Two men from Staffordshire were today behind bars for their role in a counterfeit cigarette racket capable of making up to 625 million counterfeit cigarettes and five million pouches of fake hand rolling tobacco a year.

Lichfield Festival’s popular market day is to get a new name and new backing for 2012, with the announcement that Florette UK, the bagged salad specialist which has its UK headquarters at Fradley Business Park, Lichfield, is to become its major sponsor.

Comic legend Ken Dodd revealed how much he loves his life as a performer as he stayed on stage into the wee hours of this morning in Staffordshire.

Residents on a Staffordshire estate are waking up to discover a “skip’s worth” of rubbish near their homes, including used bed pans and hypodermic needles.

Almost 600 motorists have been caught speeding in Stafford and surrounding villages in the last 18 months by volunteers armed with radar guns, it emerged today.

Former I’m A Celebrity star and Hollywood actress Stefanie Powers arrives in Wolverhampton this week for a five-night run in On Golden Pond at the city’s Grand Theatre.

It supplied cutlery for first-class passengers on the Titanic and now, 100 years on, the same Midland firm has brought out a 21st Century version of the iconic tableware.

Our am dram guru Alison Norton casts her expert eye over the shows that you should be looking out for this week.

Armed with hammers and knives, dramatic pictures reveal the moments a 17-strong gang smashed through the doors of a Staffordshire business and threatened terrified members of staff.

Police today appealed to the family and friends of fugitive murder suspect John Anslow to give up his hiding place. He has been on the run for two days.