A memorial fund set up by the family of a young footballer from Staffordshire who died of bacterial meningitis has reached a milestone £100,000.

Work on a new £13 million development for older people in South Staffordshire will begin next month, bosses revealed today.

Dudley’s Jason Welborn will defend his Midlands welterweight title against Scott Haywood on the BoxNation bill at Wolverhampton Civic Hall next month.

Patients undergoing major surgery at Stafford Hospital are having their fitness levels tested on exercise bikes in a bid to reduce mortality rates.

Thefts of Land Rovers across the region have prompted owners to set up their own internet group to combat the problem.

A Staffordshire family will be taking part in a solstice walk in a bid to raise £20,000 in memory of a much-loved mother.

Walsall’s Martin Gethin today declared he’s “upped” himself after scoring a stoppage over Scottish champion Stuart Green in less than two rounds.

More than 100 street parties are being planned across the region for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and the details can be revealed today for the first time.

Piles of wood and pallets went up in flames on farmland in Penkridge today. Four fire crews battled the flames in Lower Drayton Lane.

A major road that was closed in a Staffordshire town causing months of traffic chaos is set to reopen at the end of the month, council bosses revealed today.