An award-winning hairdresser has once again proved a cut above after being honoured with a lifetime achievement accolade for his distinguished career.

A jealous father who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in the Black Country following a two-year relationship of violence has been jailed for life.

A selection of Sandwell nostaligia photographs which are available to purchase online from the Express & Star.

A jealous father stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in Blackheath following a two-year relationship of violence, a court heard.

A collector from the Black Country known affectionately as “the bag lady” for her record-breaking hoards of goods, including more than 35,000 carrier bags, has died at the age of 67.

An historic British Legion club in the Black Country has shut suddenly, just days before Remembrance Sunday.

The nurse who battled to save a young Sandwell mother after she was stabbed to death in broad daylight is still being sought by detectives investigating the murder, almost two months on.

Tries from Ben Sparks and Nathan Bressington, together with three penalties from the boot of Mark Woodrow, steered the Saxons to their first win of the season.

Thousands of pounds worth of waiting restrictions are planned on Sandwell roads in a move to clamp down on problem parking.

Usually there is no love lost between supporters of Wolves and West Brom.