A have-a-go-pensioner with a replacement hip chased a thief more than half her age who stole her purse at a Black Country shopping centre, a court heard.

A bingo hall in Oldbury would open until the early hours of the morning, under plans to change the conditions of its licence and allow it to stage live music and karaoke events.

Medical equipment used to revive heart attack patients was so poorly maintained that machines were on the brink of running out of battery power, it emerged today.

A gang of men were today behind bars following the robbery of a Polish lorry driver who died of a heart attack after being ambushed. His body was then dumped by the roadside in Dudley.

Firefighters made a surprise discovery as they uncovered a cannabis farm while tackling a blaze at a house.

A security guard today spoke of the terrifying moment he was attacked and tied up by a gang of robbers at a Black Country scrapyard.

A security guard was hit over the head with a piece of scaffolding and tied up as metal thieves struck at a scrap yard in Oldbury, it has been revealed.

Two rogue workers who charged elderly people in Staffordshire and the Black Country for roofing work that was either botched or not completed were today behind bars.

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

Libraries in Sandwell borough face having their hours slashed as part of cost-cuttting measures announced today.