A father was left with serious injuries after he was mauled by a dog as he wrestled it away from his nine-year-old daughter.

A schoolgirl raped on Christmas Day by a Walsall soldier who had recently returned from Afghanistan has told how her life has become a living nightmare.

A dog owner has been handed a court bill for more than £1,000 for allowing his pet to continuously bark and annoy neighbours.

Broadcasting from his trendy Black Country salon, hairdresser David James first hit the headlines with his online style school – and tonight he will be playing to a much bigger crowd on Britain’s Got Talent.

A Second World War veteran who was adopted by pupils at a Walsall school has died, aged 94.

Stafford Rangers were today facing competition from other clubs in their efforts to bring strikers Spencer Weir-Daley and Mark Danks to Marston Road.

Stafford Rangers manager Greg Clowes today lined up a hat-trick of strikers he plans to bring to Marston Road – after three forwards all turned down a move.

Kidderminster Harriers new-boy Dan Bradley believes he has joined “a bigger club” than Tamworth after making the switch to their Blue Square Premier rivals.

Rushall Olympic assistant manager Nick Amos will “cross swords” with his ex-boss Chris Brindley when he heads to Chasetown for the second derby of the day.

Chasetown manager Chris Brindley has targeted a derby double over two of his former clubs as the Scholars look to follow their Hednesford win against Rushall Olympic.