Runaway car ploughs into porch

A car smashed through two front gardens before finally coming to a rest after hitting a porch door.


Fountain vandalised for £5 worth of lead

Metal thieves caused £2,000 of damage to a newly refurbished drinking fountain, while stealing just £5 of lead.


Ooh Betty! Frank Spencer is comedy cup of tea

A quaint little coffee house along a quiet country lane is not usually a hotbed for slapstick comedy.


Tributes paid to bravery of heroes

Songs and moving memories were shared across the Black Country to celebrate the region’s war heroes.


Charity runners turn park to sea of pink

Sandwell Valley was turned into a sea of pink, as more than 7,000 women laced up their trainers to raise cash for charity.


MP donates compensation cash to charity

Sandwell MP Adrian Bailey has presented his £1,000 payout from The Guardian to charity Cancer Research UK.


Skillful Charlotte is going international

A beauty therapy student from Penkridge has proved she is world class by qualifying for the international WorldSkills Competition Final in Canada.


New choice offered to council home seekers

A Staffordshire council’s new choice-based system for letting its affordable homes launches this week.


Road may close for gold centre opening

A major road may be closed next week as crowds are expected to flock to a new gold buying centre as it is opened by antiques expert David Dickinson.


Flash flooding hits region

Pictures sent in by readers showing some of the flash flooding which hit the region causing traffic chaos.

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