Despite the challenges for businesses right now, whether it be the energy crisis, trying to recruit staff to fill vacancies, or the huge implications of cost-of-living increases, many private training providers and colleges in the Black Country and b...

Asda has announced a range of new ‘winter warmer’ initiatives to support customers and community groups struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

Vehicle retail chain Motorpoint achieved record revenue of around £785 million in the first half of its financial year.

Thousands of nurses serving in NHS hospitals including the Black Country and Staffordshire are a step closer to taking industrial action over pay.

Tory MPs have backed Liz Truss to "knuckle down and get on with the job" as they played down claims of a growing civil war in the party.

The Health Secretary said NHS services in the West Midlands may need to "step up a bit more" in the face of sky high waiting times for care.

People looking for things to do across the West Midlands and Staffordshire this weekend can check out our list of events taking place.

Staffordshire and West Mercia police forces have moved to reassure residents that officers already attend home burglaries - as senior chiefs nationwide pledged to follow suit.

A family came together to mark the centenary birthday of a special member of the family.

A free-to-join music club has given students the chance to play guitar and boost their confidence at open mic nights.

Anyone who has suffered a burglary will confirm that it is anything but a minor crime. Yet the police’s prospects of catching burglars are almost negligible. All too often, victims are left alone to pick up the pieces with little more than a call t...

A leading church figure will be the guest speaker at an event focussing on racial justice and including in the church.

The Prince of Wales was touring St George’s Park on the 10th anniversary of the centre’s opening as the home of England’s teams.

Police are hunting for a man who indecently exposed himself in front of a young child in Darlaston.

The King & Castle pub at the Severn Valley Railway’s Kidderminster station is now serving Worcestershire tapas.

Three teenagers have been arrested after £16,000 of drugs was seized from two homes in Sandwell and Walsall.

A play area and lake in a popular park have been closed for two days running after a suspected bird flu outbreak.

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed in the leg during a fight at a Black Country School.

More rail workers are to strike in worsening disputes breaking out in the industry.

Staffordshire people are being urged to take advantage of a money-saving charity will campaign.

A Staffordshire district council cabinet is set to be asked to recommend investment in a multi-screen cinema.

Tenpin, the UK's leading bowling and entertainment brand, has revealed a new look to a centre in the Black Country, following a £1 million refurbishment.

The chief executive officer of Black Country YMCA Steve Clay is leaving after 19 years at the helm of the charity.

The head girl of a West Bromwich school is heading to Cambridge University after clinching a bursary from examination board OCR.

Two men in their 20s have been charged with supplying Class A drugs after a bust in Dudley.

The long-awaited completion of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Spring 2024 will transform health services in the Black Country.

Fire crews from across Staffordshire have rushed to tackle a large fire on a business estate.

An historic church in Wolverhampton has been given the go-ahead for a series of security improvements, following several attempted break-ins and groups of people loitering outside.

The Covid-19 inquiry will quite rightly look at the facts and the immediate lessons to be learned.

The most popular baby names in the West Midlands have been revealed.

Walsall Civic Centre will remain as offices for council staff despite furniture “piling up and gathering dust” as hundreds work from home most of the week.

Liz Truss entered to the track’s famous chorus ‘Cause I’m movin’ on up, you’re movin’ on out’.

Protesters held up a banner as the Prime Minister spoke in Birmingham.

Dudley residents have been warned not to touch dead wild birds which have been found throughout the borough amid warnings about avian flu.

Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have so far not ruled out such a real-terms cut to benefits.

A man has been released by police after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed outside Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

A temporary travellers’ site in Coseley which has been mired in controversy could be made a permanent fixture under current council plans.

Performing arts students from Lichfield have been hired to scare visitors to a Staffordshire Halloween experience.

A Kidderminster school is holding an open evening for prospective pupils and their families.

A few years ago Chris Birse, 35, was writing a fantasy novel and needed a fictional map drawn, but rather than "paying someone to do it" he gave it a go himself.

The UK's new car market recorded its second successive month of growth in September.

Halfords Group has bought Stafford-based Lodge Tyre for £37.2 million.

A motorist at the wheel of a car involved in a crash with a lorry near Stourbridge escaped serious injury.

Supermarket giant Tesco is the latest store to give its workers extra pay.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said the approach will be implemented ‘as soon as practically possible’.

Supermarket chain Lidl is holding recruitment open days at its warehouse in Wednesbury.

Vertu Motors, which includes Bristol Street Motors in Stafford and West Bromwich, and Vauxhall Lichfield, saw profits fall in the six months to the end of August.

There were delays on the M6 this morning after a broken down vehicle caught fire.

Members of the drivers’ union Aslef and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will walk out, causing huge disruption to services.

The holder of the winning ticket of a whopping £7.4 million lottery scoop has still not picked up their prize months on.

The RAC has again accused major fuel retailers of failing to pass on savings in fuel prices to drivers by hiking profit margins.

The Prime Minister will insist that ‘everyone will benefit’ from her plan to cut taxes and boost growth.

Drivers are being denied a further 10p cut in petrol prices due to major retailers hiking profit margins, according to new analysis.

Safety-conscious parents are appealing to their council to reverse a ban on a body-worn camera for a school crossing patrol.

The Repair Shop's Jay Blades has fulfilled a promise he made at the Pride of Britain Awards to come back to Wolverhampton for a charity event.

An intrepid pair of fundraisers are set to take part in a 16-day challenge to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Promise Dreams.

The boss of a West Midlands poultry business says farmers are doing all they can to protect livestock from the threat of avian flu.

The cost-of-living crisis has seen new methods for helping people struggling with increasing food prices and utility bills start up.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street was among the guests at a traditional Hindu festival.

A woman from Tipton has won two awards which celebrate female leadership and achievement.

A close-knit family has been jostling to make a fuss of the latest arrival to the clan which now has five generations.

Angry councillors in Walsall said they are being used as a “cash cow” after reluctantly agreeing to an ‘outrageous’ tax to protect an out of town beauty spot.

Digbeth Dining Club have scrapped the entrance fee to its venues to help those struggling with the cost of living crisis.

A major road in Hagley near Stourbridge was shut after a crash.

Two choirs from Shropshire and Staffordshire are joining forces for a concert in Codsall.

Big-hearted fundraisers in Cannock have raised £1,000 for children in war-torn Ukraine.

Poultry and bird keepers in Staffordshire are being advised to keep their birds housed after a case of avian influenza was found in a yard.

Residents in Lower Gornal have said they “will be surrounded” by new homes following a bulldozer plan for a fire-ridden pub.

Motorists have been warned to expect congestion in Dudley all week due to a burst water main.

Police have appealed for information after damage caused by a rise in illegal use of off-road vehicles at a National Trust property near Bridgnorth.

The long-running rail dispute over jobs, pay and conditions continues to spark industrial action.

Plans to turn two large houses in a deprived area of Wolverhampton into six modern flats have been rejected by council bosses for the second time due to concerns over parking and heavy traffic.

Completion of a £40 million state-of-the-art urgent care centre at Walsall Manor Hospital has been delayed due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the building trade.

A man has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of a six-year-old girl by dangerous driving.

Plans to build a block of high-quality, short-term accommodation for the homeless have been unanimously approved by Wyre Forest District Council.

More than £16 million will be spent on providing spaces for special needs children in mainstream schools and stop others from being sent outside Staffordshire.

A man has been seriously injured after being assaulted near an Asda in Walsall town centre.

Two men have fled from the scene of a car crash in Sedgley, after police saw the suspected stolen car speeding.

Liz Truss turned her focus to driving growth in the West Midlands as she took time out from the rigours of the Tory Party Conference to visit a local building site.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man who was stabbed during a disorder in Oldbury has died from his injuries two weeks later.

The whole of Dudley’s historic police station is set to be turned into apartments including old office rooms and the criminals’ cells.

Lucy Letby is said to have gone on a year-long killing spree at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Birmingham restaurant The Wilderness has created an American-style menu to match with Belgian beer Duvel.

Jane Stevenson MP visited Wolverhampton's Abbeyfield House to mark Starts at Home Day.

More than 100 actors have been hired to scare visitors to a Staffordshire farm for "fright nights" throughout October.

The Prime Minister said she would ‘like to see the higher rate lower’ for the wealthiest.

Plans have been made to open a new pizza takeaway and delivery shop in Wolverhampton city centre.

Green-fingered pupils have helped Hartlebury CE Primary School earn Green Flag status and supplied a bumper crop of vegetables to villagers.

Turnover for Birmingham Airport recovered in its last financial year when it was still severely affected by restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new store from footwear retailer Shoe Zone will launch in Kidderminster on Saturday, October 8.

Two lanes of the M6 remained closed on Tuesday lunchtime after a lorry caught fire earlier in the morning.

“It's so easy to make the offender the villain. It's nice to go in there and understand they aren't evil. I came out of there and I just felt so good."

The Severn Valley Railway has revealed details for its 'Scream Train' event.

Canines will be able to run free without “fear of escape” if a new dog-walking facility is opened on farm land in Walsall.

Hundreds of jobs and training opportunities will be on offer at one of Dudley's largest jobs fairs which will be held later this week.

A plaque dedicated to the work of one of Wolverhampton’s most respected artists and supporters of the city’s historic art gallery has been unveiled at the building.

A pensioner had an envelope of money stolen from her by a woman who offered to help her get off a bus.

The first evidence sessions are due to begin in spring 2023.

An increasing number of small and medium-sized businesses in the West Midlands are selling on Amazon.

A Lego-obsessed lorry driver has filled his living room, bedroom and hallways with his creative builds.