Wolverhampton will stage international football as the England Schoolboys under-18 side take on Australia in a friendly at AFC Wulfrunians.

A motorcyclist has died after a horror crash in Staffordshire – in the third accident on the same road in just over a week.

Four people were taken to hospital after three accidents on Staffordshire roads – as a woman who was killed in a two-car smash was named by police.

Burial fees at cemeteries in Staffordshire which have climbed rapidly in the last four years will jump a further 13 per cent from January, under plans revealed today.

Voters in four villages near Stafford face having to choose an MP for Lichfield in future under changes proposed by the Boundary Commission.

Five MPs in the Black Country and Staffordshire face a fight to keep their seats in the next general election.

The River Trent in Staffordshire has been listed as one of 10 waterways in the country where wildlife is under threat because of pollution.

Stafford Rangers will today sign Sean Kinsella to a deal and turn their attentions to defensive cover ahead of the big Evo-Stik Premier League kick-off next week.

Stafford Rangers new-boy Neville Thompson has been named in the squad to face Stone Dominoes tonight despite suffering from a bruised back.

A performance inspired by the last space shuttle launch earlier this month entertained visitors at the 30th Lichfield Festival.