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A Staffordshire law student who lived in fear of vigilante attack after being falsely branded a paedophile on the internet has landed a £10,000 damages payout from the High Court.

When six new bus stops went up on a Dudley estate it seemed like a cause for celebration.

A man wielding a machete in one hand and a can of cider in the other chased another man along a Walsall street in full view of terrified passing motorists, Walsall Magistrates Court heard.

Showers at Darlaston Leisure Centre have been out of use for more than six weeks sparking complaints from swimmers.

The boss of West Bromwich Building Society has been attacked by members angry at his £660,000 pay package – who were told he was worth it for saving the company.

Petrol thieves involved in a spate of fuel thefts in the Black Country are using stolen number plates to avoid being caught, police revealed today.

Chainsaw-wielding thieves are risking death by chopping through power poles in order to steal valuable metals at electricity transformers, it emerged today.

Hospitals and health trusts across the West Midlands forked out almost £5 million on the swine flu outbreak, it emerged today.

Trainspotters from across the Black Country have dug out boyhood snaps for a new book on Wolverhampton’s railways to help pay for the repair of an historic steam locomotive.

Wolverhampton residents are keeping their green fingers crossed that the city has done enough to scoop a prestigious Heart of England in Bloom gold award.