From a bobby to a boxing coach, people from all walks of life in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list.

A motorway flyover serving the newly-approved Jaguar Land Rover engine plant would be “catastrophic” for residents living nearby, it was claimed today.

From Parliament in the snow to a platform for  displaying the talents of budding young artists, MPs have to choose their Christmas cards wisely.

Britain’s oldest bellringer, who volunteered his services at St Mary’s Church in Brewood for more than a quarter of a century, has died – five months before his 100th birthday.

Life-saving teenagers, a mountain-climbing pensioner and a woman who beat back rioters from her shop doorstep were among those honoured at a ceremony celebrating unsung heroes in the Midlands.

It is safe to say that whatever else Brewood musical superstar Jean Martyn gets for Christmas, she will have had a season to remember.

The former owner of two iconic nightclubs in the Black Country who also co-founded a well-known live music booking agency has died.

Britain’s Got Talent star Jean Martyn has offered her services for free to help with Cannock’s Christmas lights switch-on.

A father and daughter from Brewood in South Staffordshire were rescued by an RAF helicopter crew and 50 volunteers searching on the ground after taking a wrong turning in the mountains in atrocious weather.

Britain’s Got Talent finalist Jean Martyn enthralled her loyal fans with a special two-hour performance at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall.