More than half of the winter grit supplies in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Worcestershire have already been used as councils battle to keep roads open, it emerged today.
Two men had to be rescued today after getting stuck up to their waists in Midland marshland in sub- zero temperatures.
Fears are growing for thousands of fish in a pool in the Black Country after a rescue mission to pump oxygen into the water was abandoned because of the weather.
A wedding caterer from Wednesbury who caused the death of one of the guests in a crash when driving while disqualified has been jailed.
Two young boys believed to have been killed by their mother who has family in the Black Country died of suffocation, police confirmed today.
A father and daughter from the Black Country who were involved in a £12 million VAT con have been spared an immediate stint behind bars.
The owner of a rat-infested Black Country takeaway that had mould on the walls and grease on the ceiling has been ordered to pay almost £1,200.
A hospital in the Black Country has been taken off “red alert” after slashing accident and emergency waiting times, it emerged today.
Controversial day centre charges and hikes in the price of meals on wheels are to be reviewed, Wolverhampton’s new social services chief revealed today.
Heavy snow hit parts of the West Midlands again today, causing early morning chaos on the region’s transport network.
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