A delivery driver had their car stolen while dropping off an item in Burntwood.

A Staffordshire church has been awarded £94,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore rare artefacts.

The uniquely British phenomenon of private number plates are the subject of Wolverhampton based artist Suki Chumber's latest exhibition.

A family has been granted permission to live on a field 10 years after their first request was refused – despite objections from almost 400 people.

A newly furbished, three-bedroom property in Bilston is going up for auction for £50,000.

A 19-year-old woman from Dudley has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a lorry and three cars on the M6 in Cheshire.

Police chased four men in a Range Rover Evoque from Wolverhampton to Sedgley before apprehending them with the help of dogs.

The cul-de-sacs and footpaths of a housing estate near the centre of Dudley will go under the hammer at a public auction - with bids starting at £1.

During the year drivers have seen fuel prices go up very quickly, but often be much slower at coming back down again.

A struggling city school has been rated inadequate after government inspectors slammed poor leadership and safeguarding standards.

As pubs continue to battle the cost of living crisis, the Express & Star continues its new series, Love Your Local, which celebrates our local inns.

Dog lovers descended on Birmingham Dogs Home's Wolverhampton base this week for the annual Santa Paws event.

The traditional skill of wreath making is being showcased at Stourbridge Glass Museum next weekend.

There was plenty of festive cheer in Dudley and Brierley Hill today (Saturday) as crowds turned out to watch both towns Christmas lights on.

A Staffordshire MP has accused Fifa of failing to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ supporters at the Qatar World Cup.

As tributes poured in from across the music world for Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, one fan remembered when she brought a Beach Boy to Bearwood.

Two cats were rescued from a house fire in Bridgnorth by emergency crews.

Union Unison has celebrated the most dedicated school support staff members in Sandwell.

Gaming fan Jordan Jackson is hoping to take fundraising to another level when he holds an event to boost funds for a children’s play area appeal at Walsall Manor Hospital.

Sandwell Council is spending nearly £4.5 million improving parks and green spaces across the borough’s six towns.

Wolves favourite Steve Daley was on target during another successful prostate cancer awareness event at Molineux.

Police escorted a 100-metre, 500-tonne load through the streets of Staffordshire.

A car fire on the M6 between junction six and seven was causing delays.

A tram terminus in Wolverhampton is cut off this the weekend due to essential maintenance work on a bridge.

The curtain is finally set to rise on Saturday as Aladdin flies into Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

The happiest places to live in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been revealed in a new survey.

The former health secretary said that when he passed on the warning to the Cabinet the reaction was ‘shrug shrug’.

A bid to build a brand new Aldi store and care home on the site of a crumbling pub and former football ground in Walsall has been given the red card.

Dozens of homes across the Black Country with guide prices as low as £9,000 will go under the hammer at auction.

Plans to increase rail services through the West Midlands in December are set to be scuppered by strike action, ministers have warned.

Plans to convert a lodge in the grounds of a historic Wolverhampton building into a children’s care home have been given the green light.

A Staffordshire turkey farmer is confident "utmost precautions" in protecting flocks from bird flu will head off any threat of a bird shortage this Christmas.

Two men have pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis after a factory at a town centre shop unit was raided this week.

The 25-year-old star admitted violent disorder after being caught on CCTV using a tree branch to hit a stabbing victim.

A rat-infested eyesore old shopping centre which has become a magnet for trouble looks set to finally be removed from Brownhills High Street.

Tributes have been pouring in for a "thoughtful, funny and happy girl" who was hit by a car in Cannock.

An amateur handyman and Army veteran has started creating homemade disability rehabilitation equipment to help those who need them – all from his Wolverhampton shed workshop.

A choir and a novelty act will be entertaining shoppers at Merry Hill which is extending its opening hours for the festive period.

A car fire on the Black Country Route is causing traffic delays.

A Black Country church will be transformed into a nursery despite concerns over parking.

Staffordshire police have released CCTV images of a man following a robbery in Cannock town centre.

Changes in the way elections are conducted have been outlined to Wolverhampton’s civic chiefs in readiness for next May, when all 60 of the city’s council seats will be up for grabs.

A former police station will stay as an independent school after a headteacher was granted retrospective planning permission despite objections from residents over “the type of pupils being taught at the education facility”.

NHS bosses are expecting more people to be admitted to hospital with flu and parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated.

Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 13 years for drugs and firearms offences.

With so many workers from different walks of life going on strike this month for many it seems "the whole country wants a pay rise."

A Wolverhampton man has been given a 20-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drug offences in Telford.

A team of runners from a Streetly school has raised more than £4,000 in memory of former student.

The Mayor of Sandwell is appealing for donations of Christmas presents for Santa's Black Country Toy Appeal.

Health officials are understood to have seen a slight rise in cases of Strep A, which can cause scarlet fever.

Participants in the 40th anniversary of a West Midlands running event have helped raise thousands for charity.

Two men have been charged after police discovered a cannabis farm in Willenhall town centre.

Plans to create a huge battery storage site on green belt land in Great Barr would have been an “unwelcome intrusion” to the area.

Public access and environmental problems caused by cars repeatedly being parked on grass verges in Wolverhampton are set to be addressed by council bosses.

Firefighters were called out to tackle a blaze involving a vehicle in Stourbridge.

A new "lifestyle store" has opened in Birmingham has opened where customers can buy vintage clothing, browse rare memorabilia, get tattooed and pierced as well as marvelling at original Damien Hirst artwork.

Terminally and seriously ill children are set to have their dreams fulfilled thanks to an incredible fundraising effort by letting agents from across the UK.

A campaign to officially recognise the work done by Wolverhampton’s St John Ambulance volunteers has been launched by a city councillor, in line with this year marking the centenary of the first cadet unit in the country.

Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has announced he will not stand at the next general election.

The Mayor of Dudley has praised a group of school crossing patrols who have clocked up more than 200 years’ service between them.

An Army officer cadet from Dudley found dead in her room at Sandhurst was failed by the service when she took her own life months after she was reprimanded for self-harming, an inquiry found.

Nearly 2,000 abandoned chickens have been reported to the RSPCA already this year and the charity fears bird flu could make the problem worse.

Residents could be placed on scrutiny panels to explain their "horrific" experiences in dealing with Sandwell Council.

A popular outdoor Shakespeare festival will be temporarily relocated to secure its financial future.

The owner of a popular Black Country hair salon has retired after 46 years of ownership.

A man was robbed after being knocked to the ground from behind while walking and kicked in the head and body.

A Wolverhampton theatre has announced its pantomime for next year.