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Teenager stabbed in West Bromwich town centre - police appeal launched

Wolves 1 Portsmouth 1: Frustration as visitors grab late leveller

From left: Hassan Jangheer, Arjan Purewal and Jaskaran Thandi

Men who raped and dumped student in the 'middle of nowhere' sentenced

Terry Langley, 49, of Bloxwich, Walsall

'Coward' who stabbed his ex-partner pleads guilty to attempted murder

Popeyes' famous Louisiana chicken

Opening date confirmed for new Popeyes Wolverhampton restaurant

Boss Nathan Huband, left, saved the life of scaffolder Raj Soni

Dudley scaffolding boss saves life of father-of-eight at work

Faces of felines up for adoption amidst Birmingham RSPCA 'cat crisis'

Faces of felines up for adoption amidst Birmingham RSPCA 'cat crisis'

News

Joe Dunne celebrates scoring Stafford Rangers’ fourth goal against Gateshead

Stafford Rangers' 20-year FA Cup wait ends in glorious fashion

Wolves fans

Give us your player ratings for Wolves v Portsmouth

Old Meeting Street, West Bromwich

Former inadequate nursery recommended for demolition to build flats

Penn Road southbound at Vicarage Road

Police road closure and 'minor disruption' on Wolverhampton A-road

Since the PSPO was last renewed in December 2023, its boundary has been extended to cover Chatsworth Road and into Brampton,

Five people arrested after firearm spotted in West Midlands street

Police want to speak to this man

CCTV image shared as police probe sexual assault on teenager on bus

The AA is reporting delays in Chesterfield town centre

Congestion on Wolverhampton Ring Road after crash

The man was found consuming alcohol in Market Place, Cannock

Man ordered to pay £788 after drinking in Cannock town centre

The Duke of York is described as the oldest pub in Lichfield

Lichfield pub named Taphouse of the Year at brewery's awards

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Peter Hill from West Bromwich has forked out around £336,0000 drinking on the world's longest pub crawl has celebrated reaching his 25,000th boozer.

West Midlands man on world's longest pub crawl reaches 25,000th pub

Tom Decker with knitted traffic officer in Fillongley, Warwickshire.

West Midlands villagers install fake knitted speed cameras

Four in five drivers would consider going back to driving school

West Brom reporter Lewis Cox's video verdict after the 3-2 comeback against Blackburn

Watch: Lewis Cox's video verdict on thrilling West Brom comeback win

Nostalgia

Penn Common is the gateway between Wolverhampton and south Staffordshire

Five things I love about the Wolverhampton neighbourhood I call home
Good pubs, an award-winning takeaway and happy school memories: Just a few of the things our reporter loves about his neighbourhood.

Keith Beddoes at the Severn Valley Railway in Bridgnorth in 1970, when his dream of preserving and reviving the closed line had come to triumphant fruition. May 23 that year saw the line reopened for steam hauled passenger trains.

Remembering SVR founder Keith Beddoes with some gems from collection

The book details the search by Colin Reid for information about Claude, pictured with Violet and her family on their wedding day in May 1918

Plus Tragic soldier's love story told after diary found in Stourbridge tip

Business

Alexia Haines

Clarke Willmott boosts Birmingham private client team with new hires

S Jones Containers is set to host a seminar at The Movers and Storers Show in November

S Jones Containers to host seminar at The Movers and Storers Show

Adam Rollason, lead partner of Crowe in Birmingham

Rollason appointed to Council of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Residents And Councillors Andrew Adams And Chris Large At Levedale Road, Levedale, On Land Earmarked For A Visibility Splay For The Entrance To The Solar Farm

Residents and councillors clash with developer over solar farm access

Education

An Image By Sure Architecture Of How The Proposed New Hotel And Offices Could Look At Weston Road Stafford

Major transformation of former uni campus among planning applications

A new pilot scheme aimed at improving safety outside schools and supporting safer journeys for children, parents and carers will launch in November

CCTV to catch drivers flouting school parking rules in pilot scheme

Telford Park School mural

Plus Inside the West Midlands school that celebrates every child's journey

Pupils enjoying playtime at Church Eaton Primary School

Plus The 'tiny' Staffs primary school that is a 'warm and friendly' place

Making friends and learning together at the Nest

West Midlands school opens new nursery for two-year-olds

Dudley Council's cabinet approved a big increase in SEND spending.

Council's SEND spending set to almost double as new hub agreed

Your World

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West Bromwich mental health charity wins national award

Statesman Conwy Valley

Vintage Christmas lunch train to call at West Midlands stations

Heathland

Call for Walsall volunteers to help wildlife at Pelsall North Common

An Evening of Eric & Ern

Music, comedy and discos among events at Brierley Hill Civic

Politics

Himley Hall

Call to turn historic Himley Hall into Glastonbury-style festival site

Cannock Chase MP Josh Newbury

End lottery of miscarriage care: MP raises couple's plight in Commons

Birmingham Council House on February 10, 2026

Birmingham by-election date set after Reform councillor resigns

Cllr Shaukat Ali celebrates becoming a Freeman of the Borough of Dudley.

Labour leader celebrates becoming a freeman of Dudley

Christmas lights stock image (generic image: Adobe Stock/rimmdream)

Council confirms date for the Christmas Light switch-on

Part of the Wrens Nest Nature Reserve

Leader of the Commons pays tribute to volunteers at nature reserve

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Health

PICTURE POSED MY MODEL: A general view of a man smoking a cigarette.(Photo from Jonathan Brady/PA Images)

Shropshire smokers spend about £71.4 million a year on cigarettes

Wolverhampton to get new cervical cancer mobile health hub

New cervical cancer mobile health hub for Wolverhampton

Joleon Lescott (far left) presenting £11,500 donation cheque, with patient Elizabeth Soffe (centre right, front) and Burns Centre clinical staff

Joleon Lescott backs £1.5m Birmingham Children's Hospital appeal

Sandwell Couch Potatoes climb Snowdon to help raise money for a sailing voyage which will help people recovering from psychosis

Sandwell group tackle Snowdon to raise funds for psychosis recovery

Lou Pickering, Community Service Manager for BSMHFT’s dementia and frailty services (Centre) at the official launch of Memory Matters.

NHS bosses would ‘love’ to see pilot dementia project extended

Bridgnorth Community Hospital

Hospital's concern over Bridgnorth GP surgery patients using car park

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