Five stores in the Black Country that closed down when a DIY chain went into administration face an uncertain future after failing to attract new tenants.

A hospital worker who always goes the extra mile to help patients in need has fallen victim to a heartless bicycle thief.

Fighter jets were seen across the skies of the West Midlands as part of security preparations for the forthcoming Olympic Games.

A restaurant owner from Wolverhampton who had run his own business in Kidderminster for almost three decades has died suddenly aged 50.

A wife today paid a heartfelt tribute to her husband who died following a car crash in Kingswinford just months after becoming a grandfather for the first time.

A motorist has died and another left injured after a two-car smash in Kingswinford today.

Two students from The Kingswinford School have raised more than £1,000 in memory of a friend who died of a brain tumour.

A councillor who carried on serving her local community throughout an eight-year battle with cancer has died.

He says he’s always “worked hard and played hard” – and now, at the ripe old age of 104, Jack Jones is staying true to form, still going to the pub and enjoying “dates” with a posse of female admirers.

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