More than 90 per cent of first class mail in the Midlands was delivered the next working day, according to new figures. Royal Mail exceeded its first class delivery targets in most parts of the region.

A landmark building belonging to Sandwell College will be bulldozed within weeks, it has emerged.

JUST three out of 17 Sandwell schools have won a share of a £2 billion Government programme to cover repairs, ministers announced.

Councils in the region have failed to draw up plans to spend £500,000 to provide superfast broadband internet connections, prompting a warning from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Drain covers stolen by metal thieves will be replaced with plastic alternatives by Sandwell and Dudley councils at a cost of around £239,000.

Long-standing councillor Keith Davies has been unveiled as the new mayor of Sandwell.

Students and Staff at Sandwell Academy are celebrating national success after their Year 8 Boys Football Team won the Under 13s English Schools Football Association National Cup.

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when cladding fell off the outside of a Great Bridge car showroom and crashed onto the cars beneath.

A benefits cheat from the Black Country who pocketed almost £55,000 after lying about living with her partner has been spared jail.

Fewer patients are having to wait more than 18 weeks to start hospital treatment compared with two years ago, according to figures out today.