be properly maintained.

Current and ex-West Midlands firefighters are gearing up to blaze a trail in aid of charities close to their hearts when they set off on a nine-day cycling challenge this weekend.

An overturned van and trailer has caused long delays on the M42 today.

Billionaire John Caudwell has spoken of his close friendship to Pop Idol star Darius Danesh, calling him "one of the kindest men I knew".

The Rank Group, which includes Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos, returned to pre-tax profit in the year to the end of June.

The Prime Minister should get "back in his office" and an emergency budget should be held to tackle soaring levels of inflation, an MP has said.

A first-of-its kind internship has been launched in Wolverhampton to help disabled people enter the world of event management amid a current lack of opportunities.

A memorial gate at Lord's cricket ground named in memory Wolverhampton's own Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint has been officially unveiled.

Shop sales grew for Angling Direct in the six months to the end of July, but recent adverse fishing conditions caused by the heatwave and its resulting effect on river levels and fish health has impacted its trading in the usually busy month of Augus...

Luxury fashion brand Kurt Geiger London is opening at the Merry Hill shopping centre on Saturday, August 20 creating 10 new jobs.

Britain's train operators, including those running services in the West Midlands and Shropshire, have released plans for how their services will be altered during this week’s rail strikes.

A third cemetery in Wolverhampton has been targeted by thieves in the space of less than two months.

TotalEnergies Blakenhall Service Station on Dudley Road, Wolverhampton has been closed this week as they upgrade their pumps and fuel lines.

Christine Farnish, a director at the energy watchdog, said the regulator had failed to strike a balance between consumers and suppliers.

It's A-Levels results day and that means for a huge number of students across the West Midlands and Shropshire the first day of the rest of their lives.

Thousands of people will be descending on Weston Park this weekend as a major music and entertainment festival gets under way.

A-Level results day is a day which can bring up a high number of emotions.

Transport chiefs have discussed making life easier for Sandwell taxi drivers – as new figures show hundreds of drivers have quit working in the borough.

A former chapel has been put up for sale with a £400,000 price tag after being forced to close its doors due to dwindling numbers and reserves.

Our changing language. The Daily Mail, that great guardian of British standards no less, carries a report on a car that destroyed a house by “plowing into it at 90mph.” Or “ploughing,” as we say in Britain. “Plowing” is the US version. I'...

Apprenticeships will play an increasing role in helping solve the shrinking labour pool impacting employers across the UK, the boss of a training provider has predicted.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to the first ever Chase Pride festival next month for a star-studded day of celebration and entertainment.

A new £7.6 million Government initiative has been launched to help over 2,000 adults with learning disabilities and autism move into work – including 120 in Sandwell and Solihull.

A-level students are set to find out their grades for the courses they have spent two years working on.

A senior Sandwell councillor has said the decision to build on the former Brandhall golf course may have been approved with “incomplete” information.

A portable building could be installed at a Walsall special school to help cope with increasing demand for places in the town.

An investigation has been launched after a series of derogatory remarks were made about a dead football fan.

An ultra-marathon runner has spoken of his experiences after finally conquering a mountainous challenge.

40 firefighters battled a blaze in a disused gym in Wednesbury.

Four males have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a man in Wolverhampton.

Policing bosses are warning that West Midlands officers who behave violently towards women or girls will lose their jobs.

Police want to identify this woman after a boy was hit by a car and suffered a fractured eye socket and broken leg, with the driver failing to provide any details.

Two friends, set to return to Ukraine for a third time next Thursday, have now raised almost £20,000 to support people in the war-torn country.

Three men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into modern slavery and human trafficking.

After a successful summer tour which included Brierley Hill, Lichfield and Wolverhampton, street food venue Digbeth Dining Club have announced they are returning to the blueprint they started with ten years ago.

A charity which has a playground for children with additional needs hosted a seaside themed day for Black Country families who use hospice services.

A woman has died after falling in a canal late at night in Stourport whilst a second woman was also injured, police have said.

It costs thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to clean up dog mess, but only six fines have been issued to dog owners in Sandwell in recent years despite there being a huge number of complaints.

Rail users in Sandwell will have to find alternative arrangements for parking as a station car park is temporarily closed.

The first complete project for the Sandwell Towns Fund aims to provide online digital access for children, adults and older people.

Former Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman joined other figures from the music industry in remembering Darius Campbell Danesh, saying the singer “could have gone on to be bigger than Michael Bublé”.

A police operation has helped to shut down an illegal nightclub linked to a series of violent offences including stabbings and serious assaults.

A woman lied about the size of her novelty balloon business in order to pocket £45,000 in aid during the Covid pandemic.

Cineworld has warned audience numbers are weaker than expected, blaming a lack of blockbuster films.

The new headteacher at Stafford Grammar School turned his back on potential careers in law and acting in a light bulb moment when he realised he wanted to give children the best start in life.

"Maggot-infested" rubbish is blighting Sandwell streets after Serco refuse lorries broke down in last week's heat.

Campaigners looking to save an ancient meadow are hoping for a "tsunami" of objections to plans to build houses on the land.

A striking new piece of artwork has arrived at Dudley Zoo in the form of a graffiti orangutan wall.

Ladies Evening is back at Wolverhampton Racecourse this Friday, August 19, featuring a live ABBA tribute after racing.

A long-serving patient and football fanatic has marked 12 months in hospital by watching his first live game in over two-and-a-half years.

A family from South Staffordshire have hailed a holiday activity scheme run by council bosses for helping to bring them "closer together".

A 90-bedroom care home and over 30 apartments could be built on the site of a former day centre in Great Wyrley under new proposals.

Police are looking for a man who is suspected of stealing children's piggy banks in a break-in in Wolverhampton.

A woman has spoken of her "humiliation" and "upset" after claiming she was asked to move from a pub lounge because she was with her guide dog.

A pub that brought in a parking enforcement scheme to crackdown on non-customers taking up all its spaces didn’t have planning permission to do so.

Rail services in the West Midlands are set to be disrupted once again this week as strike action continues.

Investigators have been given extra time to question a pensioner on suspicion of making threats to kill in Bloxwich after a siege involving armed officers.

Staff at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre have paid tribute to Darius Campbell Danesh after he "lit up" the city stage when he performed at the venue.

Housebuilder Persimmon said strong house prices are offsetting cost inflation, though its half-year earnings declined.

Dudley Council spends more than £300 million a year on goods, services and works – getting the best service and the best value for residents. So far, so blah.

Campaign group 38 Degrees said the numbers wanting to sign shows how desperate people are for help in the wake of soaring inflation.

Police officers seized two knives from a 14-year-old following a chase.

Flood alerts have been issued across the Black Country just days after the summer's second heatwave saw temperatures fly past 30C.

A woman has been left traumatised after two vehicles crashed into her property less than two weeks apart.

A-level results loom. Don't panic, says Keele University recruitment and admissions director Robbie Pickles:

A community is set to come together to celebrate the final transformation of a Sandwell park.

Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery will once again provide the backdrop for the BBC’s popular talent seeking programme All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star.

A popular triathlon event will be returning to the region to test the mettle of competitors.

An appeal for help has been launched to help find a missing Sandwell teenager.

West Midland Metro services are currently unable to travel between Wolverhampton and Wednesbury due to overhead line problems.

A Sky Sports News presenter has upset Wolves fans on social media after confusing Birmingham with Wolverhampton.

A 20-year-old man from Dudley is wanted by police after a man was attacked with a machete in Pensnett and left with life-changing injuries.

The man who filmed himself in a police jacket after a major disturbance in Wolverhampton has admitted "it was a stupid thing to do"

All that remains of a historic former primary school in Wolverhampton is a pile of rubble – after bulldozers moved in to demolish the 112-year-old building to make way for a new technology learning centre.

The ex-Manchester United star has been giving evidence in his defence for the first time.

Supermarket chain Lidl has claimed its controversial plan to take over a Walsall hotel and bar site has been backed by the majority of residents.

Fly-tippers have again struck along a Wolverhampton canal towpath – less than half-a-mile from where thousands of people had spent the weekend enjoying an annual city waterways festival.

A Walsall man who stabbed a neighbour due to a feud has been locked up for more than three years.

A South Staffordshire print business has welcomed its local MP for a visit of the facility,

£700 and counting has been raised to support a Kingswinford family whose house was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a missing 14-year-old from Cannock.

The northbound slip road of the M6 Junction 10 was closed due to a road traffic collision involving two cars and a lorry which had a ruptured fuel tank.

Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss will continue Boris Johnson's work in being "very supportive" of Wolverhampton through levelling up, an MP has said.

The number of midwives has fallen in every English region including the West Midlands in the past year, figures show.

RSPCA chiefs fear this summer's heatwave will lead to a spike in calls and have a potentially devastating impact on hedgehogs.

Buffery Community Park is holding a free cinema day on Tuesday, August 23.

This summer's scorching weather has created a nation of BBQ sizzlers but West Midlands Fire Service wants everyone to stay safe.

Work is set to begin on a project implementing new and enhancing existing green spaces in a Sandwell town centre.

A 5ft lizard which escaped from its enclosure is still on the loose in Sedgley.

A threatening and abusive man who was caught with a taser disguised as a police torch in Wolverhampton Railway Station has been jailed for five years.

A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Walsall.

UK workers saw their pay lag behind inflation at record levels over the past quarter, according to official figures.

West Midlands Ambulance Service will not collapse or face its "Titanic moment" this week despite stark warnings earlier this year, it has been confirmed.

A man has been arrested after a 26-year-old woman was stabbed in what is believed to be a domestic incident.

The main water provider in Staffordshire has been targeted by a criminal cyber-attack.

West Midlands Safari Park has welcomed a new Sumatran tiger in the hopes of forming a breeding pair.

A 71-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after an incident that included specialist negotiators on a road in the Black Country.

A woman has been jailed for three months after spitting at a police officer outside Birmingham New Street station.

Airport police have been praised for their actions by medical staff for saving a man's life.

Tributes have been paid to an Honorary Alderman of Wyre Forest District Council who has died aged 85.