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The son of a Black Country councillor has admitted plotting to grow cannabis at 25 different properties in the West Midlands.

Bed blocking at hospitals in the Black Country and Staffordshire saw more than 3,200 days lost to the NHS in just one month, it emerged today.

A branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau in the Black Country has issued risk of redundancy notices to two thirds of staff following a year that saw record numbers asking for help, it emerged today.

One of the longest-serving councillors in Staffordshire has died aged 84.

Black Country chicken tycoon Ranjit Boparan is considering a plan to launch a £300 million hostile bid for Northern Foods, the Goodfella’s pizza and Fox’s biscuit firm.

The snow and ice can cause plenty of problems for many of us.

Businessman Freddie Sandy may be 80 years old – but he wasn’t going to let a bit of snow stop his regular game of tennis.

Safety fears have been raised over a “nightmare” crossroads in the Black Country after two crashes in the last fortnight and a number of near misses.

A businessman involved in a £25 million fraud has had assets worth a total of just under £54,000 confiscated by a judge.

Wolves today insisted they are “optimistic” of their Boxing Day home game against Wigan going ahead despite the Arctic conditions.