Litter bins worth thousands of pounds have been stolen by metal thieves or damaged in Staffordshire and the Black Country last year, it has emerged.

Celebrity chef Levi Roots, who made his name on Dragons’ Den with his Reggae Reggae Sauce, visited a Great Barr pub to showcase his culinary skills.

Work on a £126.4 million jam-busting project to open up the hard shoulder on a section of the M6 will start within days.

Chasetown goalkeeper Mariusz Kisiel will get the chance to impress at Coventry this week after the Championship club handed him a two-day trial.

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.

A pet cat, which went missing two years ago, has been reunited with his Black Country owners.

Libraries in Sandwell borough face having their hours slashed as part of cost-cuttting measures announced today.

Paralympic hopeful Ryan Cockbill is to star in a television documentary about his sporting successes.

Campaigners in Great Barr have received a festive boost after plans for a 60ft phone mast were rejected by planners. Mobile phone giant Vodafone wanted to build the 60ft mast on land behind Bowman Road.

A Midlands demolition company today announced it was creating 11 new jobs as part of a £500,000 investment into a  specialist concrete cutting operation.