She was adamant she would not follow in the family tradition of hairdressing and instead try her hand as an art student.

A councillor has admitted assault after throwing a pudding bowl at his wife’s head – sparking calls for him to resign.

A roaring fire and a fine pint from just up the road – it’s like a magnet on a cold January night for our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.

A Black Country band is revelling in a “mix-up” over its name – which is just one letter away from X Factor winners Little Mix.

A running coach and sports-mad college student have been selected to carry the Olympic torch during next year’s games.

Objections to plans for a new quarry in a village on the Staffordshire/Dudley border have now topped 5,500 letters and a 3,000 name petition.

After some not so good years, this pub is back with a successful recipe, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.

More than 5,000 people have added their names to a landslide of protests against plans for a second quarry on the outskirts of their village.

Eight toilet blocks are to be closed in a Black Country borough as council bosses aim to save £150,000.

Owners of a quarry on the Staffordshire border have been warned to stop dust swamping nearby homes after a local businessman complained that his £1.2 million house had been shrouded in a “blizzard” of grit.