Following the success of this year’s Ride Out and Festival, Early Bird tickets are now on sale for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s highly anticipated Bike4Life 2026.

Prototype is currently being used for testing and evaluation.

Footage shows the moment police uncovered a hoard of nine ready-to-be-converted blank-firing pistols in Birmingham.

Walsall has unveiled a five-year plan driven by an ambitious vision to create a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system across the borough.

For more than three decades, we’ve been committed to helping homeowners transform their properties with top-quality windows, doors, and conservatories.

A regional housebuilder has marked the end of a full year of staff fundraising across the West Midlands.

Hundreds of people will be sleeping anywhere but their beds from 7pm on Friday, February 27 next year, to 7am the following morning, to raise awareness of the thousands of young people made homeless each year, and YMCA Black Country is calling on loc...

The new CLA gets an impressive range and lots of tech, but what else does it offer? Jack Evans finds out.

A Birmingham man has been found guilty of the rape of a teenage girl, sexual assault and abduction.

A British backpacker who struck and killed a father-of-two in Australia while riding an e-scooter after a “bottomless brunch” has been jailed for four years.

The NHS is under strain as it tackles high flu cases, and new figures show some hospitals in the Midlands have seen a dramatic spike in recent days.

Four fire crews have responded to a blaze in an industrial unit in Stourbridge.

A tribute to a political leader and youth champion has been unveiled on the side of the new city centre college campus he helped to create.

Food businesses across the West Midlands have received new food hygiene ratings in the latest set of inspections - with one in Walsall and another in Sandwell recieving just one star, see our story for which ones.

The dowdy and the brave - the perils of changing skirt lengths in the late 1950s.

A new £10 million Willenhall based distribution warehouse has been opened by Granarolo UK, marking a new beginning for a site destroyed in a fire almost three years ago.

West Midlands Police leaders “lied” to Parliament and “yielded to the mob” over the controversial banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a football match, it has been claimed at Westminster.

A woman who used a pushchair to rob a Walsall supermarket has avoided jail 'by a hair's breadth' after being arrested with a knife which she told police was for 'scraping her crack pipe' and not for violence.

A popular pub will reopen its doors to customers after undergoing a substantial renovation.

Here’s a fantastic gallery of familiar faces spanning the late 1950s through to the mid-1990s.

It is a story which has resonance in the troubled world of today - but these events were nearly 70 years ago in a convulsion which shook Europe.

Staff and customers at a Blackheath pub have stepped in to save Christmas for patients at a nearby hospital after returning a much-loved figure and icon of the season.

Three suspected Wolverhampton fly tippers who ignored investigations by council officers have been ordered to pay more than £7,000.

One of Staffordshire Council’s main libraries is reopening its doors after a major renovation.

Residents of a Staffordshire village have launched a fundraiser to raise money to purchase and reopen a much-missed pub.

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Volunteer police offices serving in the West Mercia Police force area are soon set to get a discount on their council tax.

Birmingham Airport is preparing for its busiest Christmas ever with an 11 per cent increase in passengers year-on-year.

A man who illegally sublet a Dudley Council property and raked in thousands in rental income faces paying a substantial charge.

Councils across the West Midlands have updated their bin collection dates across the Christmas period to ensure their crews can spend time with their families.

A Wolverhampton dental practice has been celebrated on the national stage after scooping six honours at the prestigious Private Dentistry Awards 2025 in London.

A Black Country metal fabrication firm has secured £50,000 funding from BCRS Business Loans through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II to buy new equipment and expand its operations.

Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found.

Plans to bring Eton College to Dudley borough have been approved nearly four years after being floated.

Chairman Jeff Shi and technical director Matt Jackson have been speaking this evening about Wolves' predicament.

Jeff Shi admitted Wolves’ current nightmare season may be down to selling too many players in the summer.

Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi insisted the club will remain financially strong should they be relegated this season.

A disqualified drug driver who led police on a high-speed chase has been jailed.

A man has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a baby boy in Stafford.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle after being stopped by police officers due to driving erratically.

A man who tried to convert nine blank-firers into lethal firearms has been jailed for eight years in one of the first cases of its kind.

Three young people in Wednesbury are set to lead a new community initiative in the town, thanks to funding from United By 2022, the legacy charity of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Select Bus Services are delighted to be working with Staffordshire County Council to deliver a new market day bus service – the 873 running between Wheaton Aston and Penkridge. The new 873 provides two journeys a day on Wednesday and Saturday each ...

BOA Creative, Digital and Performing Arts Academy is highlighting the success of its #WeWill Social Action Campaign - a student-led initiative making a significant difference to arts access for young people across Birmingham.

Residents, relatives, colleagues and guests at Foley Grange Care Home in Kidderminster enjoyed a day full of festive cheer as the home marked Elf Day in support of the Alzheimer’s Society.

A person has died following reports of an incident at a railway station.

Cannock based Axil, one of Europe’s fastest-growing resource management specialists, announces a strengthened leadership team as it enters its next phase of growth.

Wolverhampton-based not-for-profit Paycare has rounded off 2025 by further strengthening its commitment to its local communities.

A Wolverhampton dental practice has been catapulted onto the national stage after scooping six honours at the prestigious Private Dentistry Awards 2025 in London.

A successful car dealer group with showrooms in Wolverhampton has claimed a prestigious accolade at the 2025 Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards – often described as the Oscars of the motor trade.

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of assault and trying to steal a moped following an incident on a Kingswinford trading estate.

There was singing, dancing and plenty of laughter at a West Midlands care home last week when a live performer visited to entertain residents.

Following the critical incidents declared at the county’s hospitals, people in Staffordshire are being reminded to get their flu jab ahead of the Christmas break, along with the steps they can take to stay well and alternatives to visiting A&E.

One of Staffordshire County Council’s main libraries is reopening its doors after a major renovation.

Birmingham Health Safety and Environment Association (BHSEA) celebrated its annual awards this week, recognising members who have shown outstanding commitment to improving health, safety, and environmental practice.

Kidderminster’s Little Trinity Nursery has once again shown the true spirit of Christmas with their annual ‘Christmas Tree Tag’ fundraiser, raising so far £176 for KEMP Hospice.

Unity Trust Bank has become one of a small number of banks around the globe to be independently assessed as meeting the ‘Operating Principles for Impact Management’ standard.

A Midlands animal rescue centre held a very poignant festive feast for its residents, in a bid to highlight how no dog should eat alone this Christmas.

Shoppers in Wolverhampton have weighed in on the new Home Values store that has opened in the city centre's flagship former M&S store.

A total of 2,000 UK drivers were surveyed by Peugeot to see how far drivers are prepared to go for different activities.

Both models receive new Black Line and Tech Line specifications.

In the heart of Birmingham, a gripping narrative unfolds, revealing the intricate tapestry of a family’s history that mirrors the city’s own industrial evolution. Local author Sara Fox, a proud daughter of Solihull, has unearthed a multi-generati...

A 19-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving after being stopped by officers in Willenhall.

Kelly Osbourne has hit back at body-shaming comments she recieved on social media following the death of her father Ozzy Osbourne earlier this year.

Two men have been arrested after police stopped a suspected stolen car in Birmingham.

Three men have been arrested after police seized a stolen car, knife and suspected class A drugs in West Bromwich.

The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC) has appointed British journalist and media professional Jaldeep Katwala as its new director.

The Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison, has been busy spreading the joy of Christmas across Walsall.

Health leaders have warned that an “unprecedented wave of super flu” has left the NHS facing “a worst-case scenario for this time of year” – but what is so-called super flu?

Black Country landmarks, gig venues and everyday cultural touch points are being given a fresh look thanks to Bostin Studio, the Stourbridge born creative outfit turning local heritage into bold collectible prints and apparel.

Fresh from a historic performance at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, Willenhall’s Intensity MMA has cemented its status as one of the country’s premier youth academies. Six young athletes have been selected to represent Team England at the ...

Lower Drayton Farm near Penkridge made agricultural history recently, as the Bower family successfully planted 250,000 tulip bulbs for their 2026 Tulip Festival using fully autonomous tractors—believed to be the first time tulips have been planted ...

John Wheeldon Primary Academy took part in Leigh Ingham MP's Christmas card competition, whereby, children were asked to send in a photo or drawing of their furry friend looking festive. The competition was open to all primary school aged children ac...

Detectives have charged a suspect with the murder of a 48-year-old man whose body was found in a Birmingham canal more than five years ago.

Another brilliant time was had by all for the members of Hill Top’s Chitter Chatter Group this is a group that the prescription clerks Elaine Carter and Jude Christian started in February of this year, and it just keeps getting better.

Walton Homes the Staffordshire-based luxury housebuilder, has made a milestone donation as part of its ongoing charity partnership with Lichfield’s Kids’ Village.

The much-loved Christmas at Delph Stables carols and crafting event is back again this Saturday for its fourth year – bringing even more festive cheer to the Brierley Hill canalside.

After more than six months of preparation, The Link Academy in Netherton presented its production of The Wiz, involving more than 60 learners.

Two staff networks from West Midlands Ambulance Service have come together to organise a donation of essential supplies for people in Jamaica after the devastating hurricane Melissa in October.

Bespoke conversions of the Grenadier Game Viewer will commence next year by the firm’s safari-based vehicle specialists, Ineos Kavango.

A former Royal Marines Commando has been leading self-defence classes for women and girls in Wolverhampton, aimed at building confidence and empowering them to become more active.

Sedgley Court Care Home in Dudley, was filled with festive cheer and community spirit this season as residents, families, friends and neighbours gathered for the home’s magical Christmas Candy Cavern event, made even more special by the return of a...

A phenomenal £118,136 has been raised for Acorns Children’s Hospice by a local law firm following ‘an incredible’ three-year partnership with the charity.

Hasbury Community Church is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a new lifesaving defibrillator and cabinet from the British Heart Foundation.

The Japanese firm’s cheeky little crossover has now been given the hybrid treatment, and Cameron Richards has been driving it.

A driver was airlifted to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth that closed a busy road.

Christmas was in full swing at a popular Lichfield housing development after a magical light switch-on and a special visit from the man in red himself.

A man has been charged with several offences after a stolen van was recovered in Birmingham.

A boating club set up by the Cadbury family in the West Midlands is among 19 buildings that have been given new or uplifted listed status.

A man has been sentenced for his involvement in a pursuit where he used a fire extinguisher to try and deter police officers.

All lines between Sandwell and Dudley and Wolverhampton are blocked due to an emergency incident.

A local Wolverhampton mental health charity in the West Midlands has been selected as a finalist for the internationally renowned Opus Prize.

The search for Shropshire teenager George Smyth, who went missing in the Romanian mountains, has been paused due to weather conditions.

Dudley got a step closer to approval for its new local plan – which will then be reviewed as soon as it goes live.

A customer services apprentice undertaking her training through City of Wolverhampton College beat tough competition to be named Apprentice of the Year 2025 at the organisation's annual awards.

The Wrekin transmitting station, one of the region’s most familiar broadcast landmarks, is marking 50 years of continuous service to communities across the West Midlands and parts of Wales.

It doesn’t get any easier for Wolves’ ambitions to get off the mark this season – with a Saturday night trip to Premier League leaders Arsenal.

A car wash on Shell Corner near Blackheath will have to demolish a building which was put up without permission.

A warrant has been issued for a Staffordshire pet shop owner who has flown the coup ahead of his trial for selling exotic birds and rare animals.