A councillor has admitted assault after throwing a pudding bowl at his wife’s head – sparking calls for him to resign.

A grandfather-of-six, who overcame sight problems to establish a prominent Dudley furniture business, has died aged 68.

A holidaymaker has today told how he fought off a machete-wielding attacker after violence erupted in a Tenerife bar.

A convicted metal thief confessed from his prison cell to a series of catalytic converter thefts from cars at two Midlands firms, a court heard.

A roaring fire and a fine pint from just up the road – it’s like a magnet on a cold January night for our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.

A Black Country band is revelling in a “mix-up” over its name – which is just one letter away from X Factor winners Little Mix.

A supermarket giant has unveiled plans for a major new store in the Black Country which will create 70 new jobs.

Garden centres across the Black Country and Staffordshire have seen a boom in trade this month thanks to the unseasonably mild weather.

It was supposed to be a low-key carol concert to bring a festive feel to a Staffordshire service station during the countdown to Christmas.

Rowanne Adams and Adam Passmore, two cricket -mad youngsters from The Kingswinford School, were presented with special prizes by David Moorcroft at the Awards for Sporting Excellence Ceremony organised by Dudley Sports Association.