Polling day should become a bank holiday to get more people to vote, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said.

Metal cages used for transporting milk have become the latest target for thieves who are costing dairies £4 million a year, it emerged today.

Amateur stars Ricky Summers and Andrew Robinson will make their professional debuts on the BoxNation bill at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on June 22.

Kidderminster Harriers academy manager Jerry Gill today backed his fledglings to make the first-team grade at Aggbrorough next season.

Breast screening appointments may have to be cancelled due to a technical fault in a mobile unit at a Black Country hospital.

TV star Pauline Quirke opened her heart about her weight loss battle during a book signing session with fans.

Film buff Henry Darby-Cook is quids in after completing a 24-hour movie marathon at a shopping centre in the Black Country.

An eccentric inventor will take his replica of a famous train on the River Thames for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and he is looking for people to join him.

Kidderminster Harriers today revealed they will encourage youth team captain Paul Hurrell to further his footballing development away from the club.

Residents in a quiet Black Country road are furious after trees dating back more than 50 years were chopped down without warning by a council.