Hundreds of lorries will flood a South Staffordshire village each week for decades after plans to quarry an area the size of 15 football pitches near homes were approved.

A dedicated parish councillor who fought to secure cash for a major refurbishment of a community centre in his South Staffordshire village has died following a two-year battle with cancer.

A two-car collision caused long tailbacks on the M6 near Walsall during rush hour today.

The number of towering new gantries to be built as part of a £126.4 million project to open up a section of hard shoulder on the M6 has been reduced to avoid disruption to nearby residents.

Hitting bus passengers in the pocket with increased fares is wrong when there have been so many complaints about the existing service, a South Staffordshire councillor said today.

Telegraph poles and trees were torn down, thousands of homes were left without power and there was chaos on the road and rail network as 60mph winds gave the Midlands a fresh battering today.

A parcel delivery giant in Staffordshire today reported a record December, with business up 15 per cent year-on-year.

Bumper crops of vegetables are being harvested in Staffordshire and the West Midlands weeks earlier than usual because of the mild winter.

The family of a woman killed when she was knocked from her bicycle on an accident blackspot in South Staffordshire today described her as a “devoted” mother.

A monkey sold to a South Staffordshire woman from a Midlands house was crippled, with seven broken bones caused by a disease brought on by a vitamin deficiency, a court was told.