A dinner lady described the moment her husband launched a knife attack on her in the street as his attempted murder trial began.

Tributes have been paid to renowned classical violinist John Ludlow, who taught numerous eminent musicians, led various famous orchestras – and impressed Dame Margot Fonteyn with his playing.

There were celebrations as the newest Memory Cafe opened it's doors – offering a nice cuppa and a bite to eat.

A mother of three is set to fly out to Florida to compete in the Official Strongman Games.

Stafford town centre should now be safer for women at weekends after a new scheme was launched.

A community radio station has pledged its support to the Express & Star's Feed a Family campaign by running a fundraising broadcasting marathon.

The ongoing campaign by the Express & Star to help boost donations to food banks has been hailed as a real help.

Lollipop lady Wendy Duncan is lending her hand to a new campaign to recruit more school crossing patrol officers.

Tributes have been paid to a "much-loved" bus driver who died after suffering a medical episode at the wheel of his double-decker.

A Wolverhampton academy has selected the location for a state-of-the-art rebuild planned for 2025.

In this week's Money Matters column, Wrekin Housing Group's Debt & Energy Manager Dan Bebbington reveals when people can expect to receive the second part of the £650 cost of living payment.

School pupils have learned all about how Wolverhampton is kept clean during a field trip organised by council officers.

The DfT held a competition to select four areas where the £300,000 trial will take place.

West Midlands Metro will be running a reduced timetable today due to industrial action.

Distraught people have been plunged into constant darkness due to a huge tree blocking out light to their apartments in Willenhall.

A former senior Wolverhampton councillor and his wife have appeared in court after an appeal was lodged against a fraud conviction relating to a Covid-19 grant.

A&M EDM precision engineers in Smethwick has celebrated its 20th anniversary.

A speculative industrial scheme providing an additional 27,000 sq ft of commercial space at Hartlebury Trading Estate has been fully let to three new occupiers as demand for quality industrial stock throughout Worcestershire remains high.

After more than four decades broadcasting over the nation's TV screens, there isn't much that Nick Owen hasn't seen or done.

Downing Street is in turmoil. A game of fantasy economics has cost Britain tens of billions of pounds and looks set to return us to an era of austerity.

Who'd have thought it? Politicians offering simplistic solutions to global events. Off-the-wall policy ideas dreamt up without thought as to how they would be funded. Bickering and in-fighting as the candidates clash to be the centre of attention.

A supermarket in Smethwick had to be evacuated due to a nearby fire.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed he is ditching many of the measures in the mini-budget in a bid to stabilise financial markets.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed on Monday that the Government will reverse a raft of tax cuts announced last month.

A Tory MP has given Liz Truss his "full support" – but says if she goes Boris Johnson would be the only rightful successor.

Police have arrested two teenagers after a pair of males allegedly drove through Wolverhampton city centre on motorbikes, one brandishing a knife.

Some Black Country residents say they have "no trust" in the Government or the Prime Minister, after the Chancellor announced a massive financial U-turn on Monday.

Four teenagers aged between 13 and 16 have been given warnings over antisocial behaviour at Dudley Bus Station.

A person has died after being hit by a train at Tipton Railway Station.

Pupils at Rakegate Primary School are among the first in Wolverhampton to be Flu Fighters after receiving their free influenza vaccinations.

A 15-year-old boy has died after falling from a multi-storey car park in central Birmingham.

It was a case of ‘He’s behind you!’ as the pantomime came to Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital and actors brought some cheer to poorly children.

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out thefts during a police crackdown on vehicle crime.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scaled down the package of help with energy bills and took an axe to predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget.

A boy has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in West Bromwich.

A huge QR code filled with materials which people often forget to put in the recycling bin has been installed outside Birmingham New Street station.

Disused land beset with anti-social behaviour problems looks set to finally be redeveloped with a large housing scheme.

Plans to build six new homes at the rear of a landmark former Wolverhampton pub building have been submitted to the city council.

People in Telford are being urged to check sheds, outbuildings and garages as police continue the search for Harjinder 'Harry' Takhar who has been missing for over a fortnight.

The site of a demolished pub in West Bromwich has been sold to a developer planning a retail unit and 60 new-build apartments.

The new Chancellor has ditched promised tax cuts by his predecessor saying the basic rate of income tax will remain at 20p.

Cricket bats, stumps, pool cues, kitchen knives and knuckledusters were all believed to have been used in a street fight in Walsall.

A West Midland hotel is celebrating a raft of major awards.

Work has begun on a canalside apartment scheme in Walsall.

Four men have been arrested for drug offences after police unearthed more than 300 cannabis plants.

Many of the measures announced in the mini-budget are now being rowed back on.

Views are being sought on the future location of a GP surgery in the Black Country.

The Competition and Markets Authority published a review into high pump prices.

People have just over three months to use their old stamps before they're no longer valid.

Singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti will be performing at Cannock Chase next year.

The actions of the government in reversing many mini-budget measures has been described as a "complete humiliation for the Prime Minister" by Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

A schoolgirl from the Black Country related to pop star Tom Parker who died from an aggressive brain tumour is taking on a fundraising challenge.

A community wrestling club promoting health and fitness and charity work is getting ready to celebrate its golden anniversary.

Dozens of canal boats gathered as part of Stourbridge Navigation Trust's open weekend.

A new Poundstretcher store will open at Walsall's Saddlers Centre next week.

Customers poured into a rural pub for the first time in more than two months when it relaunched under its new owners.

South Staffordshire's MP has given his backing to a community centre's refurbishment plans.

Food prices, along with many other bills, are rising rapidly. So, with the October half-term almost here, the chance of a free or heavily discounted meal for children could be a very tempting offer for many parents and guardians.

An historic manor house in Stourport has been put on the market for £1.65 million.

The new Chancellor is expected to set out plans for spending cuts and tax increases.

Part of the M6 and the M54 link road will close overnight for resurfacing works.

Traffic was stopped on the M6 northbound due to a crash between a lorry and a car during rush hour traffic.

Merry Hill is set to welcome the UK’s largest ten pin bowling operator Hollywood Bowl in 2023, as the centre continues to strengthen its leisure attractions.

Regulars and staff at a Chapel Ash pub are preparing for a charity challenge which will see them on the beaches of Normandy.

A driver has been reported by police after officers stopped an abnormal load on the M5.

Stunned residents have spoken of their shock after a double-decker bus crashed into front gardens when the driver suffered a medical episode.

A bus driver has died after suffering a medical episode at the wheel of his double-decker on Saturday morning.

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A disused football pitch will be transformed into a woodland oasis in an effort to root out antisocial behaviour at the site.

A western-themed restaurant has been looking at ways to help its community during the cost of living crisis.

Motorway police pulled over this Ferrari Spider 488 after spotting it parked on the hard shoulder.

A major motorway roundabout in the Black Country has been transformed from an oval to a perfect circle after bridges were demolished and roads extended.

A fall-out between Black Country councils has cost taxpayers more than £1 million, it was claimed today.

As the autumnal sunshine starts to fade, the temperature begins to drop. And the queue grows and grows.

Deliveries of a chemical that led to a blaze at a waste depot next to homes in Cannock have been axed by the operators.

Moving tributes have been left at the scene of a horror crash in Rowley Regis which left a 23-year-old man and four others in hospital

A dangerous child sexual predator has been jailed for 13 years after being caught by a paedophile hunter group.

More than 200,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at hospitals run by Black County trusts in August, a figure that has grown by 37 per cent in a year.

The continuing and growing cost-of-living crisis has been leading to difficult times for both those in need and those providing help.

Two forgotten footballing brothers from Wolverhampton whose exploits would have earned them millions of pounds and global stardom in today's game are finally getting the recognition they deserve.

"It's much better than my London office," says Simon Clarke MP, surveying the scene from the top floor of his department's regional headquarters at Wolverhampton's i9 building.

Green-fingered Paul Singh has done it again – and is now basking in the fruits of his labours.

It was a job Graham Gough hadn't particularly been looking forward to begin with.

A transport museum has reunited "twin" buses for the first time in 58 years, allowing the public to take trips on them around the Black Country.

An adventurer from Stafford has completed some of the most punishing physical challenges on the planet to raise money for charity – all in memory of his mother.

A senior Conservative MP also said it is ‘very difficult’ to say whether Liz Truss should continue in the top job.

Mr Hunt and Ms Truss will meet in her Chequers residence on Sunday as tax rises and spending cuts loom on the horizon.

Wolverhampton got into the spirit of Bavaria at the weekend, celebrating Oktoberfest with beer, sausages, and music.

New photos show the bridge being installed over the M42 near Birmingham Airport as weekend travellers are warned of delays.

Protesters from Shropshire and Staffordshire were among a group who sprayed paint over a luxury car showroom and blocked Park Lane in central London.

A document presented to the project’s board also warned that rising inflation is presenting a ‘significant and growing challenge’, it was claimed.

An historic Staffordshire hotel which features a near-200-year-old Regency church is set to be transformed into apartments.

Wolves players Adama Traore and Toti have paid a surprise visit to a Wolverhampton school as part of the Premier League’s No Room for Racism campaign.

A schoolgirl from the Black Country related to pop star Tom Parker who died from an aggressive brain tumour is taking on a fundraising challenge.