Two fly-tippers dumped 30 tons of asbestos in South Staffordshire countryside leaving a would-be employee to carry the can when they were spotted, a court heard.

A couple from the Black Country have held a wedding with a twist by keeping the details of their nuptials top secret until their guests turned up to celebrate the happy occasion.

Thousands of fundraisers took to the streets alongside celebrities for a 10-mile charity walk to raise £103,000 for poorly children.

A record number of entries has helped make an annual dragon boat race which raises thousands of pounds for charity another roaring success.

Thousands of spaces remain open for the annual Race for Life fundraisers across the West Midlands which are struggling to attract entries, it emerged today.

More than 30 crashes have been reported on a notorious road in South Staffordshire in the past three years.

Mini fans will be flocking to Himley Hall for the annual show celebrating the iconic British car.

Just eight months into his new job in 1947, Charles Johnson found himself fighting a ferocious fire as it swept through historic Himley Hall.

A fly-tipper was caught on CCTV dumping old car parts at a rubbish hotspot near a landmark Midland pub, a court heard.

Sat in the restaurant of the Himley Hotel, I look up at the pointed, high-beamed roof, and then cast my eyes along the tall, sturdy-framed windows, writes our undercover dining reviewer The Insider.