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South Staffordshire pub can extend opening hours

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'Allow extra time': Motorists warned ahead of Wolves v Cardiff City

Walsall Council chief executive, and Councillor Elaine Williams

Plus Mystery surrounds 'secret' report amid reported tensions at council

Reporter Dan Stacey spoke to the people of Dudley.
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Plus 'We're not stockpiling!' Black Country locals react to attack fears

Steak at Blacklock chophouse restaurant in Birmingham

10 West Mids restaurants winning over diners as we head into November

Julia Usher

Plus Staffordshire jeweller discovers incredible family secret

1974 remembered: 39 pictures from Wolverhampton and the Black Country

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Dan Stacey with his attempt at the famous budget briefcase

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Pete Davies, from Burton, has adopted Billie the Collie from RSPCA

I saved my dog from squalid van filled with 20 other caged Collies

Meat Free Planet in Wolverhampton. Aman the Manager has managed to scoop another award for the restaurant. Tonight he was having a Breast Cancer Now Charity night.

Wolverhampton vegetarian restaurant wins 'Curry Oscar' - here's why

Nostalgia

Boys at Constitution Hill Boys’ School in the 1921 to 1924 period. Jack Felton could well be one of these lads, but it is not known which.

Remembering Jack Felton’s school days in 1920s Wellington
Pupil’s memorabilia shines a window on the educational world of just over a century ago

37 pictures of Black Country and Staffordshire life in 1976

Bridgnorth's HSBC is set for renovation.

Restoration work to historic Bridgnorth building will go ahead

Business

Dunbia, which is headquartered in Dungannon, has won major awards for unique beef burgers

New restaurant set to open with free burgers for first 50 customers

Popeyes Chicken shop opens in Wolverhampton, former River Islands building.Emma and Paul Thomas

Wolverhampton food fans out in full force for Popeyes opening

A Poundland store

Sonia Kumar among MPs worried about Poundland administration threat

The new-look Foley Arms in Sutton Coldfield

Foley Arms reopens as sports pub after £270k refurbishment

Education

Wolverhampton Girls’ High School on Tettenhall Road

Plus Wolverhampton's best and worst GCSE results revealed in new rankings

Caitlin Leigh won bronze at the Blind Football European Championship

University graduate wins big at Blind Football Euros

Malvern St James

Historic West Midlands private school is not housing asylum seekers

T-Level students at Sandwell College, with Lisa Capper, right

'T-Levels are vital if we are to power progress through skills' By The Newsroom

Sandwell Council approves new strategy to transform support for children and young people with SEND

Sandwell Council approves new SEND strategy after £3.3m fund secured

Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel, Brierley Hill. Pictured: Winner: Lucy Barford of Wolverhampton Council and Natasha Parbhakar (School of Coding & AI)

Finalists revealed for Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2026

Your World

4-year-old Lilly Sabin with 3-years-olds Erin Lalor and Enzo DeBeer having lots of Halloween fun!

Halloween treats and spooky surprises at Kidderminster nursery

Stafford Library's short story competition winners

New book showcases storytelling talent from across Staffordshire

Outside Café 83 at Barton Marina are Jess Avery, Community Fundraising Manager, Ben Shaw, Senior Communications and Marketing Officer, and Lisa Thompson, Community and Events Support Officer, who are getting the café ready for its unveiling next week.

Hospice to open first café at Staffordshire marina

Mavis Ballard, Brocton WI - Craft, Art & Design Shield for artwork in the style of Clarice Cliff

Staffordshire WI members celebrate achievements at annual awards day

Politics

Sarah Coombes

Road safety review is 'putting lives at risk' says Black Country MP

Walsall Council House

£26.3m cuts planned in Walsall next year - and rise in council tax

Councillors set to sign promise to behave themselves after complaints

Dudley Council chamber. Picture: Dudley MBC

Climate plan under spotlight as group urges people to attend debate

Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council have joined forces to launch Scale Up Staffordshire

Staffordshire to get new elected mayor under landmark devolution plans

Mark Green served as a Stone Town Council member for 16 years

Tributes paid to former Mayor who ran two pubs after death aged 79

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Health

Dudley ranked worst place to exercise in the West Midlands: Here's why

Dudley ranked worst place to exercise in the West Midlands: Here's why

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West Midlands Ambulance hospital handover delays 'deteriorating'

Deneka and daughter Savannah

Woman diagnosed with rare cancer with fewer than 400 cases worldwide

Sib Ali, 34, is an autistic filmmaker from Wolverhampton

Autistic filmmaker's joy after gaining recognition at film festival

Baby Samson was diagnosed with spina bifida myelomeningocele

Mum defied docs who advised abortion 'determined to get son to walk'

The CQC assesses providers against standards covering safety, effectiveness, responsiveness, care and leadership

Four health services feature in latest CQC inspection reports

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