With temperatures expected to drop as low as -9C tonight, these chickens will truly be cock of the farmyard as they sit pretty in their very own woolly jumpers.

Four top police officers are being investigated amid misconduct claims following a gangland murder in South Staffordshire nine years ago.

A former beauty queen from South Staffordshire is featured in a new charity calendar.

Thirty saddles have been stolen along with bridles, girths and other riding equipment in the latest raids on stables and livery yards in South Staffordshire.

Hundreds pulled on their trainers to take part in an annual charity run in South Staffordshire. Runners made the most of warm weather yesterday to help make the annual Pattingham Bells event a success. The run covers seven miles.

A coach carrying around 20 school children crashed with a van in South Staffordshire today, blocking a road and injuring a driver.

School catchment areas in parts of South Staffordshire could be redrawn as part of a shake-up of the education system.

Water shot 100ft into the air and flooded gardens in a South Staffordshire village after a farmer cut through an underground pipe, leaving 800 homes without supplies.

The number of properties worth at least £1 million in the West Midlands has plummeted by a third last year – despite an overall rise elsewhere.

Hundreds of people headed to the South Staffordshire countryside for the annual Bells of Pattingham run in aid of good causes. Around 790 people finished the race.