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Drink-fuelled yobbish behaviour has been cut by 10 per cent in Brierley Hill High Street following the introduction of an alcohol ban, despite police making only one arrest.

Labour MP Sylvia Heal today announced that she will stand down at the next election.

Halesowen Town FC will be barred from next year’s FA Cup competition, losing thousands of pounds in potential revenue, it was revealed today.

A caravan park company fined £150,000 after a seven-year-old Black Country boy almost drowned in their swimming pool, has failed to get the conviction overturned.

Plans to rebuild and refurbish fire stations in the Black Country and Birmingham have been put on ice while the fire service tightens its belt during the recession.

Halesowen welterweight Keith Sheen admits his country comes before boxing as the Royal Marine looks to get his career kick-started a week on Sunday.

Kidderminster Harriers winger David McDermott is using the carrot of a possible Wembley appearance as the force to get match fit during his loan spell at Halesowen.

A schoolgirl suffered series head injuries and a passenger had to be cut free from the wreckage of a separate crash during a series of weekend road accidents in the Black Country and Staffordshire.

Kidderminster Harriers manager Steve Burr must decide between new signing Ross Atkins and Jasbir Singh to fill the boots left by goalkeeper Dean Coleman at Oxford.

A devastated Black Country father has spoken of his anger after he returned home to find burglars had smashed their way in and snatched treasured First World War medals. A devastated Black Country father has spoken of his anger after he returned home to find burglars had smashed their way in and snatched treasured First World [...]

Riding fan Louise Harris has shed the shackles of a secure job in accounting to become a modern-day “horse whisperer” – and says she couldn’t be happier.

Up to a quarter of shops are standing empty in town centres in the Midlands, a report reveals today.

Schoolchildren are being banned from wearing blazers and taking bags into a Tesco store in the Black Country.

More than a fifth of the shops in an ailing Black Country town centre are lying empty, new figures have revealed.

It was a weight off his mind when Black Country bridegroom Richard Palmer hitched a ride in a lorry to his big day.

More than 1,000 homes were left without electricity after a power cut hit Halesowen.

A gang targeting fast food restaurants across Dudley struck twice today, stealing £2,000 in one smash and grab raid.

Young dancers from Halesowen are celebrating after being selected to take part in a national competition.

A £500,000 plan to build a new visitors centre at historic Halesowen Abbey has been unveiled today.

Safety measures on a Black Country road could be introduced within months following calls from a local school. The headteacher today said she was “hugely relieved” speed cushions and extra warning signs were planned for Whittingham Road, Halesowen.

A carpet fitter has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for the “brutal” murder of his best friend in a Black Country churchyard.

Snow was today melting on the West Midlands’ roads – as weather experts warned that up to 2in more could fall tonight.

A bus carrying dozens of passengers was damaged when a pick-up truck collided with it while it waited at a bus-stop in Halesowen.

Black Country and Birmingham secondary schools opened today to let students to sit vital exams.

Jim Harvey’s stock in the race to become Kidderminster Harriers manager has risen over the weekend with the boss today a free agent after leaving Chester City.

Parts of the West Midlands and Staffordshire could break with decades of support for Labour and turn to the Conservatives, according to bookmakers.

A carpet fitter accused of murdering a Black Country father in a graveyard repeatedly lied to police when interviewed, it was alleged in court.

The West Midlands was shivering under a blanket of snow today as the big freeze continued.

Tributes were today being paid to a former policeman, long-standing campaigner and vice-chairman of Stourbridge Township Council who has died, aged 71.

From humble community workers to multi-millionaire businessmen, West Midlands people from all walks of life were today recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.