In the old days it would have been “madam” – but now it’s more likely to be “babe (or round these parts ‘bab’)”, “love”, “duck” or “chick/chuck”, writes Louise Jew.

These days it can be difficult to find somewhere to go for lunch that offers something affordable but different to the typical chain pub grub or stone-baked pizzas, writes Adam Burling.

I must say I seriously enjoyed some local antics last weekend, writes DJ Stuart Ojelay. From reading this column I’m sure many of you know that I’ve been ‘getting around a bit’ of late so I have to give a special mention for The Bell in Stourbridge.

A severe weather warning was today issued for the West Midlands, with heavy snow expected to blanket the region over the weekend.

A church in the Black Country is ringing in the changes as eight bells have been lowered from their tower for the first time in more than 120 years ahead of a major restoration project.

Wolverhampton Civic Hall will stage its second pro boxing show in as many months in March with a Midlands welterweight title fight at the top of the card.

A council raided a row of flats in the Black Country – and stripped the landings of carpets and pot plants in a health and safety drive.

Stafford Rangers striker Neville Thompson has accepted an offer from Welsh Premier League side Airbus before the transfer deadline.

A new lap dancing club is set to open at a landmark nightspot in Stourbridge – sparking complaints that it could “demean” the area.

A West Midlands Police worker got paid £120,516 compensation for a “bruise”, according to new figures.