Christmas spirit is alive and well at West Midland councils as most vowed to protect the budgets for lights and decorations despite massive cost cutting.
The number of children in care in the Black Country and Staffordshire is on the up following the Baby P scandal.
Boss Roy Hodgson has revealed how transforming West Brom healed the wounds of his sacking from Liverpool.
A plastics company has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 for pumping more than three times the legal amount of pollutants into the atmosphere.
Boss Alex McLeish tried to bring Sebastian Larsson to Aston Villa after the midfielder quit Birmingham.
A teacher who communicated with pupils on social networking sites and used swear words has been reprimanded. But she has been spared a teaching ban after accepting her behaviour was inappropriate.
New-boy Mark Wilson today urged Walsall fans not to judge him until they have seen he can deliver the goods.
Expressandstar.com bring you transfer talk from Wolves, West Brom, Aston Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.
Bobby George and Wayne Mardle saw that darts was the only winner of their exhibition at the Hatherton Country House Hotel in Penkridge.
More than 150 people packed out a public meeting to protest against controversial plans to split Bilston between four different MPs.
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