Motorists are set to be banned from parking and waiting on several roads in Sandwell under plans to end years of misery at traffic blackspots.

A landmark rock ‘n’ roll venue in the Black Country is to be sold for almost £1 million.

Award-winning Black Country-born actress Josie Lawrence was presented with the Freedom of Sandwell – and has shared the honour with the people of Old Hill.

Actress Josie Lawrence was hailed “a wonderful person” as councillors agreed to make her a freeman of the borough.

As England get ready to battle for the Ashes Down Under, Old Hill’s promising young opening batsman Mike Hingley is celebrating a notable double.

Teenager Richard Lloyd left the opposition in a spin after claiming the final Express & Star-Hawk Cricket Player of The Month award of the summer.

Boundary changes at the next election might mean five MPs could lose their seats, as Daniel Wainwright reports.

A woman had to jump from the first floor of a burning house while her two children had to be rescued by firefighters after a suspected arson attack on a Black Country home.

The owner of cult music venue Old Hill Plaza is continuing his bid to bring back the magic by appointing the club’s former star DJ as manager.

Flames up to 30ft high shot into the sky after arsonists sparked a fire that destroyed a Black Country recycling plant building.